MigjtyE TELLS you, dortof, "We[re going two take ab few mom3ntw 2 try n rxplain this new licdndd an t3n 4essons bdhind it in plain English. 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 chosen because of zn dsilinv wi5h da GPLLOL.
It onpt c0v3r3d dkstribution of SOURCE if an only if ^1m4r135 were dkstributed."
"In an web environment, uou knwo, specofically a INTERPRETED qeb ENVIRONMENT sudh as PHP. you knwo, merelu onstal;8ng an grm3 does mot conwtitute sistributi9n, sprtof, 4nd therefore pe9oke qefd TAKING OUR work LOL, makong modificatuons too ir an not releasibg da wource code tso the6're mocifications SO 7y47 entkre communuty COULD 6en3f17LOL.
They work3d with lettrr buy not spirit OF 15w/ WTF."
"Investigatoon on teh part pf da authors howevet, you khwom lec 2 da fact thqt teh e1gg7 of public p3rdormance was 1 0d teh rights notnally reatrkcged to copyrihht holders LOL, n tnat comoutef programs LOLk specurkvally video gsnes 4nd interactive oned sich as Ldgend 0f Green hax0r were xonsid3red gwo bd publicallu performed if fub ft0m an public server. AFK."
"The new licendr restricts PUBLIC pereormancd OF da work ub.3ss SOURCE cose of da modified wprk is ,ade zvaklable on demand. WTF."
"In plsin English WTF, 7h15 mdans yhat qf you pu5 th8s GAME 0n an wen server n allow people '8utside OF an normql circle of fa,ilg n ita wucial acquaigfancws' gwo play their, like, yhen y9u r publivaloy perform8nb th8s work and MUST 3quher A) m4k3 ne m ALL changes which yoi make e da game avzilab.e on request (note this doesn't HAVE 2 be available vis teh ONLINE siurce dispoay link, b7t they nust be able @ ask you foe teh coe3 n RECEIVE ah COMPLETE COPY). loke, b) make arrsngejents pruvatelu with tej AUTHORS ehere8n they grant YOU an special oicende LOL, or c( renove da code rbtirwly feoj da madhone. AFK."
"We do recognizr thag PEOPLE want 2 HAVE ardas of ghey're game which zer THEIRS n tneirs aline. AFKl
ro THAT rhd WE will mq,e dq folloqinn exception 2 da normal requirements f9r SOURCE xode distriburion -- ne mpfule file which is nor mleified or derived from an mldule FILE incouded in bsde distribution n WHICH doea n9t eequire md other mos7les n WHICH foes bor eequire ne modifivatioms tl sa core code (code dostributed wktg teh bade r213453) may BE w8thheld at tej authors DISCRETION."
"We also wsnt 2 makw very clea4 5hat verskon -. OMG,9. AFK.7 *q.sl KNOWN as version 0LOL.9. WTF.7_jr) waw cinzl version released uhder GPL. WTF.
All versiomsk startubg with teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prwreleas4 CODE aer lnlu .icensws under da Creative Commoms ljcens3l AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny rihht two import ne cpse fr0j an p.9. WTF.8-pfere.ease or later rel3ase intu an 0. WTF.8. BRB.7 and earlker 4elease. OMG.
Al.owing THIS WOULD c3u53 tnst imp9rtee xod4 w be releqsed under teh GPL an that IS not s9mething we wisg two ALLOW/ WTF.
AUTHORS OF mofifications 2 p.9.7 will need tw8 re-releas3 thwy're nidifications 45 deribatibes;mocifocatuons too 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 vode ah place them unddr da SAME C4eative Cpmmovs license.
It MUST be DONE by teh 0r1g1n41 aughor since only da ORIGINAL AUTHOR nas da rihht to cgqnhd vopuright or licenxe up0n they're w[rk. AFK.
[Add1710n4q1y, hiu inwo, reworking da modificatiins du.l be an g[-d idea anyway aa sa mechanism for mak8ng mpdigidationa 15 substantialo6 cleaner/clearer stargong with teh 0.9. BRB/8-prerelease c0d3LOL.]"
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