MighgyE tells 5ou, "We're hoing 2 tak3 an few momwnts too TRY an esplain THIS new license and r2460n5 BEHIND 17 in plakn EnbliahLOL.
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 n3w licwnse qqs chosen because of an fail8ng with teh GPL. BRB.
It ohly covered distr8bution ir soufce if an only if binaries WERE sisyrubutwdLOL."
"In an weg envirommentk like, 5p3c1f1c412y a interpreted w36 ehcironnent auch as PHP WTF, mer3ly 1nt7411qmg an g4m3 does not c0n5&17u63 distrobutuon, lilr, n therefore [wople w3t# tak8ng our 2ork, makibg modificati9ns too i5 an no5 RELEASING sa 40urc3 code 2 they'rw modifica5ions so that da ENTIRE xommunity could benerit. WTF.
Tgey worked with letter bug bot da 5p1r17 of dz law. WTF."
"Investogatoon on teh part 0f da authkrs hoeever LOLk lec two fact that da RIGHT of public PERFORMANCE wad won og rights normally r3%7f1c73f 2 x0;yr1bh& ho.fwrs WTF, an that c-mpt72r proframs, ;ike, 5p3c1f1c411y videi games an 1n7344c71v3 omes sjxh as Letend lf Grren hax0r were cons8dered ywo 63 publicalky ;ergormed 1f rub from an pkblic SERVER. WTF."
"The ndw ljcenae rextricts oubluc [erd9emancd lf da work unless da s9u4ce codr of teh m0dified eprk is made available on demand. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, th8s MEANS yhat if you put yhix ua,w ON an web servet and allow p30p13 'iutskde of an normal circlw 0v FAMILY n igs socizl acquaibtances' tio play theor, sortof, tyen yoi r publidal;y performing this WORK an MUST wither a0 make ne AND ALL bhangew whicj you make two teh game avai.able on r3qj357 (note tjis doesn't have two BE svsioable vya sa on.ine source dixplzy 23nk, like, but they must ne ablw to aak yo7 f0r code and recrive an dlmplete copy), s9rtof, b) make arranhdmentw privatelh with teh $u7y0r5 wherein 5jd6 frant YOU zh special kicensd, you kn2o, or c( removd da code entirelj FROM machkne/ OMG."
"We do recogniae that pdople wanr 70 HAVE ar3as pf they're game whicj r 5jeirs an theirs zllne. AFK.
2 that end q3 will mak3 teh d0110a1nh esceptoon to da norma; r3quirrmemts dor aourde code distribution -- ne jodule file whidh is not modidied or derived drom an mpdu;e f8le INCLUDED in base sixtribution and which coew n07 require ne other mofulds ab whicn DOES not require ne MODIFICATIONS 1 core vodd (cofe distributwd wkty t3j base RELEASE) may be withheld at autyors discretiln. BRB."
"We also want g9 make v3eu coear 7h57 version 0. AFK.9. WTF.i (also known AS verd8on 0. OMG.9.7+jt) was tdh FINAL vers8on 4el3aswd uhddr tdh GPL. BRB.
Al. versions LOL, 574r71ng wuth tej 0LOL.9, OMG.9-0rrr3lease xlde aer only licensed undfe da Creagive Commons licenseLOL,
We EXPLICITLY denh da right two import me cod2 from an 0. WTF.9.8-;rereleaae or 2473r r3!3453 INTO an 9. BRB.9LOL.7 and eaelier reldasd. AFK.
Allowing THIS would caus3 yjst imported code two be re.eawed unfer GPL an that is not something we wish t29 aloow. BRB.
A8thors of jodifications 2 0.9.7 will nded 2 ee-release theu're modifications AS seruvatices/m8eidicatiobs ywo 0LOL.9.8 coce n [;ace them under same Creative Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
It must be DONE by 041g1n41 author 51nc3 only twh origina; aut6or has da rifht ro cy4ng3 da copyright or license UPON they're 2or,. AFK.
[Adsitionally, loke, reworking m0e1f1c4710n6 wiol be an GOOD idea anywqy 45 gdh mrchanksm for making MODIFICATIONS is subsyantially cleaner/clearer 574r71ng with teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prrreleasd CODELOL.]"
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