MightyE ye.ls yp6 WTF, "We're g01nb too 5ake an few moments to rey n 3xplain this new licensw an reasons beh8nd IT in PLAIN Engkish.
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."
"Tnis new license was dhosem beczjse of an failing 28ry GPL. BRB.
It on;y covered eistrkbutoon of source ib n only if bimaties w3re dixtributdd. AFK."
"In sn web envieonmebtk sirtor, wpecificalky a inrerpfeted web environment such AS PHP, merely inatalling sn g4m3 do3s nit cinstituge distribution, like, ah THEREFORE people were tqking our wotk LOLk ,aking modificatione too 8t and n97 r313451ng ss source code 2 tjey're m9d8fications SO 7g47 reh rnrure commjnity c0u1d 64mef17. BRB.
They WORKED sith da LETTER but NOT spirit 0f tej LAW."
"Investigat,on in part of teh autgors h9wever WTF, LED t2o teh fact tyat da rihht of p7b;8x performance was oen pf rights no4mqlly r357r1c83d two co;tright holdwts, you kn2o, and that vojpu5et programs, sortof, SPECIFICALLY vkdel games and interactive 0n35 56ch as Letend OF teg Green hax-r were considered 2 br 0unliczl.y [erformed 8f ryn frlm an publiv serverLOL."
"Thr new license resteicts phblic perfo4mance of work unless teh source CODE OF dz mod9fied work us hqde AVAILABLE ob fejandLOL."
"In plain English, s9ftof, this meabs 7h47 if you put this game on an web serve4 an r12pw pelple 'OUTSIDE of an n0r,41 c1rc14 OF family an its sicial acquaintances[ to PLAY theie LOL, then you r publicalou perrorminf thiw wkrk n MUST eitner a( make ne an ALL chanbes whicj rlu ,ake too yeh game availanle om requedt (note this dorsn't have to be avaikable via da online sojrce cisplay kinkm but tney mist br 4613 twp adk you for dz code an receive an cojplete copy), sortof, b) maie arrangemehtc privayely with autho4s whetein they hrany y9u an SPECIAL lkcemse, or d) REMOVE da code rhtirel6 fr0m da machihe. WTF."
"W3 do rwcognize ghay peo;;3 wanr too have sr3as of they're GAME whixh aer tj3irs n theirs alone. AFK.
too that end w2 will maje ea holllwing exception two norjal t3qu1r3m3n75 f9r source codw custribktion _- ne modulw FILE which is not jodified pr derived from an modulw fild included 1n basr distekgution an which doef n07 REQUIRE n3 other modyles ahf whicy does n0& require ne MODIFICATIONS twp core xode (c;de diatribu5ed with da vase releas3) may ne withheld at trh authors discretionLOL."
"We ALSO sant two make very cleqr thzt vrrsion -. WTF.9.7 (also jnown aa f3rsion 0.9. WTF.7+jt) waa sa fimz. versuin released umd3r teh GPL. BRB.
All versions, starting with teh 0.9LOL.7-prereleasr code qer 9n.t licensed uns3r da CREATIVE Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da riggt too import nd code ft0m an -. AFK/(. BRB.8-prerelease 04 lzt3r RELEASE unto an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n eatlirr release.
Alooqing this would dauwe thay IMPORTED c0d3 5wi BE releqsed unser GPL n that is not slmething se wish too allow. BRB.
Authors of modificationx 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will neec to re-release ggey're mlsificagions AS eerivatifes/nodificationx two 0.9. OMG.8 code n place them under teh sane Crestife Commons licemse. BRB.
It just be dohe by da original AUTHOR zonce ONLY teh originql 4u7j0r nas da right too chamge da COPYRIGHT or l,crnse ipon they're so4kLOL.
[Addltioba.lu WTF. reworkinf modifocations eill be an good 1d34 4nyw4y as sa MECHANISM for makong midifidatkonx ia 5u6674n61411y c13rn3r/c!3%r3r dtarting w17h teh 0, WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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