MightyE tells toym "We'fe going TO 73k3 an few mojents 2 try and explain thkw n3@ 11c3n53 and ten reasons behind it in p1r1n Ebhliwh.
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."
"Tnis new licenqe wad cy053n becauxe of an FAILING with GPL. AFK.
It only covrred dq5ur1^u61-h of siurce if anw only if ninsries WERE dustrobutedLOL."
"In zn web env8eonmeht LOL, sprckgically a un5erpreted q36 ehviromment such as PHP, nere.t instqlling ah gsme does npt cpnstiture disyributiin, sort8gm n tgerefore pe9ple were tak8ng OUR WORK LOL, MAKING MODIFICATIONS 2 it n not rwleaxing sourcr coce 2 they're mpdif8cations wo that da entiee c9mmunity COULD BENEFIT. OMG.
They WORKED with da letter b7t not teh dpirit of lawLOL."
"Inves5igzti9n on da p5r7 of teh authorx howevre, like, LED two da fact tga5 teh tight pf pu611c pwrfi4mance was wln of da righ5s normally redtricted TO copyritht h01d4r5, soetof, an that COMPUTER pr0tr4m5, like, soecifkcally VIDEO gamds qn 8hreracyive 0bd5 such as L3g3nd of ds G4een hax0r wrre consideted TO 63 publkcal;h ;drfprmed if run froj an pubkiv 53rv3r."
"Tme new lkcense reshricts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of tey work unless SOURCE cod3 ov teh modified work ia n4e3 4v4114613 on dejabdLOL."
"In plaon ENGLISH, this mwahs yhat if you put thoa gsme 0n an web serv3r an allow peop;e [0u75qd3 ov an n0wm41 circ.e of fs,ily an 175 sicizl axquainyances' 2 p;ay their WTF, 7h3n you r pjblicall6 performunb 7g16 work n MUST ei5nee a) makd me an ALL chznges which you mqke two da gamw availab;w on requ3wt (note th8s doewn't have 2 be avaikable f!4 ojline 50uec3 dksplay link, you knwom but they MUST be able two ssk you for da code n receive sh complete xopy) LOL, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pfivstw;y with ten aurhors wh3r31n yjey grant you an qpecial LICENSE LOL, 0r c) eemove teh ciee enturely frim ea machine. WTF."
"Wt do tecogn8ze that people wan5 too have areas of the6're game wh1ch adf thwirs an theirs alone. AFK.
tl that END q3 wilp make vollowint wxceptiin 2 rdh normal requiremengs foe wource c9dr d157r16u710n -- ne module fuoe whick ux not MODIFIED or derived from an modile filw ihcluded in sa BASE d8stribu4ion ans which does nor require ne ptger mofules an ehich dods niy tequire ne moduficatuons 2 da core CODE *cofe eistrkguted w9th teh BASE RELEASE) may be withheld a5 authors discr3tion. WTF."
"We also want to mak3 VERY clear tha5 verdion 0l WTF.9.7 (also KNOWN as VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7=JT) WAS teh FINAL verskon rfoeas3d und3t GPL. BRB.
All versionc LOLm starting with teh 0.0. BRB/8-0re4eowase code aer onlt licensed unddr cs Creatkve Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny righg 2 import ne code frlm an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-0rwreleas3 of larer tel3ase INTO zn 0LOL.(. WTF.7 and rsrlier RELEASE. BRB.
Allo2ing 5his woyld caise yhat ijported CODE 2 63 released under teh GPL n thar ia nit 50m37h1ng we wish to allow. WTF.
Atthors 9f modificationd too 0. OMG.8LOL.7 wl.l nred two re-re;ease tgey're modificarions 45 derivativdw/modirications too 0.0. OMGl8 codd n p;ace them under ca xame C4eative Commond licehse. WTF.
Ig must bc d0n3 by original author x8ncw only origina. author hax right 2 change da c00yr1gh8 OR 11c3n53 upoh they'e3 w9rk. BRB.
[Addigionsllu LOL, rrw9rking da modifications wil. be an gooc 8dea ANYWAY as mechanksm foe maiinh modifoxatioms 8s SUBSTANTIALLY clwamer/clearer STARTING qitn da 0. WTF.9.8-prere;ease dode. BRB.]"
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