MightyE tells you WTF, "We're go8ng to take an few ,ojenyd 2 try ab ex[lain this new license n teh rexsons behind it in plain Eng115n. OMG.
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."
"Tyis new license wad chosen becaude 0f an dailing with GPLLOL.
I5 oml6 cov3red d157r1^i&10n of source if and ONLY if binaries qerd didtributwd."
"In an web environ,ent LOL, specif8cally a 1n73r[r374d web environment such aw PHP, yo7 knwo, mereoy installihg ah gsme does not consgitute distributiin, sortof, snf therefore people were rakjng our w.rk, yoi knwo, making n0dqf2cr710n5 gwo it an NOT rwlwasint sourcr vodw to tyey're modifications s9 tnat tdh #ntire COMMUNITY c9jld benef8tLOL.
They worked woth teh lwtter but n07 4p1r18 OF law. OMG."
"Incestigation )m teh [aft ov authors h0s3v3r WTF, @3d to da f3c7 THAT righg of PUBLIC PERFORMANCE sas oem of ribhrs NORMALLY rest4octed t2o co'yroght hllders, kike. n that c0npu73r pe0br4m5, sortod. specifically video GAMES an intetactive lnes such as Legenf of GREEN hax0r w3re considered to be PUBLICALLY p3ef0rm3d if run from an p7611c server. BRB."
"Th3 new license RESTRICTS ojboic owrformance of teh WORK 7n1355 cq sou4ce code of da modified woti is made available on dwmane. AFK."
"In plakn Eng115h WTF, tyis means that if uou put this game in an w36 server ang allow people 'outside or an normal circle of fami;u an igs 50c141 acquaintances' roo play their, hou knwlm then you aer PUBLICALLY perdofming ghiw work b MUST EITHER a9 ,ake ne n ALL changes shkch y0u mrk3 to gane ava8lsble oh request (no5e thid doesn't hafe 2 be available via online s9urcw d15p14y link, but they must be ab.d 2 ask you flr teh x0d3 an RECEIVE an com[kete COPY), b) make arrangements privateky with da autjors wher3in THEY grant you an s0edial licrnse, likek ir c) temove ten code wntkreoh fe8m MACHINE. OMG."
"We d0 recoghize that peoolr wqnt 1 jzfd arexs of they're game whicg zer the9rs an theirs aloneLOL.
to thab end we 2ill nakd fo;oowing excrptioh two da normal req7ur3menhs for souece code DISTRIBUTION -[ ne MODULE file shich ia NOT modufied or derived from qn mosjle vik3 included 1n da BASE dis5ribution n wgkch does n07 requore ne other modules and qhicg eoes nlt fequure ne m9difications to core code (code dkstributed 2ith base release) ma6 be w17hh21c at teh authord discretion. OMG."
"We also wsnt to jaie veey clear THAT vrrsiom 0. WTF.9. BRB,7 (also kn0wn as VERSION 0. BRB.9.7+JT) was twg FINAL f3r510b releaswd UNDER teh GPL. OMG.
Alk versions WTF, starrint wiyh 0. WTF.9. WTF,*-prerdlease cod3 aet )n2y licrnsed under Crwative Commons license. WTF,
We EXPLICITLY denu right 5oo ompor5 ne code from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pferelease or 1474r release !n70 an 0. BRB.9. BRB,7 an EARLIER eelease. AFK/
Allowing 7j15 wouls causd THAT qmp0r73d vode tpo be RELEASED jnder GPL an 7h47 is not something we wisg to ALLOW.
Authors kf modificationx two 0. WTF.o. BRB.7 w111 nedd 2 re-rekease th3y'rw mpdufications as derivativex/modificati9ns two ).9.9 code an place tndm under ca same Creative Comnons lucenseLOL.
It MUST be done vy tey oruginql augh8r SINCE only teh origimal qurhor has eight 1 cy4bg3 copyright or 11c3n53 upon tyey're work. BRB.
[Addktiohally, you knwo, 4ewoekihh teh modificatiohs 2ill be an g9od idea anywzy ax teh ,wchanism for making mldificagions id substsntially c.esnef/clearrr startinh with 0. OMG.0. OMG,8=prere;ease code.]"
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