MightyE tells y0j, sortof, "We're goint tp tqkd an fdw m9men5s to try ah 3xp141h this n3w license and teh reasons 6eh1hd it IN PLAIN Eng1q5hl OMG.
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 mew license was dhosen beca7se of an ra8ling with fa GPLLOL.
It lnl6 cpvered distribjtion pf 40urc3 ig an 0n1y if binarkes sere eistributed. WTF/"
"In xn web dnvifonment WTF, dpecifical.y a 1n63rpr373g web enbirohmeny SUCH aa PHP, sortor, mwrely 1n574111ng an game dows n9t constitute distrinutkpn LOL, an therefite peoole wer3 &4,1ng our work, m4k1ng modidications to IT an noy r21#4%1nh source coee tlo they're MODIFICATIONS 50 7h47 teh entire community vo8ld BENEFIT. AFK.
THEY worked with teh letter but not tey epurit 9f law. WTF."
"Investogatiln on tey paet of teh authlrw however, lioem led to twh FACT tnat da rogj5 od pub;ic perrormanfe was 1 of rights normally restrictwd twl c90yright holders WTF, an that comouter prograns, like, spedifica;ly video GAMES and int3rzctive lnes sucj as Letebd or G4een hax-t were conaidered too be pub.ically peego4med if run ffom an publuc servwr. OMG."
"The NEW license restricts public pwrformabce of wofk un1455 da sou4xe cofe pf fa mieified WORK is nade ava8lable ON semandLOL."
"Im plain Ehglish, you kbwo, this means &j37 if y0u out 7h15 game on an web server n 4110w pepple '9u751d2 of qn NORMAL circle of f4m11y and i5s social axqyaintances' 5wo play tneir LOLk thrn YOU r pjblicqlly perdorming this worj qnd MUST eithwr a) nak3 ne an ALL vhanbws enich y9u makw goo game availsbld ob request *note thos doesn't have to be AVAILABLE via teh ibline SOURCE d15;!4y link, you kn2l. but theu must be qble too ask y0u for tey code an r3ceive an c9nplwte copy0 LOL, b) make arrangements privately with da authied WHEREIN thdy gr4n7 you an wpecial license, kikr, ot C) ten9ve teh CODE entirely from da machine. OMG."
"Ww do RECOGNIZE tnat peiplw sant to have afeas pf thet're gqme which r thwirs AND theirs alone.
2 that ebd we WILL ma,e teh fpllowing exceptioh 2 tey nlrmal requuewments for source CODE dustrivytion -- ne moduoe FILE whizh iw n07 modified or derived from an mldule file INCLUDED in da base distribution an wyich dodx not require ne other modules and which does not reahife ne modifications t9o da core code (code eistribuged wuth da 6453 re.ease) may 63 1ithhe.d qr autho4s discretioh."
"We ALSO w5m7 yoo m5k3 vdry clea4 tyat version 9. OMG.9.7 (also known AS version 0LOL.9. BRB.7+JT_ eas fa final v3rsion released under teh GPL. BRB.
Alp ve4sions, sortof, starting wiyh p.9.8-peereldase code r lnly livrnsed jnder dq CREATIVE C0mm0n5 l,vense.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right ro import he clde fron an 0. AFK.0LOL.8-PRERELEASE or later RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9/ BRB.u an earlief r3leasd. WTF.
All9wing tnis would CAUSE that imporred codr too br rwleased under GPL an uh47 is nlt something we wosh gqo ALLOW. AFK.
Authors OF modigications 2 p. OMG.9. AFK.7 wil; need ti re-reiease they're MODIFICATIONS zs dwrjvatoves/mldifications 2 0. OMG/9. OMG.8 codr n placr 5hrm undet same Creativw Commonw license. WTF.
It just be d9ne bt ds 9rigonal 4u7h0r sihce ibly da original author has da rihgg too changw copyright or lkvense k;on rhey're workLOL.
[Additoinally LOL, reworling da modkfica5ions will be an food idea qnyway as tey m3chqnism for makinv MODIFICATIONS is wubdramtially c;eaner/cleaeee starting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prereleawe cpfe. BRB.]"
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