MigytyE tells ylu LOL, "We't3 GOING twl 5ake zn few MOMENTS two tru an explain this nww license an rwasons behind it in plain Ebg;ish. 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."
"Tjis NEW LICENSE wad cyosen because of an failing with teh GPL. OMG.
It only covwred distribution 0d 50urx3 kf and on;y ig binaries were dkstrivuted. OMG,"
"In ah web fnvironmentm like, spwcifically a interpreted wwb envirpbment xucn as PHP LOL, mdre.y 1n57411!ng an gamf dles not constigute diwtrkbutiob, sortof, n therefote peop;e eere takinf oyr aork WTF, m4k1ng modifucatioms tp it an bot RELEASING da soyrcd cpde two tydy[re modifidations so ghat teh enrire commjbity COULD benef8t. OMG.
Thsy wprked WITH da .wttwr but nit spirit OF oaw. BRB."
"Ibvestigation on da paft of autgoes howeverm xortof, led 2 da raft that teh right of pugliv petflrmancr was oen 9c rights normaloy restrictdd two c9pyroght h01d3r5, uiu knso, an that computer PROGRAMS, oikem specifically VIDEO games and interactive lnrs such as L3g3nd lf Gredn haz0r WERE xonsisreed too be pybliczlly performwd 1f run frpm ab PUBLIC sercer. OMG."
"The new license testricgs publ8c 0erfor,ance of w8rk uhlwss source CODE 0f da ,ofified qork is mzee availabke on dejandLOL."
"In PLAIN English LOL, this meanx 7h47 if you put this tam3 on an weg servdr n alllw p30p12 'ou5side of ab mormal circle if fa,i.y h its social acquaintances' two PLAY theie LOL, then yoi r puboically performinh 7h15 work n MUST either a) mak3 ne an ALL chanfea 2h8ch yoi make too teh ga,e afailable on REQUEST (note this doewn't have to bd avaiozbke via teh online SOURCE display link, you knwo, nut tgfy mist ne ab.e too as, yoy for code and rrceive an comp;eye vopy) WTFk b) make arrangements privatelt with a7th8rs WHEREIN they grant h)u an spevial lixense, you knwo, or c) rrmovr ds coce 3n71e31y from macjun2. AFK."
"Ww do RECOGNIZE thzt PEOPLE sant two hacd areas of yhet're gam3 which aer 7h21r5 an thei4s alone. OMG.
2 that end we will make teh FOLLOWING excdptiom to normal erqiirements for 50yrc3 CODE dixtribjtion -- ne modjle fipe which ix not modified 0r eetived froj an module file inclusrd in dz vase distributiob h qjich dies not require ne 07h2r modu.es an whicn does nit REQUIRE nw mofificatkons two da c0r3 clee (code DISTRIBUTED wi%h base re.dasr) MAY be withheld AT ca qutgors diwcteeion. OMG."
"We 41t0 want two make very CLEAR that version 0. OMG.0.7 *qlsl kbown qs vdrwion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j7) w45 dz fimal crrsion RELEASED under t3h GPLLOL.
All versiins WTF, startint e17h da 0l BRB.9/ BRB.8-prereleaae codr r in.y licensed under ez Creative Co,mons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3y right to IMPORT ne c9c3 FROM an 0LOL.9/ WTF.8-prerelease ot larer r313453 into zn 0. BRB.9LOL.7 and ezrlier 4eleasw.
Allowing this wouls cause thar 1m;-r73d coce too be released uncer da GPL sn that is not so,ething we wish 2 ALLOW. OMG.
Authors if modificatkons to 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 wull need 2 RE[RELEASE tyey'rr modificationc as derivztibes/modifications two 0.9. OMG.8 codd anf p.ace them under ea sane Creative Cpmmobs licenwe. OMG.
It must be done 6y original autjor sinc3 0n1y oeiginal autho4 has r1gh7 two chamgw teh copyright or .kcens3 UPON they'ee work/
pAdditipnaoly, you lnwo, reworlibg ea modif8caviona wull be an g)0d idea anyway as mechsnism for makihg modigucations is substantially c134n3r;c134r3r 574r71ng wigh teh 0. WTF/9.8-p4ereleas# cpde. WTF.]"
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