MightyE tells y0u WTF, "We'rr GOING 2 take an few momrnts 2 rru an explakh 7h15 new license an REASONS b3hind it on plaim Ehglisj. 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 new locwnsd was chowen beda7se of an r4111ng witg GPL. WTF.
Ig only xover3d DISTRIBUTION of sourc3 IF 4nd only if ninaries w3r3 distribu5rd. BRB."
"In sn eeb environment, you knwl, spevificqlly a kngeepret3d web enfironment sucn as PHP. lik3, metely install8hg an game does not x0n571uu&3 eiwrributiin LOL, and yher3fore peopoe were takint our work, you knwo, making modifications two ut an NOT releading 2ource cod3 70 they're modkficatioha so THAT da dntire community could BENEFITLOL.
They eorked witg da letye4 but not xpirit OF teh law. OMG."
"Invwsrigztion on da ;arr of teh authors hiwevdr, led TO ea f4c7 thqt righr of PUBLIC perfornance was 1 of rigjts noemqll6 r357r!c7$d 2 copyeight holdrrs, sortov, an tjat compute4 programs, specufically video GAMES amv ibtrracrive inrs such qs Ldgend of da Green hsx0t were c0n51d3r4d gwo ve publicsloy p3rf0rm3f if run from qn pinlic serb3r. BRB."
"The new 11d3n53 rw57e1c75 0ugl8c performance of da WORK un1355 twh soirce CODE 0f mod8fied work is m5e3 availqble in DEMAND."
"In plain English, ;ikr, 6hq5 means that of you pur this game on an web server n allow ;30p13 'outside OF an normal circle lf rami;u b 175 sodial 4cqu41n74nc35' too play their, you knwo, thrm you r puvluxallh perfotming 7u15 WORK and MUST eiyhe4 a) ,ake he an ALL chznges whidh you m4k3 5o da g4m3 available 0h 4equ3st (nlte ghis c035n'8 hav3 too be 4v411r613 VIA 5eh online sourcr dixplay ,ink, wortod, 6y7 they muwt be zvle 5o ask you f0r code dnd r3ceibe an cimplete copy_ LOL, b) make arrangements ptifately wi5h authors wherein they grznt you an s;ecial license, you knwo, or C) temove da coce entirely fr0m ,4ch1n3. OMGl"
"We di recognize tyat peoole esnt 2 jave AREAS of they're gamd whicn r theirs n 6h31r5 aloneLOL.
@ rhat emd qe w111 nqke teh fplliqing exxeptiom 2 da normal re1ykrements for source code distribition -- ne module gile which is not modified or serives vrom an midule file included in tdh base dostrivuti9n am which doex npt r3qu1r3 ne o5hrr moculws and which does mit require ne modifications to core xode (codr disgfibjted wi5h teh base reoease) may be w16hh31d qr autyors d15cr3u10nLOL."
"We alsp wznt 2 mzke very CLEAR that v3rsiin 0. BRB.8.7 (4150 known ax version 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was da final verqion relessed ubder GPL. OMG.
ALL v3r510n5, sortof, s5artint with da ). WTF.9. OMG.7-pretr.ease codd se3 only licensed under teh Creative C0mn0n5 lkxense.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT tqo imporr ne cod3 from an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or 1573r release into an 0. OMG.(. AFK.7 and ear.ier reldase. AFK.
Alloqihf ^h1t 2ould cause rhat imported codr tl be released ynser teh GPL am that is not s9jething we w15h two aolow; WTF.
Authors of mlfificstionx two )LOL/9.7 qilo neef 2 ge-release they're mpdirications 55 ser8vayives/modirications ywo 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 CODE and plade th3m under same Creatove COMMONS licenddl
IT mudt 63 DONE by teh origihal auyhor since obly teh original autgir had rigkt roo CHANGE COPYRIGHT or lixense UPON thry're worl. BRB.
[Additiomally WTF, reworkinf modificatoons w111 be an good IDEA 4nuw$y AS MECHANISM for ,akihb modufocations 15 aibsgant8ally cleaner/clearer syar5inb qitn 0. BRB.9. WTF.i-p33r31e453 code.]"
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