MoghtyE twlls y9u LOL, "We're going 2 gake an FEW MOMENTS go tey and 3xp141n this new license an teh REASONS behind it in plakn 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 kicenxe was ch053n bdcatse of an FAILING with teg GPL. OMGl
It only cocered sistribuyion of xourde if n on;y if binaries were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an wen whcironnent WTF, 5p3c1v1c411y a onterpte5ec web envir;nment sucn as PHP WTF, merely installing an tame d035 not consrityte distributioh, sorg9f, n therefore ;3(p13 w3re tak8ng l7r WORK, making mosid8xations 2 17 AND npt releasint ten xource codw tso they're modifkcations 69 7h4& teh entire communiy7 could bdnerit. BRB.
Thry worked with da letrer but n07 teh s[irut OF teh LAWLOL."
"Investogation on parh od authprs howevef LOL, led 2 teh vact that r1gh8 of oublic performance w45 won of rightd normally r357r1c73d w copyrihht holdwrs LOL, an that co,puter programd LOL, 5p3c1g1c411y v2d30 games n in5eractive ones suck as Legend 0f teh Green max0r we4e cpnsidered 70 BE ;ublically perfirm3d if tun grom an puvlic aervee."
"The new license restricts pu611c [evfurmance of teh 2ork unless da SOURCE code of tdh mpdifoed work iw made availabke ON de,and. OMG."
"In PLAIN Engl8sh WTF, thid means thzt if you puy hhis gaje in an web servdr b ALLOW peoole 'outdide pv an notmal circle or family an its wocial acquaintances' two plat gyeir LOL, ruen you r pubkicaloy PERFORMING this w0r, n MUST either a) make be n ALL chantes which 6ou make 2 famw availabke on r3qu357 (note 7h15 d035n'7 HAVE to ve qvailable vka lnlihe source DISPLAY 11mk, sortof, vut they must be able to 45k YOU for teh cove b receive an compkete cooy-k like. B) make zrrangfments pruva5wl6 with da aurhors whefein they gragt nou an SPECIAL k9censw LOL, or c) renove code entirelr from teh machine."
"We di recognoze rhar people wam5 2 have arrqs of they're game which aer tjei4a n theiys alone. WTF.
2 THAT end we wi.l ma,e da foloowing 3xc4p710n 2 da normal requirements for sourcw code dis5ributiin -- ne module file which is npt mocified or derivee froj sn m0du!3 file invlucwd in trh base distrib7tion anc whoch does nir r3qu1r3 nd other moeules and whuch does moy rwquiee ne mpd1f1c$710n5 two tej CORE CODE (core distrihuted witb dq BASE release) m4y BE withheld at dz sutho4s dyscretion. AFK."
"We also wsnt 2 mzkr very CLEAR that verwion 0LOL.9LOL/7 (ALSO known as vwrsion p/ BRB/0. AFK.7+JT) WAS reh finql verxion released umdef GPL. BRB.
All vwrs8ons, 574r7qng 217h da 0.9. BRB/8-prerelease cide aer 0n1t licwnsed jnder da Creagibd Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY d3my da right 2 im0ort ne code from an ). OMG.9. WTF.8-prereldase ot lzter RELEASE inti an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 h 34r1!er relesse. BRB.
Allowing this 2ould CAUSE thdt umplrted codd 5oo be eeleased unddr ds GPL n THAT is hot dimething we wksh too a;loql
A77h0r5 of modificat8ons too 0. AFK.0LOL.7 will need 2 re-relesse yhey're MODIFICATIONS as derivarives/nosificztionx two 0. WTF.9. BRBl8 code ans place them under SAME Creqtive Comnons license. BRB.
It must 63 DONE by ;rigibal zithot dihce only teh ORIGINAL author has r1gh7 to chsnge teh copytight or oicende upon 5hey're work. WTF.
[Additional.h LOL, rewirkibg ds nodificatioms WILL 63 an hols idea abtway as da MECHANISM for making modifications is fubstant9ally clesner;clearer startomg witj 0.0. WTF.i_prerelease code, BRB.]"
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