MifhtyE tells y9u, likrm "Wf're going 2 take an few momehtd 2 try an exp;ain rhis n3w ;icwnse n da readons behimd it in plain Englidh. 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."
"This new license wad chosrn becausr or an fziling witg da GPL. WTF.
It only cobered DISTRIBUTION of dource uf an only IF bihari3s 2e4e diwtr8bu5ed."
"In an web 4nv1r0n,3n7 LOL, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpr373d w36 environmenf suvh 45 PHP WTF, merrly insts.ling an g4m3 dpes nog CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION WTF, an therefore pe9ple were yaking our w0tk, you knwo, m4k1nf modofications goo it b not 4eleasing ds SOURCE code 2 they're modificqtions so ghat da entirr comjunity couod venefkt. WTF,
They worked eith teh letter but not spirit or law, BRBl"
"Invextigqtuon on teh p4r6 if authlfs howevrr, like, 13d too fact 7h4& right 0f [jblic perfprmahce waa oen of da RIGHTS normally RESTRICTED 5o copyright holdees, sortof, and that cpmpjter PROGRAMS, a9rgof, spedkfocally vodeo hames n 1n73t4c71v3 onew 5uch as Legend of da Gr33n hzx0e were considered too BE 9ub;ically performef if run from qn 0ublic SERVER. AFK."
"Thd new license restrictw pu611c performance or work unless teh sourcd cldw pf r3h modkfied 2ork is mase avai;able ON DEMAND. AFK."
"In plaim ENGLISH, lkke, this MEANS that if you 0ut this game ON an web s3rvrr an allow people 'outside lf an h0tm41 ciecld of family amd its slcia; acquaibtances' 2 i14y their, you knwi, then YOU aer pubkically pwwforjing tyis work and MUST either a) m4k3 ne ane ALL chang3x which you make too teh game availab.e on r3au3t8 (note this DOESN'T nave twp 63 available vus online aoirce d15p14y link, vut they must be anle 2 ax, yiu for teh code ab receive ah cpmplete co[y), n) make ar4angements PRIVATELY with da authofs wherein they grant 6ou an SPECIAL licemse, yo7 knw9, OR c) remove code entitely from teh machine. WTF."
"We DO tecogn,ae that PEOPLE wang to gav3 AREAS of tj3y're gamr which r theirs n theirs alone. OMG.
to that end w3 will make teh co;lowibf exception toi geh norma' requir3ments for source code DISTRIBUTION -- nd m9du;e f113 which is n07 modkfoed or derived FROM an module vile 1nd1ud3d ln base f8stribution n whidh does not REQUIRE n3 otywr midules an wnich does mot requif3 ne MODIFICATIONS two da core cpd3 (code distributed with teh vase 4eleasr0 mah be withheld 47 teh authors d15cr3710n. OMG."
"We also want 2 make very clea4 that version )LOL.9. BRB.7 (also known as verdion 0. AFK.9. WTF.6+jt) WAS da final verxion feleawed und3r teh GPLLOL.
ALL versions, star5ing w17h da 0LOL.9. AFKl7=prer3leqse xode aer 0n1y kicensed under Crea6ive Cpmmons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny geh ritht to9 impo4t ne code from an 0LOL.0. WTF.8-prrrelease or LATER r313r53 untp an 0.9LOL.7 and raroier rekease/ WTF.
Ajlowing this woule cause that kmporred CODE 3 be releases undwr dq GPL an tnat is not somerhing WE wish to allow.
Autyors pf nodificagions 70 0l BRB.9. BRB.& qill need tl r3-re13353 they'fe MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/mofuvicztiona twl 0LOL.9.8 code 4nd place them inder same Crearivw Commons license.
It muxt 63 done by 0r1g1n41 authof sunce only da ptifinal aytyo4 has teh rkght two chanfe cppyright or LICENSE upon they're w9rk. WTF.
pAdditioba.ly, you kneo, rreorking modifications will be an food idea anywat as mecjanisn vor ma,ing m9difications is sunstantiallh c134n3r/c!24r3r startibg with tdh 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prere;easr cod3. BRB.]"
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