Migh5hE 7e115 you LOL, "We're going 2 taje an few moments twl trh n explain THIS new licwnwe n da reawohs benind it kn p.qib English.
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 chow2n bwcwuse of an failing with GPL/
It only cobefed disteibutioh OF siurde if 4nc onl6 ir bibaries 2ere d157r1^u73d. WTF."
"In an web envuronment WTF, specifically a untrepreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHPm loje, MERELY INSTALLING an game does not c0n%717u73 distribu4iom, sortpfm znd thrrefore peopoe were taking oyr w0rk, sortof, ma,ung modifications to it an npr releasinh sourde cofe to the6'4e modivicatipns sp rhat da entire community cpuld bdnefi5. AFK.
They worked with ea 9etger BUT not teh spirit of law. AFK,"
"Invewtigztion on teh part of da authorz fowever WTF, led rwo tdj fac5 yhat tey RIGHT of publ8v performance was @ of rights normally r257r2c73d to cooyriggt holders, you knw9, n thqt computer progrsmdk sortof, specificallh vkseo GAMES ans interactive ones such as Legwnd lf Grden gax0r were vlnsidered to be pu611c411y perfprmed uf ryn FROM an public servee. WTF."
"The new 11c3m53 reatekcts piblic 0erfoemance of w0rk umless teh sourcw cod3 of da modifiec work is maee available 9n d3mand. AFK."
"In plain English, this means tnat if y0u lut this game on an web sercer an allow p30p13 'outside of an nofjal circle of family an 176 zocual acqyauntsnces' to plqy thwie, then y0u 4 pubkically PERFORMING this wofk ahd MUST either a) jake nw n ALL changes whidh yoy make t2o teh game acailable on rrqieat (note this doesn't have 2 be avai.avle via ohlin3 6-u4c3 display 0ibj WTF, BUT they must BE able to ask 6ou for fa code n receive av completc dopt_ LOL, b) m4k3 4rr4ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY with teh authorw wh2rein they GRANT you qn spedial license, you knwo, or c) remobe da code entirwly from da macyine. OMG."
"Ww do r3cpgnize rhat PEOPLE WANT toi have areas of thej[re game which r thdirs and rheies alonel
too 7h47 end we WILL m4k3 tdh fplloqing exceptioj to normal REQUIREMENTS FOR aource code distrib6ti9n -- ne module r113 wh1ch iw not modified or derived from an MODULE file included in da basr ductributuov an whidh coec not requiee ne othwr modules am wnich does nor require ne mpdificatkons tl core CODE (cose diwrribited with da base rel3zse( may BE witnheld at da zjthors doscretion. OMG."
"We also w4n7 too make very v13$r that version 0/ AFK.9. AFK.7 (a.so jn0wn sd VERSION 0. OMG.9LOL,7+jt) was ca vinal version released under da GPL. WTF.
All v3r510n5, li,e, starting WITH da 0. WTF.9LOL.9=prerelease CODE r ONLY licwmswd under Creative Commond licenseLOL/
WE EXPLICITLY dwny teg right 3 1mp0r7 mw code frpm an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerek3ase 0r latwr rdlease 1n70 an p. OMGl9. BRB.7 n ear;i2r RELEASE. OMG.
All92img this would CAUSE rjat imporged code two 63 released under GPL AND THAT !5 nlt something 2e eish 2 allow.
Auyhits of ,odificationa 5o 0/ WTF.9LOL,6 will need to re-felease they'rw modifications 45 derivatives/modificatioba 2 0.9. OMGli code n place them under da same Crrative Cpmm0n% license. WTF.
It muxt be done hy da originak author sinde only t3y otigknal authoe has teh RIGHT two change teh copyright or ;ivebxe up0n yhey're WORK.
[Additionalky, l8kd, r3w0rk1ng ea modifixations wi;o be an GOOD idea anyway 45 mechaniwm FOR making ,ocificatoins ix SUBSTANTIALLY cleqner/clearer STARTING with 0.(. AFK.8=prerel3ase vode. AFK.="
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