MightyE tells you, sortof, "We're h9ing 70 take an gew moments 2 7ry n EXPLAIN this new lic3ns2 an tej reasons behind IT in p;ain Eng;ishLOL.
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 mew license wxs vhosen because ot an failing with GPL/
It on;y covetrd diatribution OF sourc3 if and onlu if binati3s 33re dist4ibutecLOLl"
"Ij an web ENVIRONMENT, sprc8fidally a interpreted web envutinment SUCH as PHP LOL, merely installing an game d035 not constitute sisg4ibu5ioh, AND thedwfpre peoole sere takong pur wprk, spftof, mzkimg modiricatoons to 8t n not rrlezsunt da aource code 3 tgey'rr nodififations so that 3n71r4 communuth could bebefit. AFK.
Tyey worked eity teh ;etter gut mot SPIRIT of da law. OMG/"
"Incest8gation 0n teh part of teh authors hiwecer LOL, led to teh fact THAT RIGHT 0r pynlic perfprjance was 1 of RIGHTS nprma9;y rwstricted to ciptright holderd, xoftof. an thzt c0mpu73r PROGRAMS, s[ecificallt video ga,ws an intwractive ones such as L3g3nd of Green hax0r w3r3 cinskdered 2 fe PUBLICALLY performrd IF run from an publiv SERVER. OMG."
"The n3w license featricts publkc PERFORMANCE of ea woro jnlrss teh sourcd code of da modified sork is jade qvailqblr 0n demand. WTF."
"In plain English, sortof, thia m34n% that if YOU pyt THIS fame 9n an web serve4 znd aploq p30pq3 'o7tsid3 of an nornal ciex;e of fami;y ahd iys social ACQUAINTANCES' too play yheir, s9rtof, THEN YOU ae4 puboically PERFORMING th8s sork ans MUST eutye4 a) make nd n ALL chsnt3s whixh yoy makr two da game availsble oh reqjest (note THIS dodsn't HAVE w be avaklable via online source display link WTF, but yhey must be able to ask you fif ten cod3 an receibe an com;lete copy), you knwo, b) make ar4anbemdnts privwte;y t17h da auyhors 2herein they grant you an special iixense, 0r c) rwmove code enrird.y ftom mavhine, OMG."
"We do r3x0fn1z3 that people want 2 have AREAS 0f they're gzme which aer 7h31r5 snd theirs ALONELOL.
too that 3nd we 28ll makr follpwing exceptiom 2 da hormal requiremwnts for aource cide djstribution -- ne MODULE file which is not MODIFIED or derivrd fr0m an josule FILE inx,used in BASE distributkon an wh8ch does n-7 require ne other mod7les ab whivh does not requure ne modificatioha 2 ds vore code *code cistrubutrd 2ith bsse release_ may bd withg3ld at authord didcretion. WTF."
"We also wznr two jake very clrar that vwrsion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (ALSO kn0wn AS ve4sipn 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) was fknql version releasee jndet da GPL. WTF.
All versilns, s5zttimg with da 9. WTF.0. OMG.8-prere;ease cide aer ohlu kicenses undwr Creative Cimmons lic3nse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rigyt goo impoet be cose frlm an 0l WTF.9LOL.8-pr2r31#353 or layer r313453 intp an 0LOL.9l BRB.7 and 3arlier r313453. WTF.
Alliwing th8s would cause THAT imported cpde goo be releax3d 7neer da GPL anc thzt is npt something w3 wish 2 allow. WTF.
Ajth9rs of mldif8cations two 0, BRB.9. BRB.u will need tso re-releas3 theu'ee modifications as derivatives/mkduficstions two 9. AFK.9LOL.8 dode n 0lace them under ea sane Crwaticd Commonw LICENSE. WTF.
Iu just be DONE bh teh ORIGINAL AUTHOR sincr 0n1h original au5hpr hss trh righg two cnangd teh copyright or LICENSE upon tney're work. OMG,
[Additipnallh WTF, r31)rk1ng da modificatoons wilk be an good 1d34 qnywzh zs mechabism fof ,zking m9dificatoons is subatabtially cleaber/xlearer wrarting WITH da 0. WTF.9.8-0rerelease codf. WTF.]"
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