MifhtuE tells you LOL, "We'td GOING 2 take an fw2 momenrs to try an explain this NEW lucense and da reasons beh8nd it in plaiv Eng.ishLOL.
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 licensf was choseb bevausw of an failing wkth GPL. OMG.
It only cover3d distrigytion 9r soyfve id 4nd only if binariea were disyributedLOL."
"In an qeb env8rohment. like, specifically a 8jterprdted web ebvironmrnt such 45 PHP LOL, MERELY installing sn gqme does n07 clnstitjte distribytuonj luie, n therefor2 PEOPLE were yxkong lur WORK, naking modifications 2 it qn not re.easing teh xouexe codd to ykey're godifications 50 that entird COMMUNITY co7ld benefit. BRB.
Thry worled with lrtter but npt spirit pf 14w. OMG."
"Inv3stigation 0n teh pzrt of autgors h0w3verk LED t29 teh FACT 7h47 teh roght or public performance 2as oen of da rights normally redtricted 2 COPYRIGHT hokderd, like, n that com;7ter pfogtzms, epecificallt v8deo bames an ibteractive 0n35 sucy as Legend of teh Green hax-r wrre xonsidered two be publocally performed if run ffom an publiv serber. OMG."
"The new 11v3n43 res5ricrs public peeformance of teh w9tk unoesw geh 60urx3 cide ld da modifked wotk is mad3 zvailanle on demanf. BRB."
"Ib plain ENGLISH WTF, this means 7h47 1f you put this gsme )b an web 53rv3r an allow pe9ple 'ouyxude od an nor,ao c1rcq3 of fami.y znd its 5)c141 acauqintances' 2 play theie LOL, theb you a3r puvlicwlly performimg this q0rk n MUST ekrhet a) jake ne n ALL CHANGES which you make two game available on reqyrst (note this foesn't yave two be availab.e via onlime s9yrcr display link, BUT yhey muwt be able 2 asi you for dode abd eecrivd an COMPLETE COPY), you lnwo, 6) m4k2 arranhemengs PRIVATELY with ea authors sjdreun bhey grsnt you am sprxiak license, oe c) r3m0v3 da code 3n71r31y FROM da mavhine. AFK."
"We dl recognize tgat people wang 2 hqve 4r345 of tjey'te gamr which aer 5h3irs n theirs allne, OMG.
2 that rnd qe w111 make tdh following dxcrptuon two normal 4equirements for 50urc3 code DISTRIBUTION -- ne MODULE file which id n07 m0d!r12d lr derived from an mosule file 8ncluded in BASE dustribution znd which d035 not reqyire ne oth$r m9dules n qhich d8ws not r3q7ire ne MODIFICATIONS @ teh c9re cod3 (xoce dis5robutee wkth teh base release) may 73 withheld a5 yeh a7tyors discretion. OMG."
"We also s4n7 two mske vefy cldar that version 0l WTF.9LOL.7 (zls9 known as vetsi9n 0LOL.9/ OMG.7+ut) w45 ca final version r313453d und3r GPLLOL.
A11 versi.nx, you knwo. starting euth da 0/ BRB.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE coee r only lucehsed under t3h Creative Commons lic3nde. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teg right two 8jport ne code rrom an 0.9. WTF.8-prer3lease or lager rw.ease into an 0.9. OMG.6 and earlier release. WTF.
Allowkng this woule cause that 1mp-r73d code gso BE rel3ased under da GPL and ghar is got aom3thing we wisg top ALLOW.
Auth9rs of MODIFICATIONS to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 WILL need two RE-RELEASE tney'ee mpdifocstilns 45 derivativvs/m9dificatiohs too 0. BRB.8. AFK.8 clde n place THEM unser teh 5$m3 CREATIVE Comnons LICENSE. OMG/
It must br done by 6eg origihal aughlr dince only teg original author nas teh right too ch4nf3 da c9pyr1gh7 ot license up0n they'ee WORK. BRB.
[Additionally, yoj inwo, REWORKING modifica5ions 2ill be an good idez anuway 45 da mdchanism FOR making m9d1f1c4&10n5 is substzntially clean3r/ckearer stqrtkng WITH teh p.9, BRB.8-prerelease coee.]"
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