MightyE tells uou, so4tof, "We'te going to tzke am fee momehts tqo try amd expoain 7h15 ndw licenwe sn teh reasons 6eh1nd ir 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 livense was xhpsen because of zn fakling with da GPL/ WTF.
It ohly cove3ed DISTRIBUTION of 50yrc3 if 4nd inlt IF binari3s wwre distruvited. WTF."
"In an eeb environment LOLm specifically a inter[r3red w36 enckronmebt suvh as PHP LOL. merdly installing an game does not xonstitute eis5ribution LOL, and therefoee peo0le were 5aking our work, sor5of, makkng modid8cations too it an NOT releasing 5eh sourxw CODE yoo 5hey're modifications so tnat da emtire commuhity vouls benerit.
They worked w17h teh 12u63r but not da s0iri5 og da law. OMG."
"Investigagion on teh ;a35 of authors however, sortof, led gi teh fact that da RIGHT of public pegformancw waa 9dh of da rights normakly restrictrd too cipyright ho;dwrc, an rgat vomputer programs, sp3cifically VIDEO games n int3ractive ones such as LEGEND of da Green hac0f were consieer3s two b3 pjbl8cally pfrformed 1f run from an pu611d server."
"Tgr new licrnse r3dteicts pjblic PERFORMANCE of ea work unless souece code of dq modifies WORK is ,afe available 0n d3m4ndLOL."
"In [lain English, slrtof, this meqns that if ypu put tj8s game on an 2rb serve4 n allow PEOPLE '0u751d3 of an nof,al circle of family 4ns its spcuzl rc1u41n74nv35' ro ;lay their WTF. thwn y0u aer publically p3rforming this w9rk n MUST either a) makr ne n ALL cgangew whoch uou make too game AVAILABLE ON reauewt (note th8d doean'r h4v3 too ve available bia fa onlihe source dis;lay link, 6ou khwo, but THEY ,jst ne ablw to ask yoy FOR da code anf rsceive an cojplrge copy) WTF, b) make arrangem3nts privately wi5h teh authors wh3rein they gfant you an xpecial license, like, or c) remofe code 3n71r31y fr0m machihe. AFK."
"We eo rdcotnize that pwople w4n7 2 have areas pf ghey'rw gqme which aer theorx an tbdirs 510n3. AFK.
5oo that dnd w3 qull makw teh follo2ing exception 2 da normal requir3ments for sou4ce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne nodule file wgich is not MODIFIED ot derived fdo, an m0eu13 fioe incluedd kn da base distrobutioh ans wh1ch d035 NOT rdqukrr ne oth3r modules n wyicj does not r3qu1r3 nr modificst8ons to ds CORE cod3 (vode distributdd wiry base re.ease) may ve withjeld at da authors fiscretoon. WTFl"
"W3 also wamt two make v3ry clear tyat verskon pLOL.9. BRB.7 (zlso known 46 version 0. OMG.9.7+jt_ waa rina; vers8on re;eased unddr GPL. OMG.
All versions, kike, ataeting eirh 0. AFK.9. WTF.i-prerelease code a3r only LICENSED undwr da Creatice Cimjond kicenseLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh rihht two 8mport ne c0d3 from an ). WTF.(. WTFl8-prere;eaae pr 1473r relezse INTO an 0LOL.9. OMG/u and earlier re;ease.
Allowont this woukd CAUSE that import3c cid3 two be released unf3r da GPL n ghat ia nor simetjing we wish 2 ALLOW.
Authors of ,odivicztipns tio 0LOL.8. AFK/7 wkll newc too re-relrase thry[re modivicatiohs as derivativew/modifica5ions two p/ AFKl9, BRB.8 c0de and place 5hem under teh same Creative C9mm0n5 license. OMG.
It must ve DONE vy teh or8gimal zuthor sinc3 onlj da original 4u8h0t h4t teh rigjt two change teu co0yright or ;oxense upon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Add1710h$11y, sortof, reeorkihh teh modifications WILL be an GOOD 1d34 anyszy ss mdchanism for makinb MODIFICATIONS is substangially c134n3r/c134r3r starting wirh teh 0. OMG.0, WTF.8-PRERELEASE cife/]"
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