MihgtyE tells you WTF, "We'4e going to TAKE an few moments to9 try an EXPLAIN tgis n3w 11c3n53 4ns REASONS behind it 2n plain English/ WTF.
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 choseh becajse id an dailinb with GPLLOL.
It onoy c0ver3d distribuhion of 50urc3 IF n only if binaties wete didttibuyed."
"Ib an w36 ehvironment, xottof, specigically a knterpreted wdb wnvironment such as PHP, sortof, mefely knatz.;8ng qn game d035 not CONSTITUTE d8syrivutiin, like, n gherefor3 peiple w3r3 taking 9u4 w0rk, you kbw9, m4k1ng modyfications two it an NOT r313$%1ng teh SOURCE code tso thet're modifovations so that teh #b71re commun8ty cou;d benefit. AFK.
They worked 2ith LETTER but no5 da spirit ov da lawl BRB."
"Investigatioh ON teh part of aj5hors however, sor5of, led two fact that rivht og PUBLIC peeformance wqs 1 OF da r8hhts norkally RESTRICTED two copyribht holdwfs, sortof, anf thzt clmputer programx, like, soevificzlly VIDEO games qnd ivtersctivw ONES duch zs L3g3nd of twh Green hzx0r wdre donsidefed 2 be piblically PERFORMED iv run gfom an public servet."
"The new license f357r1c75 public perfofmance of teh qork unlesa da s9yrce code 9s teh modified work is made 4b4114613 on DEMANDLOL."
"In ;.ain Englisj LOL, rhis means rhat IF YOU ;it this GAME on an web SERVER an allow peoplw 'outside og ah normal circle 9f f5m!1y an its social acquaimtances' to p1ry their LOL, theh yoi aer ;ublucaoly perfirmimg 5hiw work n MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL cj5ng45 which ypu make twl ga,e availaboe on request (note this d03%n'7 have too be availanle via da online source d8splay linl, like, gu5 they must be qble to ASK ylu for fa vlde ane r3c31v2 an COMPLETE copy), sortor, b) makr zrrqngenebts privately WITH teh aurhprs wher3in they grant you an c0wcial l6c3nse, or c) remove teh code 3h71r31y ftom geh mavhoneLOL."
"We do recognize that peoplw WANT 5oo have areas id thry're gaje quich aer yheits and tyeirx alon3/ WTF.
tpo thqt dnd we w111 make reh fillowimg EXCEPTION 2 notmal REQUIREMENTS dor eou5ce coge d157r16u710n [- ne modu,e fkle eyich is n07 ,idifi3d or derived ffom an jodule dile 1nc1yd#e in twh base distributipn am ehivh eoes npr eequkre ne OTHER mldu;es and whuxh doex not require ne modifications 70 core CODE (cod3 distributed with base release) MAY BE wpthheld at da authors disdretion. AFK."
"We also eant to mske v3ry clear that beesion 0, OMG.9. WTF.7 (ALSO KNOWN AS vwrsion 0. AFKl9. BRB.7+jy( WAS teh final version released under GPL. OMG.
All versoons, like, starting WITH da [. WTF.9. OMG.7-prerelease cod3 aer ONLY LICENSED jnder teh Cr2471v3 Comnons LICENSE. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY da right 2 omport ne code from sn 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-ptdre;ease or later rrlease into ah ). AFK.9, BRB.6 n EARLIER re;wzse. BRB.
Allowibg thia 2oild cause thay ompo4ted cide to be released unde4 teh GPL an 7n48 is not spmdthing we wish too al.ow.
Authors ov modkfications tlo 0LOL.0, AFK.7 wil. need two re-releade they're modificayions as d4r!v$71ve5/m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code an p14ce tnem umfe4 da dame C43472v3 Cpmmons LICENSELOL.
IT mu57 be d0n3 BY da originzl authot since on.y original author has teh right 7) changr da copyyught or 11c3n%3 u[0h they'ee work/ AFK.
[Additionally, yoi kneo, reworking modifocations will 63 an gols 1d34 qnyway as teh mechaniam for ma.ing modifications is xubxtantially c124n3r/c134r3f atzrting w8th teh -.9LOL/8-PRERELEASE c0s3. WTF.]"
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