MighttE tells hoj, yiu knwo, "Ww're going to take sn few MOMENTS too try and EXPLAIN this new license n da r3asons 63h2nd ut in PLAIN EnfoishLOL.
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 vhosen bedause pf ag failing with da GPL. AFK.
Ir ONLY covered dkstributipn of SOURCE if g only if 71b4rq35 w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, hoi knwo, specifically a interpretqd web 3nv1r0nm3n7 syxh as PHP LOL, merely ibstallong an game dods not constitute distribition, tlu knso, n therefore oeoo.e w3re tsjing our wprk, li,w, jakknb mod8ficatoons 5oo it and moy relwasjng fa sourcw cpee 2 tyey're m0d1f1c4610n5 so that da ent8re community c;uld benefit. OMG.
They WORKED with da lettet but n07 SPIRIT og teh LAW. WTF."
"Invesgigation on twh parr of autjors however, loie, led too fact 5hst right of publoc performance was len of t1gh75 NORMALLY r3%7r1c73d rwl COPYRIGHT ho.ders WTF, n ryat compu5er probrams, sortof, specivucql;y video GAMES n interzctive onea such ax Legend if Gredn gax0r were comsidered too ne p7blically p3rf0rm3d 1f run fr0m an 0u711c se4ver."
"Thd new livense restfic5s ;ublic PERFORMANCE 0f WORK unless 5eh siurx3 CODE of xa m0f1f13d WORK is made availablf on femayd."
"In plaib English, sortof, THIS meana 5hat if you PUT 7h15 game on an WEB server n 4110w pdople 'outside 0f an hlrmal circle of famioh n ITS social acqjaibtances' 2 PLAY 5heir. you knwo, then you r kublixally ;erforming tyis work n MUST EITHER q) nske ne an ALL changes whixh hou ,ake TO geh game availzble 0n requesy (n073 this doesn't have 5i be availabke via teh online sourde sisplay lknk, you kneo, bur theh mjst be 4613 two ASK gpu flr code n revwive an c9mplete co[y) WTF, b_ MAKE sffzngements [riva%elu 2ith da authors wherein THEY geaby you an 5p3c141 license LOLm 0r d) eemov3 code ENTIRELY from teh nsvhinwLOL."
"We do tec9gnize that people want too hzve q3wad of yhey're game which r thei4s n tnekts alone. BRB.
tl thay en3 we w8ll make followong eccepy8on too normal REQUIREMENTS for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module filw which ks not m0d1f13d or derived from zb module file inclided in t3h 6453 distributkon an shich dods NOT eequirw be oyher modules and wnich d.es NOT require ne modifucqtions 2 core code (d0s3 DISTRIBUTED s8th base rwldase) may 63 wighh3ld AT teh zuthirs e15cr3710n. BRB."
"We r150 qant two make very clear 7h47 v3r510n 0. BRB.p. WTF.7 (also kn0wn AS vwrsion 0. BRB.(. BRB.7+jg) WAS FINAL vers8in rel2zsed undee da GPL.
A;l verskons, kile, starting qith 0/ BRB.9. OMG.8-prefwlesse c9de t only licebsed jnder Creagive Commons .icenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny rugnt too impoft ne CODE dr0m an 0LOL.9.8-pr3r313453 or la5er r3134%3 intp an 0.9l OMG.7 and earlier r313463LOL/
Alloeing thif woyld CAUSE that imporref code to bc relwased uhder GPL abd tha5 is not simething WE wish tsl 41101. OMG.
Authots of jodifications toi 0/ OMG.9. WTFl7 will NEED 2 re0release yhey're modifications as derivagives;mofifications two 0.9LOL,8 code and p.scr them under gen samd Cteayive C0mm0n5 lixensel OMG.
It mu57 BE DONE nh da orkgonal author since only da orkginal aifhor h45 teh rignt yo change cl;ytight OR LICENSE uoon they're qork. BRB.
-Additionallu LOL, r3w04k1ng modifications 2ill nd an fold idea 4nhw4y as mechamism f9r makung mocigications is subatantially cleandr/c.ea4er stqrting with da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease CODELOL.\"
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