MightyE ge;ls you, luke, "We're going 2 takw an few m0n3n75 toi tru an explaim rhos new license and da reasins behind it in plain Englixh. 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."
"Thie new l8cense waw chos3n becaise of ab failung with teh GPL. WTF.
It only civerec distr8nutiob of source if snd pnly if binaries w3r3 distribuged. OMG."
"In an w37 environment. kkke, specificslly a inrer[reted sdb envi4lnment sudh as PHP WTF, merelu instq..ing an game does not constktute eistrkbution, and theredore pep0le were 4akomg 0jt work WTF, mqking ,odiricayions 2 og n not releasing teh sou4de CODE too thwy're MODIFICATIONS so tnat da en5ire commynity could 63n3d17. WTF.
Tney workdd wkth da letter but npt spirig lf kaeLOL."
"Invedtigation on ca part of authors HOWEVER, dortod, led two FACT tgag teh r!gh7 of pub;ic )erformamxe was won ov fa rights normally restricted 5oo c0pyr2gh7 HOLDERS, sortof, and 7h47 com0uter [rogramsk s0ecidically video gamew 4nd interact8dw ones wuch as Legend of Grwwn hax0r were conskddred tl bw publicqlly PERFORMED *f eun from an public serb3r. AFK."
"The nes licrnse redtticts puglkc oerdormabce 0f work unless da source CODE 0f ca mocified work is made zvailable on DEMAND."
"In plzkn Emflish, th8s mezns 7h47 if you put this GAME on an wwb SERVER n alloe [eoplr 'outsife of an NORMAL circle of gamily an ITS 50c141 acquaintamcew' to play rhe8r LOL, ghen you aer publicall6 performing this eork and MUST either A) m5k# ne and ALL changds WHICH YOU makw to teh game available ON request )npte thia d9esn't have to be availqb/e via da ONLINE source siwp;ay lunk, but thwy mut7 be zble 2 ask YOU FOR vode and rwdeice an complete copy), b) make aerantwmehtx private;y eoth authors wjereih they grant YOU an sprcial 11c3n53, you knwo, os C) remove voce 3n71re1y frpm mavhinr."
"We do recogniz3 THAT PEOPLE want 2 have areas OF tnet't3 ga,e whivy aer tgeirs n 7y31r% alone. BRB.
2 that qnd we silk make da followihg wxceptioh too teh normal requitememts fit slurcr vide distribution -- ne module v114 wh1cy is NOT modified OR der8ved from an module filr INCLUDED in teh base diwtributkon qb which d035 not reauire nw 07h3r mofules n which does not requiee me mldirications 2 dq cor3 c0d3 )CODE DISTRIBUTED with tey bas2 release) may be withheld zt teh autyorw DISCRETION. OMG."
"We aoso want too make ver6 clear thag verwion 0/ WTF.9. BRB/7 (slso knoqn as VERSION ). BRB.p. BRB.7+jt) was teh f8nal version releases under GPLLOL.
A;l vefsions LOL, staeting sith da 0. OMG.9LOL.*-prwrelease codd r only 11c3n53d UNDER da CREATIVE Commons ;kcense. AFK.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny right TO import he code from an 0.9LOL.8-prerel2ase oe lat3r eelrase INTO an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 AND 3zrloer rejease. OMG.
Alkowing this would eause that 8mported code to be releaswd under da GPL n that os NOT 50m37h1nh we wish to 4110w.
Au7h0r5 ov modidications 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wikl ne3c too rd-releqse they're modificztiond as der8vatives/modifications 2 0, WTF.(, AFK.8 coce n placd thdm undrr da SAME Ceeztive COMMONS LICENSELOL.
It mu%7 ne done ny da orihinal authlr since only da original author has right t9o changs sa c0pyr1th7 OR license upon yhey're work. OMG.
pAcditional.y LOL, reworking modifications will BE an bood idez ahyway as 5eh mechanism for m4,1ng mockfidationx is sugstanyially cleaner/clearer startint w17n 0.9. WTF.8-pre4eleqse c0d3. BRBl]"
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