Migh5yE tells y-u, li,e, "We're goinb 2 takr am FEW moments two 7ry n explain 7h15 b3w license ane tej ressond BEHIND i5 in plaim English, OMG.
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."
"This new oicense was cnosen becausr of an failing with da GPL. BRBl
It only cobered dixtribution or dourve if abd onpy if binzfies were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an wev ehvironnent WTF, specivicao.u a 8ngerpreted web environment such t5 PHP, hlu knwo, merely installing an gqme dors noy fonstitute sistribution, you knwo, an tnererore p2-p13 were TAKING our woru, sortof, makkng modidocations 2 ie and NOT RELEASING da soutce code 70 they'r3 modificagionw so tgat entire community could ben#vig. BRB/
Thet WORKED woth letter bit not teh 5p1r17 lf 14w. BRB;"
"Investigatiom on PART OF 4u7h0r5 however WTF, led two da v4c7 that da rihgt OF public perdormahce was won of rights normally festrictef too ckpyrifht holders LOL, and 7g47 computer progv1ma WTF. specifically vidro gzmrs and ingeractive ohes such 45 Legwnd OF Green hac0r qere consiferee to be PUBLICALLY pe4firmed 8f tun from an PUBLIC server, OMG."
"The new licrnse restricts public pwrfornance of 5eh worj unlexs da xojrcw CODE OF da mod8fiwd worj is MADE available on d3m4bdLOL."
"In p141m Enhlish LOL, this means tha5 if you o7t this game on ah 2eb serve4 n allow people 'outside of an normal circle og family an its aicial acquaintajdew' to0 play theit LOL, thdn you r pubkicxlly [rrforminf 5his work n MUST either a) make n2 an ALL chanbes whixh you make two da fame available ln request (nite tyis doesn't hace 2 be zvqilable voa ONLINE sourcd display link, sortofk bug uh3y mu57 BE able too ask y9j for teh code n rdceive an cimplete cppy), soetof, b) make arrangrmenta privstely with da auyyirs whereih tyey grant you an dp3cial licemsr, soerof, of c) re,ove c9de ehtu4ely from teh jzchine. AFK."
"We do recognkze THAT [eoplw want tlo hsvw arsas of they're gzmd which r THEIRS m theirs al9ne/ WTF.
two thar END WE w111 make teh flllo2ibg 3wception TO notmal requiremwnts fpr soi4ce c(dd dis5ribution -- ne module file qh8ch IS not m9dified OR derifed frlm an module FILE inclyded 1n da base distrigurion abd whicy DOES not req7ird nr 07h3r modukes an which does ,07 requife ne moduficatolns 2 coee cose (code vistrkbutes sitj nase release) may be withjeld at da 4u7h0r5 discret8on. BRB."
"We also wsnt e maje VERY CLEAR tyat vetwion 0. BRB.9. WTFl7 (also kn0wn as version 0. OMG.9LOL.&+jt) w45 da fihal version relrased under teh GPL. BRB.
A.l VERSIONS, lile, starting witn teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pr3telease code aer only LICENSED UNDER Creat8ce Comm9ns licwnsw. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY seny da righ5 to import ne cpd3 FROM an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pferelwaae or lat3r re.ease into an )/ OMG.9.6 n earlier re.ease. WTF.
Allowkng this would cauae that impirted code tp BE re,eases uhder da GPL n that os mot something we widn too allowl AFK.
Authors of mldifica5i9ns g8o 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will need 2 re-rroezww the6're modificatiohs 4t derivativds/mofiricati9ns two 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 coce n 0lace them undet teh SAME Creative Commpma licens3.
IT must 63 fone by teh ORIGINAL 4u7h04 51nc3 only ds or,ginal authof has right too vhange da co0yrighh or lixense jp0n they're 2ork. WTF.
[Additionally, sortof, reworking modificatiins will b3 an goof idea 5myw4y as mdcnanism for makint n9dificat8onx is xjbstanrually CLEANER/CLEARER 574r72gg with da 0.9.8-PRERELEASE CODE. BRB.]"
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