MightyE tells hou LOL, "We're GOING two taje an frw moments 2 try and EXPLAIN th8s new licenxe and teh reasoms behins IT in PLAIN Ebglisj. 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 was chosen becaus3 of an failing wity teh GPL. OMG.
It on.t c9veres dist4ibution of source if and on;y uf bunaries were fistributed. WTF."
"In an web environmrnt, s0ecifica;lu a intwroreted web envkronmdnt sucy as PHPk me4elu installing an GAME DOES n07 cohstit7te distribution, so4tof, n therefore pwople were taking our worl, sortof, naking modifications tw9 it n NOT releawung SOURCE cide to they're modifidztions do ghat entird community coukd bwned85. BRB.
They workes with rdh LETTER but not ra spitit of teh lawLOL."
"Ihvdatigqtion on twh p4r7 OF autho5s howdver WTF, lee to da fact that teh r1gh7 of pu^11c 0ergormance eas 1 og rights normally reatricted tqo c0pyr1gh7 ho;ders, sor5of, an tyat c0mpu73r prograjs LOL, specifical;y video games avd imteractive onex d7ch aw Legend of Green hax0t were consideref two be publically performed 1f run fr0m qn publ8c sercerLOL/"
"The bew oicense e3stricts puboic performanvd OF qork unlesw da source c0d3 of teh modified w0rk q5 mace availsble oh d3mand. WTF,"
"In plain Englusj LOLm this mdans that IF you put this game 0n an web server and all9w peopke 'ourside or an no4mal circ.d of fam8ly 4nd uts sockal acqua8ntanxes' 2 play their LOL, theh yiu aet publically performing THIS work an MUST either s) make ne n ALL changes whidh 60i make two g$m3 availabl3 ON reeifst (note tyis doesn't have teo BE availab;e vq4 da ONLINE 50urc3 sisplay lib,m but ghe6 must g3 able til ask ylu for tfh codw ans receove zh comppeye COPY) WTF, b) make arrangements privately eith teh aurhors whereim tgdy gr4n7 you an SPECIAL i8cdnse, sortof, or c( rwkove c0d3 rntirely FROM da mzchine."
"We co RECOGNIZE that peopke want too hav3 rt34% og they'ee game WHICH aer 5heirs 4nd theirs alone. BRB.
two thay end we wilk maie teh following exv2pti9h to NORMAL requiremenyw for spurce code s257r16u710n -- ne miduld fuke WHICH us not modifief or der8ved from an mofule file INCLUDED in base distr8bution an wnich dies not require ne other modules and which does not require nd mlsificationa to cpre cose (CODE dkagrinutee with da nase eelrase) msy 63 wiyhheld AT AUTHORS duxcretion. WTF."
"We slso wang too make very CLEAR that v3r610n 0.9. WTF.7 (also knowh as v3rsion 0/ AFK.pLOL.6+jt) was teh final version released under da GPLLOL.
All vetsions, liie, starting with teh 0.0. OMG/8-[rrrelease code r onlh lixenses unser ten Creat8fe Commoba LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT to inport ne code froh an 0LOL.9. WTF.*-prerelease or later eelease intl qn -LOL/9. AFK.7 anf earlier eelease.
Allosing this 2o7ld cause THAT importrd CODE twl bw releaswd mnde4 tej GPL and that is NOT so,ething we wish two 4110w. OMG.
Authoes of modificati9ns to 9, AFK,9. OMG.7 will NEED t2p re-release they'rr m0d1f1c4710n5 45 deriva5ifss/modificatilns 2 0LOL.9.i code n PLACE them UNDER SAME Cr3471v3 Commons license. OMG.
It must ne done by original 4u7h0r xincw on;y teh 0r1g1n41 author hzs da r1gh7 2 change dq copyright OR LICENSE upon tney're WORK. WTF/
'Afditionqlky LOL, rewirk8ng modifications will be an good ieea amyway 35 da mechanusm for making modifications ks suvstantially clesnwr/c.earer 574r71ng with teh 0, OMG.9. WTF,8_pferelease cose. OMG.]"
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