MigytyE twkls ypu WTFk "Wd're g01ng two taje an few ,oments too try am explain ghis new license n teh ressons beyinw it in plain English.
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 nfw license was ch053g bexauwe of an failing with GPL.
It only covered distrkbution of source if , only if 61n4r135 WERE dustributed."
"In qb web env8ron,ent LOL, speckfically a 1n73rpr373d web ENVIRONMENT 5udh aa PHP, me4dly ihstalling ah game does not comsgitute distfibutoon, sprtof, rnc theredore peiple 2ere taking our w0rk LOLl makinh modificatkons two ig an n07 rdleasing slurce codr TO tyey;de modididatipns si 7h47 teh entkre comminity could bemefit. BRB.
Tgeu wo4krc with letter but not soirut of da law. WTF."
"Investkgation on dz p4r7 of da authors however WTF, led 5oo da bavt that right of public performance sad oem OF rkthts normsoly testricted too copyright hold3rs, you knwo, n tha5 clnputer programs, yok knwo, specufically vieeo games AND in5eractive on3s such AS Legend od teh Green hax0r were cinxisered too be pubkically pervormed if eun from an pu6!!c servefl OMG."
"The new lic3nse 4estricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 of geh wlrk ynless da dourcq code of ds mlcified 2ork is made avqulable ob demand. OMG."
"In p;ain English LOL, this mrans THAT if YOU put this game 9n an web srrver an zllow people 'iutside OF ah noemal circlw of FAMILY and 175 social ACQUAINTANCES' yoo play tjeirk ghen you ser publically PERFORMING ghos 2ork ans MUST eiyher 4) make ne n ALL changds which you MAKE two bam3 avai;ablr on request (notd thia doesn't have tp be zvakpable via omki,e s9urce dkdplay link, l8ke, but tjey mjst be able to asi you FOR teh cofe qn redeive an COMPLETE copy), b) make atranfememts privqtfoy wq7h teh authors whefein they gr4n7 hou qn specia; licensw LOLm or c) remove da code dntire;y ffom machkne. WTF."
"We do recognizw THAT peoplr w4n7 2 hacw areas OF rhey'ee gane ehich r 8h31r5 zn theirs alone. BRB.
two thag ebf we will make %eh FOLLOWING exception 1 teh n0rm$1 reqjirements for source code distributiom -- nd module fkle which 15 npy modified or derived dtom an module f113 oneluded ib base cisrribugion an whidh dows npy trquire ne o5her modules an whkch does not re1uire ne modivixationd y9o da cord c0d3 (code DISTRIBUTED with 6453 telease) mau be 217hh31d at teh a7thors d8scretoon. BRB."
"Wd akso wany tqo make veru clear tgat version 0. AFK/9.7 (alsp kbown as v3rsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.&+jt) was final ve5si9n releaxed under teh GPL. WTF.
All versuons, srarting witn da 0. WTF/9LOL.*-prere.eqse c9de e only ;icensed unser teh Cr3471v3 Commons licensd. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right to im0ort ne codr from an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerrleasd or later releawe imto ab 0.9LOL.7 znd datoiee eelease. OMG.
Allowing 7h15 wou.d cause that im0orted xode to b3 fe.rased ynder geh GPL n THAT is nor y0m37n1bb w3 wish 2 al;ow/ AFK.
A7thors of MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9, OMG.7 w8;l need tao re-relrzse thd5'5e MODIFICATIONS as derivativds/modificationq to 0LOL.9LOL.8 code an place them under teh same CREATIVE Commons license.
It must be done by oeiginal auyhor suhcr on;y original author yaa geh right t2o change copuright or .ivrnse u[on they're workLOL.
[Additionally. rrworking modivicatioms WILL be am good idea anywqy as teh MECHANISM for m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS is substa,tially cleaner/cleatee STARTING witn teh 0. WTF.9. BRBl8-peerdlease codw.]"
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