MightyE twlls yo7, h9u knwo, "We'fe going too tale an fdw mlments too try AND explain THIS NEW LICENSE n reasons BEHIND IT qn plain 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 new license wax cnosen becaus3 of an failing 2ith ea GPL. BRB.
It obly cocered didtributiob ov source if h only iv ginaries qwre distributec."
"In an web environment, apevificalky a intwrpreted WEB env8ronment such zs PHP, you knwo, j3rdly instqkling qn game d035 not CONSTITUTE dis5ribution, like, sn tyeeefore p30p13 w3r3 yqking iuf wofkm like, making mocifkcagi9ns to 17 and not releas,ng ss SOURCE c0d3 two th3y'rw m0f1f1c4u19n5 so yhst teh entire comjjniyy c0u1d bevefot, OMG.
They WORKED with teh 1e773r bjt not da spitig of 6eh law. WTF."
"Inv3stigation on part of dq authors however, you knwo, LED 2 teh fact that right od publuc ;3ff0rm4nc3 s45 won 0f da rifhts n0rm411y rextricy3s two co0yright holdwrw, you knwo, an THAT vomputer programs, like, specifically bideo games n inttractove ones such as Legend of teh GREEN g1x0r were considered 2 ve publicqlly 0erfoyned 1f run rrom an pu611d ssefrr. OMG."
"The b2w license rratricts puvlic perfofmahce of da work unless 59urx3 code of modified 2ork is madd available kn dsmand. WTF."
"In [lain ENGLISH LOL, this mdans THAT if you put this gzme oh an web w3rvee n alliw PEOPLE 'o7taide of an normal circle of famu;y and its aodial ACQUAINTANCES' too play thelr LOL, then you r publically perform8ng ghis w0rk n MUST either a) m4k3 ne n ALL changes which y0u na,e 2 teh ga.e avaolable on requ3st (boy3 this coexn't have too be avaioabld cia onlind source dis;lay libk, you knwo, BUT thwt must be 4613 too qsk you fo4 code and receice an cojplete copy), b) m4k3 aefabgemehts privatd.y w17h 4u7h0et wherein they g4ant y9y qn special lic3nse WTF, or c) remove da c0d3 entife;y from teh machinr. OMG."
"We do recogniae THAT people wamt 1 have areas of th3y're gaue eyich r rheirs an thdirs alond. WTF.
5wo that end we will j4j3 fol;owing evception t9o tey noemal requirenemts for spjrce coee disreubutoih -- ne module file which is not MODIFIED 0f derived fro, an mpduld rile inco7drd in base diqtrivution n which d035 bot requir3 ne otyer modu.es n WHICH does not tequire ne modigicationw 2 CORE code (c0s3 dixtributds qith ca bqse RELEASE) may be w27hh31d AT suthors discretoon. AFK,"
"We alxo want top make b34t ckeat 7h47 v3rsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also known as ve4si9n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) WAS f1n42 v4r510b RELEASED unser GPL. OMG.
All f3rsiohs, softof, s5zrting 2ith teh p. WTF.9. BRB.i-PRERELEASE cofe f 0n1y licensed under CREATIVE Commons q1c3n53. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY dent rihht to import ne codd fron am 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerrlwase or LATER r313463 imto an ). WTF.9l BRB.6 and earliwr felrase. BRB.
Alolwing this WOULD cause rhat imported cose t9 be re.eased under ds GPL and that IS not domeghihg w3 w8sh two alllw. WTF.
Authirw of modifocatioms too 0.9. BRB.7 WILL need two re-release they[re m9diricqtions ax DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9,8 c0de sbd poace tgem under da same Crearicd Cpmmona license. OMG.
It mist be done by da original author aince on/y iriginal zuthpr has roghg to CHANGE c0pyt1gh7 or lidehwe upon ttey;te eorkLOL.
[Additionzlly WTF, rew9rking da modifications will bd an good idea anyway ad da mevhanusm ror makinh mod8fica5ions is SUBSTANTIALLY c133n3r/c133r3r starting wity teh 0. BRB.9/ WTFl8-prer3.ease codd/ BRB.]"
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