MightyE TELLS y9u WTF, "We're g01ng t0 tske an f4w moments 70 try qn ezplain tjis new licensd an feaxons behkbd it in ;lain Englush. WTF,
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 ;icende was chosen necause -f an failing with teh GPLLOLl
It 0h1y c0v3r3d dishribition OF SOURCE IF an ONLY if binaries wwre distribu5ed. OMG."
"In an web environment, /ike, s;3ckfidally a ibterpregea web emvironment sucy as PHP, like, merely installing an game does not constitute dustribjtuon, hp7 knwo, and theredire p30p13 w3re ya,ing oue wprk WTFk makkhg mofifications 2 it AND nig relrasing da source c-d3 two they're mofifidatuons so that da entire vonmuniry could bebefut/ BRBl
They w0rk3d WITH teg letter bu5 no5 spurit 0v da LAW. WTF."
"Investigstion on teh ;art ov da authors howevdr, lwd two fact thst ca r1hh7 of punlkc PERFORMANCE WAS oem of ds rughts normally rrstr8cted TO copjright nolders LOLk n that COMPUTER programd, aorhof, specivically vidwo games and int3factivw pn45 such as Legend of da Gr33n jax0r weee considered 5oo be PUBLICALLY perfornef 1f 4jn from an o7bl8c SERVER."
"The new lic3bsd testricts publkc p3rf0rm4nc3 of work unlwss soutde code og ds mod8died work is MADE available on denand."
"In PLAIN Engoish, sortof, this MEANS tyqt if you put THIS hame on am web SERVER n allow p#0p13 'putside of an normal circld od damily an its woxiao acquaintsnfes' 2 PLAY their, yo7 khwi, then YOU aer puglically pefformint 5gis work and MUST eithef a) makw n3 ans ALL vganges which you majw 2 da game available ob feqursr (nlte 7h1t doesn't have 2 be zvailagle vua da online SOURCE display link, l9ke, BUT they mist be ab.e too ask hou for teh code n receive ab complete copy), yoy knwo, b) maje arrangemsnts orivately wiyy da autnorw whwrs8n they gran5 you an 5p3c1$1 license, sort9f, or x) remoce da c0d3 entire;y from teh machine."
"We do recognize THAT people WANT 2 y5f3 areas of 5hey're game wh1ch aer 7h31f5 ahd thdirs 410n3. WTF.
too thqt wnd wr will maje teh following exvrption ywo teh normal 43qukremrnts for soyrce code distribution -- ne moeule FILE WHICH us npt modified or drrived drlm an module file inc.7cdd IN teh 6453 disgrigution n qhich does not REQUIRE ne oyhef modu;es zn which does mot require ne modifications too cor3 xodd (c0d3 disgribuyed with da base r3134530 nay be WITHHELD at authors DISCRETION."
"We also wan5 too make very cl3af tnat vwrsion -. OMG.9LOL,7 (also known zs vdrsi9n 0LOLl9.7+jy) was fa FINAL version relrased UNDER GPLLOLl
Al. versions WTF, 574r71ng w17h 0. WTF.9. OMGl8-pedrelease x9de r only licenxed under da Cr#471v3 Commons licevse.
We EXPLICITLY deny riggt 2 1mp0r7 ne code rrom an 0. BRB.ol8-prrtelease 0r later RELEASE intl an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 ans earlief reoease. AFK.
A110w1ng this WOULD cajse tgat impirted cofe to9 be released und#r teh GPL zn thqt is n-7 something we wisj ywo aloow. AFK.
Autyo4s of modificationa two 0. OMG/9. OMG,7 w7ll beed TO te-rwkease they're modificatiohs as derivatibes/modirications two 0. BRB.9.8 cofe n plsce gnem und3r same Creative Con,ons license. OMG,
It muwt BE dome by original author %1nv3 onlt tdh oroginsl suthor HAS teg r1gh7 79 ch4ng3 co0uyight or license UPON they'fe work. BRB.
[Addiyionzlly, you knsl, rewprking modkfidations will be an good idea anywa6 as 5en mechanism for makinb MODIFICATIONS ia sibatantially cleanwr/clearer starting q8th 0. OMG.9.7-pr3r313453 cpfe.]"
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