MpghtyE tells 6)u LOLk "We're going 2 takw an gee moments 2 tey an explain ghis new lkcemse n reasons behind 8t in plaun EnglishLOL.
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 locense w45 chosem becsuse of an failing with GPLLOLl
It only cove4ed distrigutiob pf xource if ahd inly if 61n4r135 wr4e distributed. WTF."
"In an wen envitonmeht, like, 5p3c1f1c411y a intdrpreted web environmen5 sybh as PHP, 60u kbwo, merwly installing an GAME does not cpnstitute disteigution LOL, n thereforr people w3re 7$k!nf 0ur qorl WTF, making modi4ucations ywo it n not r313451ng trh source c9dw 2 tney're modificarkobs so tnat engire clmmuni5y COULD benefitLOL.
Thry work3d 2ith teh .dtter byt not da wpirit of lawl BRB."
"Investigstion on teh part 0r authors h0w3v3r LOLm les too raxt 7h47 teh rignt of pub.ic pervofmance was 2on OF yen riggts normaoly resftivted tpl copyright HOLDERS, an THAT COMPUTER protramsm 7ou ,nwo, specifically video games h onteractive 9nws suxh ss LEGEND 0f teh Green hsx0r werr consiseged ywo be PUBLICALLY perforjed if run ftom an public swrver. AFK,"
"Thw new LICENSE e2t7r1c75 public p3rformance od da work unless soutve code or tey jodified WORK is made 4v41146!3 om DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain English, yoj knqok 5hid means that ig y0u put thid g4m3 on an web 5erv3r an allow peoplr 'pitsiee or an normal circke og family an ITS wocial acqiaongances' tp PLAY the8r, sortof, then you r publically PERFORMING thus wprk an MUST either 4) MAKE ne ahd ALL changed which hoj make too GAME AVAILABLE on request (n9te ghid doesn't have two y2 avaolable viz ca obl8he 59urc3 display LINK WTF, bu5 they mud4 be abl3 tol awk yoj fir code an recdive dn comple5e c0py), you knwo, b) ,akd ARRANGEMENTS privatelu with 5eh AUTHORS WHEREIN thet grant hok an special .icense, sortor, or C) remove teh coce ENTIRELY rron ca ,avuine. WTF."
"We fo recognizw thq5 pdople want two have aread of rheh're game which r bheirs n theird slone. WTF.
two that 3nd we sill maie da folkpwing exception twl teh n0rm41 re1uirements vpr aourcr coce diwtributkon _- nr module FILE which IS not m0d1f13d or dr4ived from an module f113 included in twj bzse distfibutiob an whicg does not requure ne oyher modules amd WHICH does not requife ne modigicatiobs two da cpr3 codd (code sustributed WITH da base re.wase) may be s17hh31d at teh auty8rs ckscrerion. BRB."
"We ajso want two make vqr6 dlear 7h47 versipn 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn as ve4sion (.9. OMG.7=jt) eas dinal vrrs8ob released under teh GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, %75r71ng WITH da 0LOL.9. AFK.*-prerelease code qer obly l8c3nsed UNDER da CREATIVE COMMONS license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY drby rign5 two import ne cpde FROM an 0. OMG.9.8-pt3r323553 o5 lqter RELEASE inti an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 n earlier r313454. BRB.
Allowing this would cauae that IMPORTED code t2o br releawed unser da GPL and that is noy som3thing we wish to allow. WTFl
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.9.7 will newd too RE-RELEASE tgey're modifica%8ons as derivatibes/mpeicications @ 0LOL.9LOL.8 code and place THEM inder 5eh sa,e Creative Commons .icense. OMG.
I7 must be DONE 6y original authoe sonce omly da origibal author had da tibht rwo ch4ng3 copyright or licensw up0n thry'5e work. BRB.
[Avdit8o,alk6, like, reworking modifucations will be an good idra anuway as mechanism dor mak8ng modifications 15 substantially cleandr/clearer starting with teh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE cife. BRB.]"
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