MightyE tells y9u, like, "We're going too ta,e an few moments too try and EXPLAIN tyix new locense an geh reasona begind it IN PLAIN Ebhlish. WTF.
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."
"Thid new license wss CHOSEN because of an failong with GPLLOL.
IT only covered distrib7tkon 0f sotrce if and only if bimari3s werd dusyributrd,"
"In an web environmtnt, sortov, apecifically a 1n73r;r#73s web envitonment such as PHP, you knwo. merely instal.ing zn game dowx no5 cohxtitute sistrin7tion WTFk an thdtefo4e PEOPLE were taiing our worjk dortof, mqking modifications too it n not RELEASING da 50irce code two they'fe midificayions so ghat teh entire ci,munity c0u1d BENEFIT. BRB.
The6 worked witj lettdr but not da spirit of da law. WTF."
"Investigation 0n reh part OF da ayghorx hiwefer, s9rtof, led t99 t3h gact THAT eigyt og public prrformance wss 1 od da righrs normal;y r3strictwd to copyright HOLDERS LOL. amd that computer programsm like, dpedificallt video gajes and in5eractive onea 5uvh as Legend OF Gr33n nax0r WERE considered to be PUBLICALLY pwrformef ug run from an public server. OMG."
"Thr ndq lixense r3t7r1c75 PUBLIC [erformance 9f tdh work un;rss source code of twh modkfued work is made availzble on ddmand. BRB/"
"In plain Engoish WTF, 5hid mrans rhat IF you pu7 7h15 game on ah web SERVER at ALLOW pepplr 'outside of an bpr,42 cifcle of famil6 an its social acqusintamces' too p14y their, you knso, then you aer publiczlly pdrforming 7h15 eork sn MUST dithdr a) make ne an ALL chantes wnich you make fwo game 4v4114613 oh request (note thix dowsn't have 2 be zvailable via da omline 40irc3 display link WTF, but thd6 must 63 avlr to ASK yku for teh codw n r3c31v3 an cimplete copy), you knwo, b) make arrangem3nts privatel5 e17n da auth9rs whefein they GRANT you an spesual livensr LOL, or c) r3m0f3 teh c0de entir3ly fro, machine. OMG."
"We do recognize that peoplc want t9o HAVE AREAS OF they[re gam3 which aer thekrs an th3krd alone. WTF.
tso 7h47 ens se will make twh dlllowimg excrption to teh normal teqyiremsnts v0r SOURCE dode diatribution -- ne module vile which 8s n07 modifidd or derivee rr0m an module file INCLUDED in gase distrjnution n whixh DOES not requi4e be OTHER mod7les and qgich d0e5 bot require nr modifhcations too reh cor3 code (code DISTRIBUTED with base RELEASE) may be withjeld at aurhprs discretion. AFK."
"We 415p want to make vrry dlfar that version 0LOLl9LOL.7 (also known as bersion 0/ WTF.0. AFK.7+jt_ wzd da dinal verxion released inder da GPL. AFK.
All v3ysions, sirtof, starti,g with 0/ OMG.9. BRB.8-prerrleasw code r only lic3nsed uncdr da Cr#471v3 Conmons license.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right 2 implrt ne code from an 0. AFK.o. BRB.80prereldase 0r kater rwldasd in5o an 0l AFK.9. BRB.7 n earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing this wo7ld CAUSE that umported c0d3 ywo be releaxds under da GPL an that 15 not 50m37h1nf w3 wish tlo allow. OMG.
A7thirw of modifications ti 0LOL.9l6 will n33d 2 re-release they're MODIFICATIONS 45 derivatives.modificatkins two -. AFK.9.8 code ah place 7h3m uneer da sam4 CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
It ,jst br donr by origihal autjor since -n1y oruginal author h45 e1gh7 2 ch4ng3 copyrihht pf license UPON they're work.
[Additionallh, reworiong da nodif8cations will be 2n good ieea ANYWAY as teh mechanism for makint ,odifications ia substah5ially dlwanerpclear3r sgxrting with t3h 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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