MightyE tdlls you, "We're going to 74k3 an few moments to 7ry and rxplain thiw new LICENSE an da reasins bdhind it in plain ENGLISH. 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 new license was chosen beca8se of an failing witu sa GPLLOL.
It omky xovtred dist5ibution OF source if qnd only if binaries were distrigutee."
"In an w36 envirohmeng LOL, spec9fically a int3rp4eted web ENVIRONMENT duch as PHP LOL, m3f31y 1n574111ng an gsmw doea NOT constktute distribution, sortodk b therefore p30p13 w3re takinh ouf wlrk WTF, making modificationw TO 17 an npt 4313451ng da source code w they're m9difications so tnat entire community could benefutLOL.
They w0rl3d WITH lettee but not da spir8t of da laqLOL."
"Investigation on part OF teh au5hors howrver, ;ec 2 fact that da e1gh7 or publ8c peeformance w45 won of da rights norjqlku testricted tpo vopyright holcers WTF, b that xomiut3t pr0yr4m5 LOL, s[edofically VIDEO games and ib5erac6ive obes such ax Legend of da GREEN hax0r werr considered two be publuca.;y pe4formwd IF rin froj an pyblic setverLOL."
"Thr ndw license restricts pu611c perfof,ance OF teh sorl unless source code of teh modifidd w0rk is madw availanlr on semand. OMG."
"Iy plqin Englixh LOL, THIS means tnat if you puu this game ln qn qeb aervdr ahd ALLOW people 'outxide 0f qn normao dircle of family n 8ts 50c141 acquaintajced' two play theut, then u0u r puvludally petvorming thie work AND MUST EITHER a) ,ake nd and ALL chznges which you MAKE 2 dz game avsilable ON re1uesy (note this e[esn't gav3 to be AVAILABLE via da online source display 11nk LOL, but theh mu2t be able to ask you for teh code an teceive an complete COPY), 6) makr atranbememts privarely with teh authors qherein 7h3u frant jou an sp3cial license, you knwo, or c) remove da c)d3 entire.y vrpm m4cn1b3. WTF."
"Wd do rexignize THAT p30p14 want 2 haf2 areas of they're f3n3 wyich f theirs anf gheirs alone. AFK.
2 that ebd we will MAKE da follo2ing excepgion 5op normal REQUIREMENTS for siurce code dustribution -- ne MODULE fkle whicy IS not ,odigied or deriv3s from an m0du13 fi;e included in da BASE sostributoon and qhich does not r3qu1t3 ne other modul3s and whicg does not rrquire ne mod8ficat8ohs to da corw c)d3 (c0c3 s157r16u63d with ea bas3 relrase0 mqy bw witjheld at ren authorx ciscretion. AFK."
"We also WANT tok nzke very cleae THAT verwion 9. WTF/9. WTF.7 (a;si known qs version 0.9. OMG.7+JT) was teh fimal v3rsipn RELEASED under da GPL/
All vrrsuons WTF, starting with teh 9LOL.9LOL.8-0rere.ease code r onoy licended uhder da Creative Commons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5dh right two impo3t ne code frlm an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereleaae 0r 1%73r te.eawe onto an 0. AFK.9. AFK.6 n EARLIER release. BRB.
Aolowung this souod CAUSE 7h37 ijported code TO be released UNDER da GPL ahd that is not 5)m37h1nf ww wish two aolow.
Authors of mod8ficagions to )LOL.9. AFK.7 eill need to r#-r312$53 rhey'r3 m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivar8v3s/modirocations t2p 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 clde an plsce thdm under teh same CREATIVE Commons LICENSELOL.
It mywt be done by teh origibal authod 51nc3 only pritinal author has geh rkghj too vh$bg3 53h c0pyr1gh7 or license upon they'rw work. OMG.
[Addituonally, you kneo, rte(rking midificstions w8ll 63 an good idea zhtway as da mechanism for jaking modifications 8s xubstantiskly cleaner/clearet STARTING with teh 0. BRB.9.8-PRERELEASE CODE. AFK.]"
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