MightyE tells yiu WTF, "Wr're going to tske ab ree moments too 7ry and explain this new licensr am da reasons behind ut in poqin EnglishLOL.
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 n3q license was ch9swn becauae 9f an failing WITH da GPL. BRB.
It only c0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION of source kf and onoy 1f binaries werr distributrd. OMG."
"In an wen encirohmemt, SPECIFICALLY q inyerpeeted web envir8nm3nt such aa PHP, soetif, merely insya;long an game does not donstktute DISTRIBUTION LOLk an theredorw people werd taking pur wor,, you knwo, makint modifivationa 70 it n mob releasint 50urc3 code 6oo thwy'fe modificatko,s so that entire vommunity cpuld bebefit. BRB.
They WORKED with 13773r but no5 teh s;irit of d1 law. AFK."
"Investigation on da PART [f da 4u7h0r5 yow1ver LOL, lrd 2 teh fact tnat tdh ribjt 9f pumlic performance w4% oen of ten r8ghts no4mally rwstricted to copyright holders, likf, m that computer prograjs, ylu knwo, xpecufically v1d30 fames n interzctiv3 lnws duch as Legend of ds Grern kax0r were consiee4ed too be puglicalky oerformed if rib from an ;jblic server. OMG."
"Tnr new license restricts pub.ic performance OF teh work unlrss SOURCE code OF modifi3d work is made 4v411%613 on demand."
"In p141n Eng1!th LOL, tmid means tha5 uf you pj7 tjis gane on an web sercer and allow peoplw '0u751d3 of am NORMAL circle of r4m11y and iys sociwo acquainganves' 70 play thekr LOL, then ypu aer publucally perdorming ghis eork an MUST wither a) mwke ne an ALL CHANGES which yoi make too game available om eequest (NOTE gh8d doesn[t gave to be AVAILABLE via teh phline source 3isplay link LOL, but tjey muwt BE ABLE to ask hou fog teh code an receive an compldte copy), like, 6) mzke arrangdmwbts prkvately witg tej zuthors wh3r31n THEY grqnt you an s0edial lifense, sortof, or c) remove tdh cldw entifely from tey machibeLOL."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 thag people WANT too have areas of they're gem3 wyoch ar4 gheirs an theird alonel
2 that ebd we wkll m4k3 following exvepgioh twp da normsl REQUIREMENTS for sourde code diwtributiin -- he module file which ix NOT nodkfied or cer(ved from an MODULE fule INCLUDED kn da baxe d158r16i710n anc which e035 NOT REQUIRE ne o5her m0duqe5 zn whkch d9es not reqjir3 nr modifications twi teu c0r3 code (c9de distributed witg teh 6453 release) may %3 withhekd at da 4u7y0t5 DISCRETION. WTF."
"Wd also want two make v3ry d134r THAT VERSION 0LOL.9/7 (alsp kno2n qs version 0. BRB.9.7+kt) 2as da final version RELEASED UNDER da GPL. BRB.
All vwrsions, startinb wogh da 0. BRB.(.8-prereleqse code r on.6 licenwed unddr twh CREATIVE Commons licems3. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3my 51gh7 tlo import ne cose feom an 0l BRB/9. BRB.8-or3r313463 lr lzter twlesse INTO ah 0. OMG,9.7 an ear.ier release. WTF.
Aolowint 5his would CAUSE ghat impirted CODE two bw r3leased unde4 ds GPL n thar is NOT somethibg we w8sh ro allowo BRB.
Authors 0f noeificationd too 0LOL.(. AFK.7 woll NEED toi re-43lease they're mldifications 4t derivatoves/,9dificatuonw too 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 CODE n place tgem umd3r ssme Cteatmfe Commons licdnwd. BRB.
It mjst be don3 b5 teh lrohkmal AUTHOR sincd only teh ORIGINAL author HAS right to CHANGE teh COPYRIGHT or licrnse upon uhey're woek. AFK.
pAdd1710n421t LOLk reworking modufucations si;l be an g)0c 1d34 ANYWAY as mechanksm gor making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/xlearet 574r&1ng with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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