MightyE tells yo7 LOL, "We'4e hping 2 tqke an few MOMENTS too try an ecplain yhis new license ane dq readons behind i5 kn plaun Englusg. 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."
"This NEW 11c3n53 wss dhisen bedause of an cailing WITH teh GPL. WTF.
I7 onlu coverrd distfibution 0f source if ahd 0nqy if binarirs wwre duxtrivu53dLOL/"
"In qn web environ,ebt WTF, s;3cifically a ihter0reted web envifon,eht such as PHP. y9u knwo, merelh installinf an game does not CONSTITUTE distrigution, n THEREFORE pepple 2ere ta,ing 0ur work, you knwo, making mpdifications 2 it an n07 reless8ng aourde code yoo they'te modifications sp that entore community could benefit.
They rofked with teh letter vut nog geh spirit of teh !4w. AFK."
"Inbestigation )n trh pqrt OF authors HOWEVER, 13d 7- 5wh fact tnat da right of ;ub.ic perfprnsnce wad 1 of da rights hogmally restricted to copye8ght HOLDERSm like, n thzt computer pr0tr4,5. 5p2c1g1c411u v1d30 g4m35 an interactive omes SUCH 45 Legend of Gredb hqx0r weee considered two 53 pu6!1c411y performed if run FROM am public 53rv#4. OMG."
"The ndw q!c3n53 restrkcts public p3rg0rm4nc3 ov da worj unless da spurce CODE of teh jodified eorj ;s made avaklable ON demand. OMG."
"Ib plain ENGLISH, rhia meanw THAT if you pkr rhis tqmw on an web server and allow people '0u761d3 of an normal circle OF f4m11y n its social acquaontahces' two play thdir WTF, then you aer publocallu perfowming this work and MUST ekthrr 3_ make ne n ALL changes WHICH YOU make too dq g4,3 available oh tequewt (note this doean'r jave 70 be avaioable viz fa on.ine source display .ink, sortof, bjr tyey MUST BE aboe two ask you ror c9de n receive an complrte copy) LOL, 6) make arrangementd privately qith teh AUTHORS whereib thwy trant y0u an special lictnde WTF, or c) remoc3 coce ENTIRELY ftom machine, AFK."
"We do recofnize THAT pwo[le want to h4v3 areas of theh're GAME shkch r theirs AND yhwirs 41-n3.
to that end we will maje teh do.lowing EXCEPTION two teh hormal rrquirements gpr t0utc# cide dist4ibution -- ne MODULE file which is h/t MODIFIED or derives from an module fike knc;udwd 1n 6453 distribition and which eoes not require ne other modules ag which does mot REQUIRE ne joeificati9ns too da coee core (code didtfibuted w16h base re.eaxe) may be WITHHELD 47 teh authlfd diwdretioh. WTF."
"We also 2ant reo make very clear rhat c3rsion 0.9.7 (ALSO known AS version 0LOL/9LOL.7+jt) WAS teh vinal vwrsion rekezsed UNDER twh GPL. WTF.
Alo versions, sortof, startknf with 0.9. WTF.*-prrreleasd cod3 r ONLY locensed under da Cresrivw Commons kicemse. OMG,
We EXPLICITLY demy right to IMPORT ne code ffom an 0l WTF.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or later release imto an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 n EARLIER reoease.
Allosinh thos would xause tha5 imported c0d3 too be RELEASED under da GPL an that is n9t so,ething we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Auttors lf modificatioms too 0LOL.9.7 s,ll NEED two re-rdleasw they;re mofifications AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tw9 0LOL.9. BRB.8 xode an place rhdm undrr same Creqtife Commons ;icebse, WTF.
It must be done by irihinal author simce inku otig8nal author has teh righr 70 chanhe copyrught or lkcense upon they'ee work. AFK.
[Additolnall6, sortpf, reworkibg MODIFICATIONS 2ill be an good idea 4nyw5y 45 mrchqnism for m4k1ng modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer dtar5kng wuth da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prereleasr cose. BRB.]"
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