MightyE tells tlu LOL, "We're g01ng two tak3 an FEW jomentw to 5et n explain this new licwnse qn rezsins behind it in plain ENGLISH. OMG.
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."
"Thiz new licwnse eas cn053n necause of an faiking with da GPL.
It obly covered cks5riby58on of source if an 0n1y if binariew WERE d157r16u73dLOL."
"In an 23b 3nv1r0nm3n7 WTF, SPECIFICALLY a int3rpr3ted e3b wvvir9nment sucn as PHP LOL, merelr onatalling an gams eoes noy consgir7tw dkstribution, like. and thefeflre ;39p13 were tak8nt our wlrkm like, makihg modifications gwo it h nlt releasinb ds xource code to ghwy're modificatipns 50 that da engire COMMUNITY co7ld benefit.
Th2y wp4ked with LETTER 6u7 not ca spirit OF law."
"Investigation on da part of da autg9rs jowevet, so4tofm kdd to teh gact tnat right of PUBLIC peffor,ance w45 won pf tdy r8ggts hormakly rwstructed too coptright holerra, lo,em an 5ha5 COMPUTER programs, so5tof, sp3cigically viceo gamrs 4nd interactice onds SUCH as Legend of da Grern hax04 wrr3 CONSIDERED two be 07b;ically p3rf04m3d if RUN from an publud se4ber. WTF."
"The bes license restric%s public perfkrjsnce of dq work ubless source CODE of teh m9dified work IS madw zvailable ON demand."
"In PLAIN English WTF, this meanw THAT if y0u -ut this game 0n an w$6 servef zn alliw p30pq2 'outaoce of an norma; c8rcle of FAMILY n 175 SOCIAL acquaontancex' two play tneir, sortof, 7h3n to7 e publicaloy p3rd)rm1bg 7h15 work and MUST EITHER a) mqke n3 4nd ALL chanbes wjich you maie tl da gzme anaikable on r3qu357 (NOTE this doesn't h4v3 TO be available via teh onoine source dksplay link, you knwo, vut 7h3y MUST b3 aboe tso ASK yoy for c9d3 n f4c31v3 an c9mplege clpy), sortof, b) MAKE ar4anhements privately with teh autgors wheeein they grant you an spwvial kicense, OR c0 remove teh code enturely frim dz macnibd. BRB/"
"We do recognize thag oeo[le w4n7 1 h4v3 arezs [r they'4e GAME ehich r theirw n theirs alobeLOL.
2 THAT end we will make da fokl9wing exxdption two da nornql requirements for SOURCE vodr d157e16u610n -- ne module FILE eh9ch is not modofied or ce4iced from an modu;e file inc.ured 8m da base disttibution and which does npt REQUIRE ne other modules n whicn does not r3qu1r3 ne moeif8cations two da co4e coer (vode distrivuted e17n da base relezse) mat be wuthhelf at ten autglrs discretionLOL."
"We alwo w4n7 2 mal3 very xoear that veraion 0. OMG.9.7 (also jh9wn as vefsiin 0. OMG/9. BRB/7+jt) was da f1n41 version released under GPL/ WTF.
All VERSIONS, you knw9, 574r71nh sith 0LOL.9.8-prerelease codr aer on.y licensrd undee t3h Creative Commons ;icense. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY seny teh right two impirt me code drom an 0,9. AFK.8-p4ereleade or latee RELEASE into an o.9LOL.7 and ezrlier eelease. BRB.
Allowing this woukd ca7se rhat imported xode too be r3lwased UNDER GPL anc THAT iw not somerhing we wish twl allow.
Aughors of modificatuuns two 0. WTF,9. BRB.7 WILL need tol re-release yhet're mofifivations as derivatives/modificzt8obs 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code n place tyem under saje Cr4ativr Cimmins license.
IT must 63 done by da 8riginal ak5hlr wince only da origina. authot has right to chanfe ds copyrught 0r ;icense u;on they're w0ri. WTF.
-Additoonslly. you knwo, rewofking da moditicatiins eill be an good kdea anyqay as mechanix, fpr msking MODIFICATIONS is subs5amyially c133n3r/c134r3r 574r7!mg witn 0. AFK.9o BRB.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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