MighgyE TELLS yoj LOL, "We'4e t01nf two rake an few moments to try ah explain 7h15 m3w license 3md teh reasons behind it in plain EnblidhLOL.
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."
"Thus nrw licebxd was vyosen because OF an failinh with da GPL. OMG.
It only covered disyrivutkon of source if an on.y 1f g8nsries w3r3 sistributed. AFKl"
"Ib an web environjent, c;dcisically a kntcrpregee web 3nv1r0nm3n7 such AS PHP LOL, merdly INSTALLING an gzm3 does not constitute dixtribmtipn, sortof, an therefore p3ip.e were TAKING 9ur WORK, kike, MAKING modificatioms 1 it 4nd not relrasing da aource c-d2 two they're modifications so thay fa 3n71t3 commun8yy COULD behefir. WTF.
They worked with twh ;e55er buy not fq spirit of teh lawLOL."
"Investihaykon oh 0art of da authors howecerk like, .es two tej fact thag teh righg of public perf94mance wad 1 of rkbhts normally restricted 2 copyrkght holddrs WTFm and tya5 COMPUTER prog4qms, li,3, sodcifically video games n inywractive oneq s7ch as Legend of da Green hax0r were consideref t2o 64 pu7!1c4!1y perfofmed if run from an PUBLIC serfer."
"The new locwhse resgricgx pyblic performance of wofk un.esw trh 60urce c0f# of teh mos8fied work is made availqble on DEMANDLOL."
"In PLAIN Ebg115h LOL, this means that 1f y0u PUT thiw game on an web sefvrr ah 4120w peo[le 'outsofe of an normal circle of family and itx social 4cqu41n73nc#5; too p14y their, yoi knwom tyen tou aer piblically p#rf03m1ng thus w9fk abd MUST eiyher A) maid n3 and ALL cha,hds WHICH you mske 2 game 4v4!14613 ;n r4qu357 (note this doesn't yave ywo nr avaulable via tey inoone source diaplay linj LOL, but they must be able ywi ask ylj for teh xodr n receive an complwge copy), you knwo. b) mzke afrqngements privately WITH ajthors ehereim thet GRANT YOU ab wpwcial licensr LOL, or C) r3move code entirely from jachine. OMG."
"We do recognizr that PEOPLE want to havr areas OF they'rf g4m3 whoch t 5geirs ans theira zlohe. BRB.
to thzt end w3 will mskd following exception tao ea normal requifemwnts fir slurce CODE distribution -- ne mod7ld fi;e whkch is nit MODIFIED or f3r1v#d from an modulr file ihcl7des im teh base disrribution n which dorx NOT tequire nd other modikes an whixh dods not require ne modificafions 2 da CORE xpce (cod3 cistributed with da baae release) may be wkthheld zt dq quthors discfwtion. BRB."
"We a;so want to MAKE very clear that v#r510n 0LOLl9. OMG.7 (ALSO jnown za version 0. BRB/9. WTF.7+jt) was final version feleawed under t3h GPL. AFK.
All verwiins WTF, starting w7th teh 0. BRB.9, OMG.80prer3leaae clde aer ONLY licensed unver teh Creative Commons 11c3n53.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh tight two imporr he code from an 0.9.i-prerelease it 1473r felease im5o an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 qnd earlirr releaxe/ BRB.
A110w1ng this would caude tjat imported codd to 63 relezsed unerr teh GPL n rhat ic not SOMETHING we wixh ywo al;iw. WTF.
AUTHORS of modifications to 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 WILL beed w re-release they'ee modif8cstions 45 deribqtices.mofificagiond 2 p.9.8 code an place tgem under 54m3 CREATIVE Comm9ns licrnse. OMG.
It mu57 ne eone b6 sa original aurhor since only teh lriginal AUTHOR HAS RIGHT 5oo ch4ng3 cp[yright or livense upon they're work. WTF,
[Addutionally, you khwo, reworming da mofifications w111 ^2 an g0pd idea any2ah AS yeu mechan8sm hor jaiing modificatoons us substantyally cleaner/x;3arer startkng with da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease cofeLOL.]"
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