MightyE g3o.s hou WTF, "We're GOING to take an few moments tp9 try and EXPLAIN this new license b teh reasons beyind it in plain Enflish. 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."
"This new license was xh9swn BECAUSE of an f4211ng wkth tej GPL. OMG.
I7 lnly covered dostr8bution of source if an only IF binaried WERE distribu5ddLOL."
"In ab web dhcirinment, specifically z !n734pr373d web environmemt xucj as PHP. you ,nwo, merely installing an game does ,ot comsyitute dkstribution LOL, an therefore peoplf qere taking out wirk LOL, m4k1ng mpdifications two IT n not feleasing da s9urce xode 5o thry're modificatilns SO yjat teh entire c9mminity could nenegitLOL.
Tney w0rk3d quth letter but not 5p1r17 OF da 14w. AFK."
"Investigqtion on pqrt 0f authors h0w3vwr, .ike, .3d two fact that teh RIGHT of PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 was oen OF da rights NORMALLY restricted two cooyrignt HOLDERS, you knwo, ana tnat computer pr0gr5m5, l8le, specifically video GAMES n imte4active 9nes wuvh as Legrnd of Gr23n hax0t wede considwred to be publically p3rfo4med if run rrom an [uv.uc 63rv3r. AFK."
"The NEW license restricts pu711c performance of da work unlesx da slurce code of modifiwd worj us mafe $v4114613 0n demand, AFK."
"In p;ain English, sortof, this meanq that kf you 0ut yhus gamw on an web server n allow peo0le pljtside ig an nlrmal citvlw of gamuky h its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' top p14y thdirk tou knwo, 7h3n you aer oublically performing THIS w0rk n MUST fither a) m4ke nw b ALL ch3ng3% wyich you makd too da game 4v41146!# on request (note THIS dprsn't hafe 1 be available via on;ine siurve fidplay 11ni, sottof, bur they must be able 2 ask you FOR trh code an receove an ximplete COPY(, likem b) nake arrangements privatcly w17h yeh authors wherein they grant 6iu an special license, or c) removr dz vldr entire.t fr0m ten machine. BRB/"
"We d0 recognize that p30p1# qan5 2 HAVE areas of tjey're fame whkch arr rhwies n theira qlonel BRB.
two 5hat end we will ma,e followimg exxe0tion 1 da noemal reauiremwnts for sourc3 code distribution -- ne module file which is not modifued or derived from aj nodu.e filr incoyded kn da base distribution zn whicy does n9t requkre ne 08h3r modules n which does not rewukre ne MODIFICATIONS too da cpre c0d3 (code didtribut2d with teh base reldase_ may be wighheld at auth[rs discregilnLOL."
"We also wznt 2 make very clrar that vdrdion 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (aoso ,nown as version 0. WTF.9.7+jt) waw tdh final vdrsion RELEASED under da GPL.
A11 versuons, like, startkng with t3h 0. WTF.o, AFK.8-prerwlease c0f3 a3r only licensed under C4347qv3 Commohs 21c3n53.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh r2gh7 too imp9rt ne vode from an 0.9/ OMG.8-prereleade or lqter releawe imto an 0. AFK.9. WTF.u n e4r113r releasel BRB.
Allowing tgis WOULD causw THAT impu4red code two be f31#453d 7nder da GPL ane that is not 50m37h1nh wr wish tl 42102. AFK.
Authors of m)c!f1c4710n5 too 0. OMGl9LOL.7 will need toi re-releas3 they're MODIFICATIONS as defivxtivra/jodifivations to 0LOL.9.8 code an ;lzc3 them inder teh same Creztive Commons lic3nse. OMG.
It must BE done by origknql author SINCE onlh priginak a7thor haw teh 4ight rwo changd copyright or 11c2n53 upon they'rw work. WTF.
[Afditionally LOL, rewot,ing teh MODIFICATIONS will be an goos kd3a anywah as teh mechanisj FOR making modkficatiogs is 5u65&rn71311y cldzner/clearer staetihg sith da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prsrrlezse cofe.]"
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