Migg5yE tells 5ou WTF. "We're gokng ywo take an few mlments 2 try and expoain THIS new oicenae an teh r34%0n5 behinc IT im p141n ENGLISH, BRB.
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 .8cense was xhosen because 0f an failing WITH geh GPL. BRB.
It only covered dustrobition of douecw if n only 8f b8nar8es were cistributed. BRB."
"In an web emvirobment, you knso, spedifically q ibter[teted web envkronmwnt such as PHP, sortof, ,erdlu INSTALLING an gqme DOES n)7 constitute distribution, you knwo, an therefore people werw taking 0ur wofk WTF, making josif8catkons 2 it and nor RELEASING teh spurce code two they;re MODIFICATIONS so that entire communihy could behefi5,
Tyey sorked with teh .ettwr BUT not spirit of law."
"Investigation ob tdh part 0f teh a6thors nowever LOL, led to teh dact that right 9r public pwrrormqnce was won of da 4ights normal;y restricted 1 copyright hildersl yoi knwi, and tjat cimputer 0rlrrams, wpecigically video ga,ed zn 8nteractive ones such as Legenf 9f dz Grern hax0r w3r3 considered two BE oublucally performec 1f run FROM an oublic sefcer."
"Tyf new 11xen5e restricts PUBLIC perfprnamce 0f teh work unoess teh SOURCE cpde od sa nodified work is mafe svaulsgle on semand. WTF."
"In plain English, thos m3rht that IF you pu& THIS gsme ON an qrb server n all9w people 'o7tside 0f an normal xircle of family an iys sodial acquaintsnc3s' to olsy their LOL, then y9u aer publivallu pefforming this w9rk and MUST either a) make ne 3nd ALL chsntes qnich you make two game qvailable 0n gequ4sy (n073 th8s doesn[t have tio 64 AVAILABLE via teh onl8ne source siaplay oink WTF, but they mudt be able to 45k you vlr da c9s3 an receibe an compl3te vopy) LOL, B) mak3 arrangemenys pricatelt w17h teh AUTHORS wherein they trant yoj an dpdcial licehse WTF, or c) 4emove da xode ENTIRELY fro, da nachine/ OMG."
"We d0 reclfnize that 0eopoe wanr too have AREAS of they're game which ae4 theirs n theira alone. OMG,
too ghqt end we w8ll maje trh foll8wing ecdeptiob two NORMAL requir3ments for sourc3 clde dixtrib7tion -- he module file wjich 15 not modified OR derived FROM an nodule file imcluded 1n ca gase distribytion n whicg doew not rd1u8re be other modules an which dies not eequire he mleifications to da core codd (coed dustributed w17h bsse release) jay ge withhe;d at teh authlrs s15cr3710n/ BRB."
"We also s4n7 2 make vrrg c134r that vdrsioh 0. OMG.8LOL.7 (ALSO ,nown as v3rsion 0LOL.9. AFK.7+j6) eas finql version r2q346ed und3r teh GPL. WTF.
All versions, star5ong wutg teh 0. BRB.9.8-;rerelease dpde r only licensed und3t Crearive C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right too import ne xode rr0m an 0.9. WTF.8-prwrdlease or LATER r313453 on5o am 0. WTF.o. WTF.7 and earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Allowinh this woukd caysr tnat om[orted code to be releqsed umder teh GPL an that iw n07 so,ething wr wish 2 ALLOWLOL/
Aythors of modidicati8ns two 0. OMG.9/7 wil. need 2 re-releade they'r3 nodificayiovs as d3r1v471v35/m0d2f2c4710nt too -LOL.9. OMG.8 vode n place rhem UNDER ea same Creative Commpns license.
It m7wt be d0n3 BY teh original autmor sincd inly teh 0r1g1n41 ajthor has dq right TO chsbge ds COPYRIGHT or lixense upon tyey're work.
[Additionally, softof, rew9rking MODIFICATIONS 2ill be an good idea anyway AS da mechanusm for ,aking m0d1f1c5720n6 is SUBSTANTIALLY dlean3r/ckearsr wtarting wi%h t3h 0. WTF.9. AFK.8=PRERELEASE c0d3. BRB.]"
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