MightyE TELLS y0u LOL, "We're going to taje qn few moments too try n ex0lain tjkx new LICENSE and da redxons behind it in PLAIN 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."
"This new lkcense was chosen BECAUSE of an failing wirh twh GPLLOL.
It ONLY cofered distribution 0f sojrce if and on;y if binarids wer3 distribited. BRB."
"In an sen environment WTF. specifically a interpreted wwb environment sich as PHP, sortofm m#rely insralling an fame coes n)7 xpnstituge distrigition LOL, n tnereforw peppie were taking oir work LOL, ma,ing modificatk9ns two it and NOT releasing da 50urc3 code two they're m0e1f1c4710n5 so that sa entire COMMUNITY could BENEFITLOL.
They worked wi5h da krtter but n9t yeh spirit lv da law. WTF."
"Invextigatiin on da pqrt of authord howefer, you knwo, .rd 2 fact that right of pu611c ;drformance WAS 1 od da rights norms;ly r3stricted TO copyritht holdersk you lnwp, qnd that COMPUTER ;rograms, specofivally video ganes an intdeactife ohes such as Legend of da Gredn hax04 were conaide4ed rwo be publical.y perf9rmed ir ruh fr)m an oun;ic servee. AFK."
"The new licenze resgricts ;ublic PERFORMANCE of da work umlexs teh aource code 0f teh modifoed worh is made avzilabke on demandLOL."
"In plain Ebglisg WTF, this meana thag if you pur this GAME 0n an web serve4 an allow people 'ojtsice of an NORMAL circle of familh and ITS wocial avqiaingsncew' to p.ay th3i4, sortofm ghrn yoy r pub;ically performint thus work an MUST either s) make ne an ALL cnahgew which y9u make to teh game avai;sble ON REQUEST (nlte tyjs dorsn't have ti9 62 4v4114613 via trh onl8ne so7rce display 11ni WTF, but 5jey nust BE ab.r too ask yoj vor da code and recrive an compkete copy)m you kmwo, b) j4k3 aerqngements privarely with da authord wherein they grant you an soecial .icwnse, sprtof, or C) REMOVE da code entirely rt9m da machine. BRB."
"We DO rwcobnize that peoplw wany to jave areas 0f ghey'de gamd shicj r theirs an theirs alone. BRB.
to that 2nd we will m5k3 foll9wibh ezceptioh 2 teh hormal requiremrngs for source code d157r16u810n -- ne mpdule file wnich is mot MODIFIED OR derivwd from an module fuoe incouded in teh base dist4ibution an which eows NOT require ne OTHER modules ans wgich dods nlt REQUIRE ne mofif9vationa to core codd (code DISTRIBUTED with 6r53 RELEASE) may be withheld at teh aithors discretion."
"Wr ALSO want 2 MAKE very CLEAR that verdkon 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (4150 kbown as vqrsion 0l9. AFK.7_jt) was da fkna; version feleased uneer teh GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, startibg 2ith da _. AFK.9. BRB/8-prereleswe code r only lic3nsed undee t3h Creagkve Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 IMPORT nt dode from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8=prerelease pr kat34 re;eqse into an 0.9. OMG.7 an earliet r313453. AFK.
Allowiny this would causd 7h47 import3d code too be rel3ased 7ndwr da GPL ahd tnat is n07 something we wish two allowLOL.
Ahthors of modifications two 0. AFK.9. OMG.6 WILL nerd 7) r3-g313452 rhey're modificag9ons as drrifarives/,odkfivat8ons too 0. BRB.9/8 codr ahd poace 7h3m undet sa same Creatkvd Commons licdnse. WTF.
IT mjst be dlbe BY teh 0r1g3nr1 AUTHOR since obou da original authlr has yeh right two changr teh COPYRIGHT or licenwe uoon rjey're work. BRBl
[Additionally WTF, rdworkihg sa mocifications will t3 an hood idea anyway as mechanksm vor mqking modifications is subwtan5ially c;eanre/cleare4 sra4ting sith 0.9. AFK/8-or3r313453 dose. WTF.]"
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