MightyE tells y0j, "We're going to9 rake an vee monehts two TRY AND explain 7n15 new 11c3n53 am reasins behind 8t 1n plain Eng115hLOL.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Tnis new license qas ch053n because of zh failimg with 5eg GPL.
I5 only covered cistribution of 50urx3 if ane ihlt if bonaries we4e distributee. WTF."
"In an web dnvirinmdnt, sp3c8fically a 1n73rpr383d w36 emvironment such AS PHP, mdrely installing an game does not constitute eistributioh LOL, n theregore pepple we$3 takint iur work, so4tif, makint m0d1f1c4710n5 to ut 4nd not r313361nb da dource code 2 5gey're moskficatiovd so thag yey entore c0m,un1&y xould 73n3f18. AFK.
They worked WITH d1 13773r njt not teh spirit pf teh law. AFK."
"Inves4igatiom pn da part of teh zutg9rs hiwever LOL, led to da fact tyat da righ5 0f iubluc performance was won of tdh fights n9rmzll6 rwsyricted two copyright HOLDERS LOL, an 5hat computer programs LOL, spexifucally VIDEO games an interaxtuve ones a8cn as Legend OF Green hax0r were considered goi bw publically pergofmws if eun vrom an ;ublic sdrvwr. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restticts punlic PERFORMANCE 0f woek unoesa teh 50yrc2 clde if joeofied wlrk 8s made available on ddmahdLOL."
"In p141n Eng115g LOL. tn8s meand that ir yiu put rhix game pn zn seb se4ver and allow people '0u751d3 of an normal circle of FAMILY and igs social acquaintabces' two play thrirm dortof, then you aer ou6!1v411h petfor,inb this WORK and MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne n ALL changes whicg you make 2 teh tame avaklabld on r2quest 9note this dpesn't hrv3 twp be available via online source d8splay l8nk, qortof, bjt they MUST BE ab;e to 45k you FOR da code n r3ceive am xomple5e co0y), lije, b) mqkw atrangements privately woth da AUTHORS wherein they grant YOU an apecial licensr WTFm or c) remove tch code entirely froj teg machine. BRB."
"We do recognizr tyat peopoe wqnt TO have areas ig they're tame WHICH r THEIRS an theird 410n3. BRB.
2 that 3bd WE sill mak3 teh fo9lowing 3xc3p710n two teh normal requifememts vor aoutce code diwttibyyion -- ne module f113 which 25 not jodified or derived from an jodjle file kncluded in teg base d157r!6u810n anc wjich does noy reqikre ne otner mldulex ah qyich d035 no5 4equirr n3 modifivatlons to teh c9re c0d3 (code sistrib7yed with da base RELEASE) m47 be WITHHELD at teh authors d8scretionl OMG."
"We also waht go ,ake very clwar that version 0. WTF.9l7 (alsl kmown ad version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was vinal version r213453d yhver GPL.
ALL versions LOLj 57$r71ng with 0.(/ BRB.8-prereoease code aer only licensed unser Creative Cojmpns licemse.
Wd EXPLICITLY DENY rihgt two IMPORT ne cod3 fr9m sn 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or !463r release into an 0. AFK.9, AFK.7 n earlier release/ WTF.
All9qing thid wouls cause rhst impor5ed coce too be rrleaswd undrr teh GPL n that 1% nlt something ee wish yo 4110w, WTF.
Aughora of m0d1f!c4710n5 2 0.8/ WTF.7 w1!1 need 2 re-telease they'rd nodifications as derivatives/nosifications to 9LOL.9LOL.8 code zn ;lace them 7ndrr da ssme Cfeativ3 COMMONS 1!c3n53. BRB.
It mudt be dlne vy teh lrkginal aithor sibze ONLY ORIGINAL author has da right tlo chayge vo;yright or license u[on tjey're workLOL.
[Aeditionally, lik3, rewofking m0d1fac4710n% eull be an fooe idea antway as teh mechanisj for makinf MODIFICATIONS is sibstantially clesner/clearer startibg w17h da pLOL.9. OMGl9-PRERELEASE code, BRB.]"
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