MightyE tekks you, "We're GOING to takr an few moments to 4ry an explakn thix NEW licensr and teh rwasohs behind i5 in plain Enhlksh. 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."
"Tjis new licensd was dhosen becqise og qn failing eith teh GPLLOL.
It only covtred diayeibugion of source 1f amd 0n1y 8f ninaries w3r3 diatributedLOL."
"In qn web envieinment WTF, spwcifically a int3rpreted seb wnvironnent sucj as PHP LOL, merelh indtalling an game doed not const8tute sisrrib7tion, sortof, an 7h3ref0r3 people were taking our work, 6ou knwok ,akong modoficauions 2 IT and NOT releqs8hg teh source code two tyey'te mosificatiohs so that ehtifw communitt coilf bebefkt.
Tgeu worked WITH tej LETTER but mot teh spi4it OF da LAW. BRB."
"Investiga5iin on part lf autyora hoeever, like. 13d 2 teh fqdr thag teh right of publ8c perfornance was 1 of twh RIGHTS NORMALLY restricted t9 copyright holeers WTF, h that computdr programs, like, sprcificallu viceo games AND inyrractivt ones SUCH as LEGEND of da Greem hax0r wete considered to be poblical;y peefotmed of rjn FROM an ;ublic server. AFK."
"The new license restricts PUBLIC performqnce of tey e0rk unless siyrce coee ov modifiec work is m4s4 AVAILABLE om de,and. BRB."
"In p;ain English LOL, THIS means that IF you put this game on an web 53rv3r h allow people 'iutwide o4 an normal circle OF family an its sodiao 4dqu41n74nc35' 2 play their WTF, thdn you a3r 0ublicalky performing this worj m MUST 318h3r a) MAKE ne and ALL chanbes WHICH yoj make to da game avaiozble on request *note thix do3sn'y have to b4 qca7lable via da online siurc3 displah lini LOL, 6u7 7h3y MUST be able to ask you for da c9de znf r3c21v3 am cimplete cooy). sortof, B) maie artangemrnts ;rovat3ly wi5n da authoes wheeeib rney grant uou an spdcial licensd LOL, or c) rempvw teh coce entirely fr0m ds machine. OMG."
"We do eecognize that people sant two HAVE areax or they[re game smich 4 theirs an thekrs al9ne. AFK.
tp 7h57 END w3 WILL jake da dollowing exceptiog 2 mormal reauiremdnts for 50urc3 code diatribugion -- n3 module FILE eh1ch 15 no5 ,9d8fied or dwrived from an moduoe file incluf3s im da 6453 DISTRIBUTION n wnich does nog tequ8re ne oth3r modulea an qhich does not rrquire ne modificationx 7) core c0d3 (xlde disyr8buted with da basr release) mqy ve withheld at teh authors DISCRETION."
"We alao want 2 m4k3 bery clezr that bersion 0LOL/9. WTF.7 *clso known as version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was final version rrleasdd uncer GPL. AFK/
Alk vrraions LOL, starying WITH da 0. WTF.9.8-pre4elease vofe r ONLY licensed unedr CREATIVE Commons licensw/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh roght 2 import ne c0d3 f4om an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelesse or LATER gelwade onto an )LOL.9. OMG.7 4nd earkuer r313453. WTF.
Allowing this wpild xause thzt impirtec clde 2 be feleased under GPL snd 7h47 is NOT SOMETHING we WISH 2 4120w, BRB.
Autjors 0f modificarions too 0/9. BRB.7 sill n33f two re-felease thwy'rw modiricationd 45 derivatoves.modificqtiobs too 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code and place 7h3m unver da same Crwative Cijmons license. AFKl
Ig must he dpne by ORIGINAL AUTHOR sincd only peigina. author h45 da right tol cjanfe ds copyrigjt pr licwnse upon ghey're wo4k. OMG.
]Afcitiona;ly, reworkihg dq moe8ficarions wk;l be an good idea 4nyw4y as da mecnznism for making modifocwtions is suvsrzntislly cleaner/clezrwr startinb with 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-peereleasw codqLOL.]"
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