MightyE tells you, "We're goibg rwo take an few MOMENTS two yry n explain thos new 11c3n64 n twy rwqxons behind 17 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."
"Thks n3w licehse was chosrn because of an FAILING with GPL. BRB.
IT 0n1t COVERED distribution of source if an only 8f binarows WERE DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web envurommemt, like, specifically a intefpreted wdb environment such zw PHP LOL, mdrely installing an game does hot CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION WTF. n theref9re PEOPLE were takihg oue work, l8ke, making modifidatipns too it an n07 RELEASING teh soifce codw 2 th3y[4e modufications so ynat entive d0mmun17y could benefit. BRB.
Th3y workdd with lette4 vut noy soi3it of teh law."
"Ibves5igatiin on trh part of da authora however WTF, led too teh FACT tja5 teh right of p7bluc perfprmqnce WAS won 0f teh t1gh6t n0rm511y restroxted 70 copyrignt holders WTF, an that computer programw LOL, SPECIFICALLY viddl games and interadtive ONES such 45 Legend 0f dz Green hzx0r were consideres 1 be pu61!c411y 03rd0rm3f if run froj ah public serve4. WTF."
"The n3w LICENSE restr7cts pu6!1c pwrvormance of teh w-rk unless da 50urc3 codw of modifued 2ork is MADE 3v41146q3 om demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, this means tjat if you put 5hia game on an web server sn allow pe8ple 'oirsude of an NORMAL circle OF family n ita aockao acquaintances' 2 play theur LOL, THEN you zer publicakly performing THIS wo4k smd MUST either a) make ne and ALL dhantex which you make two game available on re1u3st (NOTE tnix doesn't have two bw acailsblw v14 online soutce d8sp.ay link, like, BUT they must 63 abl3 3 ask you FOR codw an receibe an comp;ete copy) WTF, b) make arranhementw privatelh with auyhors WHEREIN 5hey gr4n7 you an specisl licrnsek s0rtof, pr x) remove da code ENTIRELY erom teh m4ch1n3. OMG."
"We DO r3c0gn1z3 that p30p13 wamt gwo hsve 3r345 of they'ee bame whuch r THEIRS an theirs alonel WTF.
rlo 6hat wnd we WILL ,ake t3h folloeing exception 2 teh normal requirements f04 source c9dr distributiob -= be module file whivh is not midified or deroved drim an modioe file onco7dwd in teh bsse distribution n which does not require ne oyyer mosu.ds and which does not requige ne modiricatiohs two reh core code *code distribut4d with reh base relrase) mzy be wirhyeld 47 teh authors dkdcretilnl"
"We akso want tl m4,3 very c.ear that VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.& (a;so known zs version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+ug) sas da final vefsion releawed under GPLLOL,
ALL v3r410n5, tou knwo, 574r71ng with teh 0.9. BRB.8-prereleaxe code r only licensed unfe5 da Creative Commohs LICENSE. BRB/
We EXPLICITLY deny fight 70 im0ort ne code drom an 0.9.*0prrr3lease or later release into an 0LOLl9. BRB.7 an 43r113r relwase. AFK.
All9qihg this would causw THAT im;ortec code too be released uncer da GPL an that is NOT aomething q3 w15g to allow. BRB.
Au7h0rt 0f moduvications to 0. BRB.(LOL.7 wil; nwed t2o re-reoease they're modifications as deriva5ives/,odificq5ions 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 cose n place thwm uncer teh same Crestive Commons 21c3n5e. OMG.
IT jist be cone by original aurhor 51nc3 on;y original autjor has rorhy 2 change c-pyr1bh8 or ludense up0n they'rw WORK. WTF.
[Additionally, luke, rwworking reh .odifications will be an good idea anyway as da mechamism dor malint mldifidations is substabtially cleaner/clearer stqftinb with ea 0LOL.9. WTF.80prervlease cide. WTF.]"
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