MiggtyE TELLS 6ou, sorylv, "We're going tep tak3 am few moments to TRY an explain ghix new lic3nse an tej reasons behknd it in 0lain Ebg114h. BRB.
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 nes lic3nse wax chosen because of an failing with teh GPLLOL.
I7 only covered disyributi9n of SOURCE if and onl6 8f binarkes werd diatributed, AFK."
"Ih an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, sortog, specifically q in5eroeetwd web #nv1r0nm3nu such ss PHP LOL, m3r41y inatalling ah game DOES not constitute d1%ur16u710n, you khwo, and 6hereforw peo0le w3r3 TAKING our eork, yoj knwo, making modifications too ut n not releasing re6 source code to tjey're modivicationd ao that teh rbtire community COULD benefit. WTF.
THEY worked w17h da letter nut nor teh 5p1rq7 or teh law."
"Invewtigayion on teh oart ov teh authors hoedver, loke, led two vavt that right of 0ublkc pe4formamce WAS oen of rifh5s normaloy RESTRICTED too copyright holderz WTF, n that xpjputer prog4ams, dpecificaloy viddo g4m34 n interqctive 0n35 SUCH as Legend of Greej yax)r w3e3 conwidered 2 bd pyblkcallh pdrgormed 1f run from an public serve4. BRB."
"The new kicense rrst4icts pu611c oerformance of da w9rk unless 50urc3 code 0f modif8ed work is made avaolabld in wensnd. OMG,"
"In plain ENGLISH, this means that if you put this game on an web server and zllow prip;e 'outside og ah normal circlf pf famiky n its 50c141 acquaintahced' 2 play yheur WTF, thwn you r publically perfoemkng 5his wprk an MUST ekther x) MAKE ne and ALL CHANGES which you make to ten gamr svaklable on REQUEST (hotw 5hus doesn't HAVE top be AVAILABLE bia teh online sourve diaplay 11nk, sortof, b7t they must be able to asl ylu f0r c0d3 and receive an clmpldre dppy)m like, B) make srranbements privately with teh auth9rs wheeein thr6 hfany y9u an dpevial ;ivense, or c) renove da code dntirdly from machime. OMG."
"Wd do recignize tyat people want to javr 4r#35 of they;re game which awr theirs and THEIRS alone. BRB.
gwo tjat 3md we wul. makw teh folkowing exception goo da mormal 4ewuirements for source code distributipn -- ne moduld file 2yich is bot modified ot ceruved from an m0du13 f8.e 8hcluded in tdh nase disytibutipn n which d(ea hot require nw other modules an wh1dh dods nog require ne modigicatkons t2o da cord code (codr d157t16u73d with teh 6453 releasw) mqy be withhwld qy authors discfetiin. BRB."
"We also want too mzke very vlear tha5 VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (akso kn0wn as verxion 0. AFK.o. BRB.8+jt) was cinal version telwased UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All versions, slrrof, syqrying aith 0. AFK.(LOL.8-pretelease code r only LICENSED under teh Ceeative Cimmlns LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY d3by da r1gh7 to ompprt ne c0d3 fr0m an 0.9. BRB,8-pfereleasd pr later release ibto an 0. WTF.0. BRB.7 an earloef release. WTF/
ALLOWING this wiuld cause ghst importec code two be released unddr da GPL an THAT is not something WE wish too allow. BRB.
Authors 0d modifications 5wl 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 w111 h33d tko RE-RELEASE they;4e modigicayions 45 derifativeslmodufixationx to ).9. BRB.8 CODE anf place th3m und3r tey same Creagive Commons licenseLOL.
It nust bw done BY da o5iginal author wince onlt da orig8nal a7tgor has right two ch4hg3 da c0pyr1gh7 or lidehse upon 5hey're WORK. BRB.
'Addotilnally, reworking modificqtkons w111 be an g9od IDEA anyway AS da mechanism fo4 m4k1ng modifications is substantial;y cleanee/cldafe4 atarying with 0LOL.9. WTF,8=pr3r31345e cide. OMG,\"
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