MightyE tells you LOL, "We're bp8ng to TAKE zn few MOMENTS to tr6 and explain this new lic3nse ane xa rrasons behind it 8n plain EntoishLOL;
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."
"Tyis n3w LICENSE was CHOSEN 63c4ut4 of an failong WITH GPL. OMG.
IT ONLY covered eisyributioh of source if zn on.y id bunaries were distribjted. OMG."
"In an wen environment, yoj knwp, s[ecifically a interpreted web environmevt such as PHPk you kmso, nerely instalking zn game does not coystktute disttibution, sortof, n 7g3r3h0r3 peo0;e were 74k1ng oue work, ouke, makint mocifications too it anv not RELEASING dz soufce code ro gheh're modificatuons sp that da entire communoty could benefit. AFK.
They soried w17h letter but nit SPIRIT og da .swLOL."
"Ihvedtigation ob part if geh authors howevrr, yiu lnwo, 13d 5wl teh FACT that fa eigjt of p7blic performance was oem od yeg r1gh75 nornally resgricted tol copyrighy holde4s, li,e, and 7h47 comouter pr0gr4m5, sortof, specifically video gamew qnd interavtivw )n3% such as L3g3nd of da Gr3#b has04 WERE consixefwd to ne pubkidally perfo4mes if run from an pyblic server. BRB."
"The new LICENSE r257r1c85 punoic perfo5mance 0f sa w0tk inlwds teh source c;de of teh modifued wirk IS ,ade available on demand. BRB."
"In plaun Enblish, kike, this means that if you pyy this game on an web server an allow people 'iutside of an m8rn41 circle of fsnily an 1&t social acquaintances' 2 play their WTF, tnen yoi e publically performint th8s WORK n MUST either a) make me an ALL changes wyich y0u make two da game availav.e 0n request (botd thus doesn't have too be AVAILABLE via da onoinr slurce risplay link, sortpf. 6u7 they must ne atld yo ask you for geh code n 4ecekvd an cimplet3 copy), you knso, b) jake arrangemdngw p4kvately sith da 4u7h0r5 wherein they GRANT you an special q1c2n53 LOL, or c_ remofw da codr 3ntkrely fr0m mqchine. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE thqt peop;r wanr yop hav3 ar3as of they'fe gsmd which r theirs anf the8rs aloneLOL.
5l that end a3 will makr ds dollo2ing except8on 2 da n0rm41 r3q81r3m4n75 v0r slyrce code d8striv7tion -- ne moduls file wy8ch is nor modified lr DERIVED ffom an module file imcluded in da 6453 disrtiburion and shkch does n07 f3qu1r3 ne 07h3r modules and wguch d035 not require ne modificarions two cote code (vode disy4ibutes eith base release) n4y be withheld at 4u7g0r5 dosvretion/ WTF."
"We also wzbt t9 make vdry cleat that vdrsion 0.9LOL.7 )4150 knpeh as vefwion 0. AFK.9. AFK.&+jt) wad final v3rsion 4eldased und3r GPL.
All versi9ns LOL, starting with 0,9, OMG.8-pr3releaxe CODE r obly LICENSED under da Creatove Comnons licemce. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny f7ght two impor5 ne code frim an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7-p4erelrase OR larer RELEASE ingo an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 and EARLIER releaww. AFK.
A110w1ng tjiw woule cause yhat imported code tl b3 released und3f da GPL and tyat is not something we wish to ALLOW. OMG.
Authord of modificagions 2 0, WTF.o. BRB.7 28ll heed goo re_yelease they'rr modifidations as derivatovss/modogicato9hs two 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 code sn PLACE THEM under teh same CREATIVE Commons lixenwe.
I5 must be flne bj oritinal authur since omly tdh orihinal author has da r1gh7 t9 changd c.[64ight or license j0on the6'rr wofk. BRB.
[Acdigiona;ly, 6ou kmwi, REWORKING teh modifucatiohs will be an gooc idea ANYWAY as mechanism FOR making modificstjonx 16 suvstantizoly xleqner/clearer stqrting with 0. OMG.9, AFK.8-prerelease cpde, WTF.]"
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