MightyE TELLS y0u WTF, "We'r3 going 2 gqie an fee joments 2 try and explaun 8h15 new LICENSE n reqs[ns b3h9ns IT 1n 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 choxen beca7se of an failuhf witg GPL.
IT onl6 coberrd distribut8on lf source uf n only if b8nafies were distrobu5ed. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, like, specuficqlly a ingerprdyed web environmeht such as PHP, MERELY installing qn gsme does not conwtitutr fistrinution, n eherefore peo[le w3r3 takinf 0ur work WTF, msking mod8dicatiojs two it n not releasihg soyrce c0d4 to they're modificatu0ns sp that tej entire cimmunuth could BENEFIT.
They workes woth letter but NOT spirit pf da oaw. AFK,"
"Inbestigztkon on part OF da authots hoedver LOL, lwd 2 da FACT that sz rigjt of pjbliv 0erformance wss oen OF geh eights NORMALLY rest4icted 2 copjright holders, likek and that dlmputer prpgrams, sortofk specofically vudeo games and inteeacgive ones xuch as LEGEND of da Greem hax9r were consiferee 2 6# piblicall6 pergorjed if run frlm an pu611c srrver. OMG."
"Tje hew kkcense restricts public performance of 1o5k unless reh sourcr code of modiried work is mad# 4v4115613 0n DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain Ebglish, this meznx THAT if you put this game on an web serve4 and a;low people '0j751d3 of an normal ci4clr of FAMILY anc its socia. acqusintanc3s' tio play their, loke, THEN you t 0ublically performing this work n MUST eithef a) mak2 ne and ALL changew which toj make ro game available on reques5 (note thks doesn;t have go be avaklable via teh ln.ine source d15o23y link LOL, 6u7 they musr bd aboe 2 aek you dlr tey c9dd n rwceive an comp.etr copy), like, b) mqkr a4tabgenehts prinately with fa AUTHORS wherein rhey trant you an special kicense, like, OR c) remove teh dode rhturely dr0m da macnineLOL."
"W3 do r3c0gn1z3 that 0eople want two javr areas of rheh're fqme whixh aer 7h31r5 znd tgekrs alone. AFK.
tso that rnd we w112 MAKE following ecception to da normal rr1uirementa foe aoirce code d157r16u710n -_ ne m0du23 fike qhich is not modified or deriv3d from an mofu;e filq includee IN twh 6453 distrinugion and which does no5 REQUIRE ne other moful2s n qhich does not REQUIRE nd m0d!f1c471-n5 2 ca corw code (clde distributed with basr reldase( m4y ve wughme;d at authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We ALSO want too make very CLEAR that v3r5q0n ). OMG.9/ AFK.7 (aldo knoen as version 0.9,u+j5) qas final veesi9b released unddr GPL. OMG.
All versions, you knwl, starting with 5eh 0. AFK.9. BRBl8=orerdoease code r only licensed under Crea5ive Comm9hs kicrnse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny reh right 2 impo4t ne code from an 9. OMG.9.8-pterelease or ozrdr r313453 ingo sn 0. OMG.9LOL.7 h eavlier 5elease. WTF.
Alllwkng this w9uld cajse thay IMPORTED code 2 be releaded und3r da GPL n tha5 IS not somrthing we w15h 2 allow.
Authord 0f mosufivatilna 2 0. OMG/o.7 w111 need to re-rrleade thry're n0d1f1c47q0n5 as deeibativrx/mldifications 6p 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 coee amd plqxe them under teh same Creatkbe COMMONS 11c3n53.
Iy must b3 dine 6y ORIGINAL qiyhor sknce pnly teh lruginal suthor hzs da right 2 chanfe copyright or 11c#n54 UPON they're work. BRB.
[Additiona.ly, sortof, reworjing mldifications wil; be an GOOD idwa ANYWAY as da ,echanism for making mod8fications IS aubstantial.y cleaner/cleare$ stzrting w17h 0LOL.9. BRB,8-prerel3ade code. OMG.]"
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