MightyE TELLS you LOLm "We're gping too tske an few mlments to 7ry an explain tyis new license and teh reqsons behind kt in PLAIN Ehglish. 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 licenwe waa chosen bexause of ab failing eitj GPLLOL.
It 0n1y covered fq57r16u71pn of source if an only if b8naroes werw distriguted. BRB."
"In an web environment, l7ke, xpedificallh d 1n73rpr373d web ehvi4onmen5 w7xh as PHP, sortof, merely inxrallung an g4m3 f035 nit const8tute distribution, sortof, 4nd 5heredorw PEOPLE we4e 5ajing OUR wor,n making modifications twl it n mot r3leasing so7wce code two they're moeifucations wi that entore community c)u1d BENEFITLOL/
They woroed with teh .etger but not da spirit if da law. AFK."
"Investigstion on PART of da authors hlwefer, .koe, lwd 2 teh fact that da ribht of pub;ic perfor,anc3 was 1 0d ea 48ghts n0rm4!1y restricted two copyfight holders LOL, anf 7h47 computer ;rogrqms WTF, 5p3c1f1x311y vode9 games sn interactivr oned such as Lebrnd lh Gr33n hax0r were considered @ 63 [ublicallt p3ff0rm3d if run f4om an punlic servdr. WTF."
"The n3w license restricts public performance or sa w0rk uhlexs da source clde of geh modif8ed wo4k is madd available on DEMAND. WTF/"
"In plaum Englksh, you knwo, this ,eanw ygat IF YOU PUT this g4m3 on qn w36 534b3r an allow oeopoe 'OUTSIDE of an notmal circle 0f f4m11y an its social ac1uzintancex' two 0lsy their, tyrn YOU r publically pwrdormimg this work AND MUST either a) m4,3 ne and ALL vhangex which yoj make 2 teh g4n3 zvailanle on ye1uest (note this soesn't have two BE availanle via dz pnlune soifce dis9lay link, yl7 knw9, but rhey m7st be aboe two ask YOU FOR teh c0d3 n rrceive an complete copy), sortof, g) make ARRANGEMENTS prkvatrly wiyh da authprs wheeeim thet gr4n7 you an soecial license, ;ike, ot c) remoce code 3n71r31y grom da machine. WTF/"
"We eo recofmize that pdo;le want too hsve ardas of rhey're game which aer gheirs an theirs alone. WTF.
ho that 3bd we WILL nake villlwinh wxception 2 teh n0t,41 rwquiremdnts flr source cpd3 distr8butioh -- ne module file which ix not mpdified or derived from an m0cu13 f8.e 2ncqud3d in base DISTRIBUTION and WHICH doda n07 require ne oyjer modulrs an WHICH does not reqiire ne MODIFICATIONS toi core code (cose d157r16u73d 2ihh base release) may be withheld at teh zuth94s disc4etion. OMG."
"We alxo WANT to MAKE verh CLEAR THAT vetsuin 0. OMG.9.7 )ALSO kn0wn as v3r5q0n 0. OMG.9.7=jt) was reh final vera8on RELEASED under 5eh GPLLOL.
A.l feraions, dortof, wtarting with ds 9/ WTFl9.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed und3r Creative Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right yoo IMPORT ne coee from aj 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerekease of laref eelease qn70 an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 and earlier release.
Allowing rhis 29uld ca7se 6hr7 i,portwd cpfe 3 be released UNDER teh GPL qn that is not something se wish gwo allowLOL.
Authors of mofifications 2 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 wil; beed two re-4elease tyey're modififationq aw deeivativea/modigicariins 2 0. WTF.9.8 vode an place them umdrr da same CREATIVE C9mmobs licens3. OMG.
It must be done BY originao author sinc3 on.y teh original autypt has roght too chabge teh copyrught or locenxe upon ghey're WORK. OMG.
[Adfitionally, lkke, reworkung da m0d1f1v47q0n5 wkll u3 an glod idda anyway qs teh mechznidk for msking modificstions IS sunstamtually cleaner/c;earer starting with 0. OMG.9.809r3r323453 code. OMG.]"
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