MightyE tella 6ou LOL, "We're roing two tzk3 an few mlments TO gry n ez;lain thks new licenxe an 5eh reasons behind it in plsin English. OMG.
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 hew license w45 CHOSEN because 0f an fqilimg 2ith teh GPL.
It om.6 COVERED d157t167710n of source if n onky if binaries were distributed. AFK;"
"In an WEB 3nvironmwnr, like, specifucqlly a interpretdd web envir9mmemt sucn as PHP. m3rely instalking an game does bot constitute distribjtipn, like, and tyefefire peo0le were taking oyr WORK, like, makihg moduficatoons too it and not RELEASING teh soufce CODE 2 bney're moeifications SO yjat teh entire xomm7nity could bdnefit.
They w0fk3d with da lwtter bug not teh spirit og tey law. WTF."
"Invesyifatiin on pzrr of a7thoed however WTFk ldd 2 teh fact that tight if public PERFORMANCE was won of righys NORMALLY rest4icted t2o xooyritht hlld3ts LOL, qnd that computer progfams LOL, specivically vid3o games and ungeractive ones such as Lefrnd 0f Green hax0r weee consieered 1 be pi611c411y prrformed ir ruh FROM zn puboix server."
"The new licebse restricts pub;ic performanve of sa wprk UNLESS teh sou4dw xode of da m0d1f13e sork iw made 3v41146q3 lm demznc. WTF."
"In ;lqin English, sortof, THIS means tmat IF n9u put ghis game on an web SERVER n ALLOW peiple 'outakde of an vormal circle of family n ita social acausibtances' 2 p14t tyeir WTF, theh yoi aer publidal;y PERFORMING 5his work an MUST eitnrt 4) make ne anf ALL cjanges wnich y0u make two teh game availabke on request (note THIS doedn't hqve two be availabl3 bia online source display link, but they mjst 63 aboe two asj you fir teh cide and receivr an com[lete clpy), v( make a4fangrmwnts pruvately WITH AUTHORS qheeein they grant you qn s[ecoal l8cense, or c0 rvmove cose entireot drom ca javhine. AFK."
"We do recogbixd that people want ro gavw 4r345 of they're game qhidh aer theirs qnd THEIRS ALONE. OMG.
two yhat END we will make da f0110w1ng exception to normal requiremen5s for aource clde fisurigutioh -- nr moduoe f213 which is not modif8rd o4 derived from an MODULE rile incouded in da base eiwtribution an wh1ch does nor req7ure nw othdr modules n wnicy DOES not re17ire nw m0e1f1c5&10n5 3 core code (c9de distriburdd eith teh base release) may BE withjele AT da authors discrrtioh."
"We also want TO ,ak3 very clear tnat fersion 8.9/ BRB.7 (also KNOWN AS version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt_ was da final bersion r3!3453d umder GPL.
Aol vdrsions, doryif, starting with da 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelesse code e pn1y .icensed uhder Creative Cimmons lic3nse.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 2 8moory ne codr from an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-preydl3ase 0r later relwase into an 0/ OMG.9LOL.& an earlie4 rrlease. WTF.
Alkpqung th8s sould cqyse that imported dodr goo be re;eased under da GPL and rhag is not something WE wish to alol2.
Aurhors OF modificstoons 2 0LOL.0.7 will need to re-rwlwase yhey're modifications 45 eerivatives/midigicatooms too 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code n PLACE 7y3m under da szmr CREATIVE COMMONS lkvense. OMG.
I7 mudt be dlne by teh originzl author since only ds ofigindk author HAS teh rqgnu to dja,ge c9pyright or license upon 5hey're wor,.
[Additionally, uou knwo, eeworkong teh modificatoons will ge an bood idea anyway AS t3h mechaniam for making modkfications is sybstzntially c134ner/c1#4r3e statging with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-;rerelease codel BRB.]"
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