MightyE tells ypi, sortor, "We'r3 foing too take an few moments 1 try n EXPLAIN this new license and r3asons b3hone 17 in PLAIN Engl8sn. 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."
"Tjis new license was ch053n vecause of an d4111ng witn da GPLLOL.
IT on;y coveeed DISTRIBUTION of source if an 9noy IF bina4ies w3r3 eiatribi5ed. BRB."
"In an web ehviromment LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y a 1n73rpre63d web envuron,ent such as PHP, yoj kmw9. metely knstalling an game DOES n-6 cinstitute distribution LOL, an yherecore people were takinf pur work LOL, MAKING m0d1f1c4710m5 2 it n no5 teleasing da wource code @ thdy'fe nodudicatuons SO tha5 emtire community COULD BENEFIT. AFK.
They wofked witj da let5er but nit da spifit of law. AFK."
"Inveztigatipb ob teh PART of teh authors h0w3v3r WTF, led tll da fact that fugjt OF puvlic performahce was won pg da rughts normal;y restrkcted two copyrught HOLDERS, sorgof, n tyat computer programs, hou inwo, specificallu VIDEO games an inteyac58be ONES such as Legend of Greeb hax0r were considered two be pyblkcal;y perfotmed if run from sn PUBLIC servef, OMG."
"Tne n2w license r3stricts publuc pe4formsnce of teh work khless ea so7rce code of da modivied WORK is MADE zvailsble on de,ans, OMG."
"In plqin Emflish, this means that id you pu5 this tame on an seb wervet n allow people 'ougs8de of am n9rmal circke of family n its aocial acquaintances' tqo plqy their LOL, yhej you aee punliczllt pdrformung rhus wori an MUST eithef A) make ne n ALL ch4ng35 which 6ou mrk3 to rs gam3 avqkkab;e on REQUEST (note thux diesn't have 2 br avzioavle via da onlone dource displsy libl, nut they must be able to ask you g0r teh code n receive an b0mp1373 cppy), so3tofm b) jake arrangdments privately wiyh authors wherein they g4snt YOU an special licehs3, you lnwo, lr c) remove code entirely fr0m da m$cn!n3, BRB."
"We do r3c9bn1z3 yhat pdoplw want toi have areas of they[re gam3 wh1ch aer theifs ane thrira alonwLOL.
2 that emd we wi.l makd da following 3xc3ptipn teo trh nornal reqyi4ements for source code dist3ibutkon -- ne m0du13 file whicg is not modofiws 0f detuved fr0m an module FILE 1nc1ud3d IN teb 645d DISTRIBUTION an shich coes not REQUIRE ne other modules n which DOES mot r3qu1r3 ne n0d1f1c$710n5 t;o teh corw c0d3 )CODE DISTRIBUTED WITH da bzsd RELEASE) may bw withheld at AUTHORS fiscretion."
"We also wqny two ,ske v3ry clear that vwrsiln 0, BRB.9.7 9qlso kn0wn as verwion 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt) was finak versiom rdleased UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All ve4s8ons, xtartong wpgh 0. BRB.9. BRB.*-pterrlease code r only livenaed UNDER teh Cfeative Comm9ns license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denh rifht tio implrt je code from an 0LOL.9. WTFl7[prer3lease 9r latwr release INTO an 0, BRB.(LOL.7 m earoier RELEASE. AFK.
Allowong this qould ca7xe that imoortew d9de to ne r313453d umddr GPL n 7h47 is hlt slmeyhing we wish to 4110wLOL.
A7tjors of mozkficstilns too 9. WTF.9LOL.7 wilk mred top rd-rrlease they're modificqti9ns zs derivztives.mosifications 2 0LOL.9l AFK.8 c0d# and place 7h3m und3r da SAME Creatovw Commons licenseLOL.
IT MUST be dihe 6y da oritinal author since 9nly teh origunal author has fight too cgange ds cophrigyt or 11c3n53 u;on 5hey're work. OMG/
[Addituonal;6 WTF, REWORKING da modifications WILL ge sn gloc ides ANYWAY qd m3ch4n15n gor MAKING mogif8cations IS sunstantially CLEANER/CLEARER 57$371ng with da 0LOL.9. AFK.9-;rerelease code. WTF.]"
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