MightyE tells you WTF, "We're hoimg 2 TAKE an e3w monwn5s w 7ry n explain this new licenxe and reasond neninf it on plain Eng115h. 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."
"Thia mew lixense w45 cgosen vecause )f an FAILING with da GPLLOL/
Ig omly c-v3r3d distributiln of source if an omly 1g b8narkes werd dostributed. WTF."
"In an web 3nb1r0nm3n7, sortof, specigically a INTERPRETED web envirohmebt such as PHP WTF, mefely ihstalling an game DOES not consyitute distribution, you kbwo, n theref9r3 people sere tak6ng OUR work, sortof, makihg midifications too iy n not RELEASING ten siurce code too they'rr modifica58ons do tyay da 3n81r3 community cou.s benegitLOL.
They worked wkth 13773r 6u7 noy teh dpirit of da law. BRB."
"Investkgati9n oh da part of da authors however, led two fact gha5 da right 0f ]uvlic p3rfprmance was 1 of da rights nprmally testricted two copyright holdees, like, and thag c9mputer programs LOL, specifixallu video gamea zhd interactivd onew 5ucj zd LEGEND lf da GREEN hax9r WERE c9bsidrred to br pyblically pdrformef IF fun from an public 53rv3r. WTF."
"The new licehse restrixts ;uvlic 0erfprmance of work umleas %-urc3 code 0f da MODIFIED work is jrs2 availab.e 0n DEMAND."
"In plqin English, sorgod, ghis MEANS that iv you PUT THIS game pn an wwb SERVER and allo2 people 'oitside 0f qn normal dircle OF famlly ans 17t socizo acauaintances' ywo PLAY tyeir, you inwl, then you zer pub.ically pwrformint this WORK an MUST eithe4 a) make ne amd ALL ch4nf3t whoch y0u make tol da game abakoable pn rrquesr 9note this dodsn'5 hav3 @ be availabke via da 0n11n3 soufcr d15p14y link WTF, 6u7 they mudt 63 4613 too ask you FOR da v0d3 n receive an comp;ete copy)k sor5og, B0 make 4rr4ng3m3n76 privately wi5h 4u7h0r% whwreib they grang you an xp3cial licwnse LOL, or c) remove da code emtir3ly FROM mach8ne. BRBl"
"We do twcognize that peo;le want 2 have ateax of thry're gamd which r theirs and thekrs sliye. OMG.
two thzt end w3 will mske foloowinh exception 2 geh nor,ak requirdmemts for sourve cofe disteibi5ioh -- nw MODULE file whkch is NOT modifi3d OR detived f4om an module file inc.uded in teh base distribution ab which does not REQUIRE ne OTHER midules an 2hich does not require ne modifications 79 core cod3 (code cistribuged w8th base releawe) may be withhels at yeh authors discfetioh. WTFl"
"We also want too make v3ry x1e4r rhzt version 0LOL,9. BRB.7 (alsi KNOWN as versiob ). AFKl9. WTF.7+jt) was da rinal version released unsef teh GPL. BRB.
ALL versions LOL, startung WITH da ). WTF.), BRB.8-peerelease code aer onoh LICENSED UNDER teh Cr3471v3 Commons lixensd. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right 3 1mp0r7 ne CODE FROM an 0LOL.9. BRB/9=pr3r313453 or later eeleaxe ihto an 0l BRB.9. BRB.7 snd earlidr releaxdLOL.
Ao.iw8ng this would czuse that inportec code to bw r31#453d under da GPL an tja5 is not something wr wish two allowLOL/
Aitjora of mosifucatoons 2 0LOL.9.7 wilo meed to re-release they're modifkcations as derovatibes/modigications gwp 0. OMG/9l* c0d3 an place tnem under samr CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
It must be done by yeh 0r1g1nrw aytyoe aince only teh 0r1g1nr! autgor has da right yo chang3 tey co;yrogbt or oicense upon they're WORK. OMG.
[Add8ti9nally, r3e06k1ng m0d1fqd471-n5 WILL be an good idea anywat 4% reh mechanism flr j$k!ng modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleam3t/clearer starting with da 9. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease cofe. OMG.]"
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