MightyE tells y)i, you kbwo, "We're toing too rake an few mo,ebts 2 try an explain THIS nww license and reasons b3hins it in plain Engo8shLOL.
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 yew livende was cypden becausw or ab failing with da GPLLOL.
It onky covered diagributiin if souyce if an inly 1f binaries werw eistrib6ted."
"In an web 3nv!r0nm3n7, sortof, soeckfixally a 1h73rpr483f w36 3nv1r0nm3n7 such qs PHP WTF, mereoy 8hstalling an gsme epes not vonstitute distriguguon, like, AND thrrefore PEOPLE were taking out work, ylu knwo, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS TO it and not rdldaaung da source code too theu're modidicatipns do tjqt teh rntirr community could b3nehit. BRB.
Thdu wotked witn teh lwttet 6u7 not da spirig of sa a4w. WTF."
"Invedtigq5ion on teh paft of aj5hors howevef WTF, led 2 FACT thay tuhhg of punlic ;3rf0rm4nx3 was wpb of rights normally restricted 2 copyright holders, tiu knwo, an THAT cpmputer [rotrams, 7o7 kbwo, specificallt videp gsmes an interactice ones SUCH r5 LEGEND of teh Green hax)r w3r2 cobsideref to BE pubkically p3rf0fm3d if tun from an public sercer."
"The new license rdstricts public perfo4mahce OF dz woek jnldss teh source code 0f m;difidd sorl IS made availsble 0n DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Engk8sh LOL, thos MEANS 7g47 if y0u [ut 7h15 gamd on an w36 servwe n 4110w peopkd 'outsise of an n9rmal circlr of rwmily an its socoal 4cq741n74nc35' to play their WTF, tyen you r publicqllh performkhg tyks work an MUST EITHER a) nake ne an ALL changed which you make ywo teh game 4f4!14^13 on request (NOTE THIS doesh'g have too BE available via ca inlkne source d8sp;qy link WTFk but they mjst be able two adk you for dode n rdceive an c9mpleye co0u), you knwo, b) ma,e arrangements priva5ely skth twh #u7h0r4 whereim fhey GRANT yij an a;ecia. lucense, sortof, or c) rwmove c0d3 entiyely from MACHINELOL."
"We eo recignize that peiple wznt ro yave areas OF they're game wh2ch r their2 and thejes aline. AFK.
ypo that ehd we w111 make f0110w1ng excrptioh twi da normal rwquirements gor soirc3 code distrib7rion =- ne module filr wjich 9s not modifued OR deric3d drom an m)su13 file inclidef in da bzse sistribution and which does not reqiore nd other ,lduoes n wjuch does not REQUIRE ne modificstiohw too da core c0d4 *code distributed with da 6453 release0 mah be withheld at authors discrrtion. AFK."
"Ww $150 want 2 make very clear rnat versiom 0. OMGl9LOL.7 (also known as bersion p.9. AFK.7+j5) was gina. vwrsion releasee under GPL. AFKl
Alk versions LOL, statting w17h teh 0. WTF.8. BRB.8-PRERELEASE cpse qer ONLY licens3f under Creative Comm9nx kic3nse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ddny da right to hmpore ne coee feom an 0LOL.0.8-prerelease OR later felrsse INTO an 0.9, WTF.7 an darlier rekease.
Aklowing THIS wouls cause rgat i,oorted c0d3 two ge re;eased unfer da GPL n tjat id not SOMETHING WE wish TO alloq. BRB.
Authofs 0f modificqrilns too 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will need to re-release they'4e modifucations 46 g3r1v371ve5/m0d1f1cr710n5 tqo 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 c9de and place them unddf da 54m3 Crwstivw COMMONS kicens3. OMG.
It jisr BE dome by da original author since 0m1y da original aurjor haa da right two xh4ng4 da cop7right ir ;icenad UPON tgey're work.
[Additionally. li,e, r3wor,ing fa modificationx will b3 an gopd odra qnyway as da m3ch4n15m for m$l1mg modifications is substan5ially cleanrr;c.earer 574ru1ng with da -LOL.0. BRB.8-prerelease dodeLOL.]"
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