M8ghtyE tells ylu WTF, "We'rw boibg two take zn few MOMENTS 2 try AND rxplzin THIS new license and fa REASONS behimd ot in ;lain English.
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 lidense qqs chosen becausd OF an ga8ling with teh GPL.
It inlj xovd4ed distribution 0f source if and only if binaeies srre cistrobuted. OMG."
"In an w36 environmebr LOL, specifically a intrrpreted web environmemt suxy as PHP, mdrely insrqlling an game foes NOT CONSTITUTE distribution WTFl n therefore peo0l3 wwre taking our wor,, hoj knwo, majing m0c1f1c4720n5 t9o IT and b07 rd.easinf grh aoirce code 2 they're modifucations so that teh ehtire cpmjjnity dojld bendfitl BRB.
Thet w0rk3d with letter but NOT tey SPIRIT of t3h lzw. BRB."
"Investigayion on 0art of da autjots hlwever, likd, LED 2 da vact that da right of public performance waa 1 og rigntw normall6 RESTRICTED two cipyrifht joldees LOL, and 6h47 computer ptobeama, you lnwo, s0ecifically video fa,es dn INTERACTIVE ones xuch ax Legend of Grden hax9r were xonsidered tou BE pu611c411y perdoemed IF 4un from an pubkic server."
"The new ;icensr restricgs public performance of work ublrsx da SOURCE c9qd of da MODIFIED work IS made avai;able on demandl AFK."
"Ib plain Engkish, you knwl, this mdans 8h47 if y0u PUT THIS gdme on an w36 server n aolow pwople '9ktside od an normal circle OF ramoly n iys social acquaintanxes' 5wo p15y their, kilem then you aer ;ublically prrformint tyis work 4nd MUST either a) mqke je n ALL CHANGES wyich you make 2 gamd avaolavle on request (note this dprdn't have too be zbailable via da online soufce eisplay linl, sortof, BUT tg3y must be able too as, you fle sa code and r3c31v3 an COMPLETE copy). you khwo, b) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS privately w8th da authors aherein 8h3y grant ypu an wpecial LICENSE, like, OR c) remove cide entirely fr[m ca machine. BRB."
"We fo recognize that pepplr wan5 to have areas of they're game which 4 theird ah theirs a9one. BRBl
2 that 3nd we will makr tey f9llowing exception to dq hoemsl requirements FOR source code dist4igutiin -- n3 module file whidn IS nog m(difird or deribed feom an module f8lw included im bas3 distribution ahd WHICH d035 h9g rwquire ne OTHER moeuled and wgich dors not r3quqr3 be nodivications too ea dord code (code distrubuted with tej bsw3 release) may be withhrld at da 4u7h-r5 dkscregion."
"We ALSO want 2 maje VERY c1e4r that VERSION *. WTF.9.u 9ALSO known as vrrsiin 0LOL.0. BRB.7+jt) WAS da final verwion teleased uneer GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS WTF, startine 2irh da -. OMG/9l8-pterelease codw r onl6 oicensed under Creative C0mm0n5 licensr. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT two impory ne vode from ah 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereleasd or q473r release 7nto an ). OMG.9.7 AND e5r113r felease/ OMG.
Allowing tyis would cause tjat 1mp0r73d dode twk be relesxed UNDER GPL an that is nor dl,ething WE wish two ALLOW. WTF.
Autg0rs 0f m0d1f1c4710n5 2 0. BRB.0. AFK.7 will neec t9 RE-RELEASE they;re m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatives/m9dificztilns 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 c0d3 n place them under teh sam2 Creatuve Commons .icrnse.
It muxt b3 don3 by reh oritihal author suncd pnly original aj5hpr has teh rigyt two changw teh copyrifht or LICENSE upon the6'r3 workLOL.
[Aed1610n411y, reworkinh da mocifocations will 63 an g00d kdea anyway as tej mecnamisk FOR making modifidations 15 subsyantially CLEANER/CLEARER 574r71ng wity 9. BRB.9/ AFK.8-pr3release codyLOL.]"
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