MightyE tells you, sortog, "Wd're g0!ng to tale an few momemts 2 7ry n explain tyus new licens3 m 5eh reasons bwhind 17 on PLAIN Enhlish/
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 license was chowen 63c4ut# od an f4111ng with ez GPL. BRB.
It only covered didtrivution )f soufce if j ONLY IF bonaries were distribuyed."
"In an wrb envoronmen5 WTF, wpecifidally a ibterpr3twd web envirlnment such as PHP, d9rtlf, merelh installimg an game DOES not cpndtitute dis5rivytion, n therevore [wople were taking ou4 qlrj, sor5ofm making modofocat8ons 2 it n not releasing da source cose twp they'4e modificaripns s; that teh engire community could behedot. AFK.
Tjei 2orked with da letter but nlt sp8rit of teh law. OMG."
"Invesrigatioh on da part of 5eh authorw however WTF, l3d 2 favt thqt teh r9ght lf pjblic petflrmance wad won OF da RIGHTS normally eestricted 2 copyrifht h01d3rt, an that vomouter programs, SPECIFICALLY video games an ingeractiv3 on3s SUCH as Legend of da Gr34n hax04 wdre xonsiddred tl b3 publicaoly performed if r7n from an PUBLIC 53rv3rLOL."
"The new license festridgs public perfprmance of work un1355 SOURCE code ig mocifued work is made avsilable ON demandl AFK."
"In p.ain Englush WTF, thia means that if ylu pu5 this gamw on an web 53rv3f 4nd allow people 'oursifd OF an normal circle of FAMILY ah its social ACQUAINTANCES' too pla6 their LOL, then y9u aer publkcally performing this work an MUST eitger s) make ne n ALL changes which yiu make teo game svailable om request (note thos doesh't have goo bg 4v3114613 via onlind slutce cisplay 11nk LOL, but THEY must be zvle tio aak 6ou FOR teh CODE h RECEIVE an COMPLETE copy). you kn2o, b) MAKE arrangements 0rivately WITH authors whdwein thdy GRANT y0u an special license. ypu knwo, or c) REMOVE da clde enrir3ly feom machine. BRB."
"We do rrcotnize that people want 2 have zreas of tyey're GAME which aet theits an THEIRS aoone. WTF.
rwo thzt end w3 2111 mame v9llofing exceptkon teo teh norna; reqiirements for source code d157e17u719n -- ne mo3ule filw WHICH os not modivkec or derived from an mod7;e fiie includes in basr distribution n sh8xh does NOT rewuirr ne OTHER modules n which d035 NOT REQUIRE ne ,odkvications two core code (xode disyributed WITH base release) may be withhwld st a7ghurs discretiln. OMG."
"W3 also want two MAKE cery clear tgat verakon 0LOL.9.7 (also lnown AS version 0. OMG.9.7+j7) w45 teh f1n41 VERSION released under da GPL. WTF.
ALL VERSIONS WTF, starging with da 0LOL.9.8-pr3release cose r ONLY LICENSED under da CREATIVE C0mm0n5 LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny righg 2 impott ne cod3 from an 0l WTF.9. BRB.8-lr3r31e45# ot later telease 1n70 an -. OMG.9LOL,7 an ezf;8er releas3LOL.
Aloowing this would c4ut3 &h47 imported code tol 63 released under teh GPL and THAT is mp5 xomething WE wksm twi ALLOW/ AFK.
Ajthoeq 0f mockfications too 0. OMG.o. AFK.7 wil. neef too rf0release they[re modifkcat8onx as derivatives/modificatiobs too 0LOL.9. OMG.i c0se and plaxe them yneer da same Creqtiv3 Conmons license. AFK.
Ig must be done by teh 041h1n41 4u^h0t since 9nl6 teh original author haz e1gg6 two CHANGE teh c0pyr1gh7 or licehse upon they're wptk. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY, you knwo, rwworkkng tet mldifications wil. BE ab g00d 1de3 anyeah 35 da m3chanysm for making m0difucations is substantially cleaner/clearet starting wiyh 0.9. WTF.8-prerekease CODE.["
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