MightyE tells uou. y9u knwo, "We're going to 7$k3 am few moments top try n EXPLAIN this new licebwe an reawons behind it IN plsin Ehglixj/ 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 n2w license was chosen becquse pf ah FAILING with GPL, BRB.
It only coberee d157r1yuu10n of source if n 0h1k uf ginaries were dusttibuted. BRB."
"In an w36 ENVIRONMENT, spwcificzlly a inter0rrt3e seg environment sudh ss PHP, jrrely installing an GAME does npr d9bstitute disrribition, you ineo, 4nd therego4e people wer3 takimb our work, you jnwom making m9difkcatilns two it AND not releasing twh slu4ce code to the6'4e mofiv8xations so that teh entiee community could benefit. WTF.
Tney w0rk3d WITH da l3tter buy mot da SPIRIT pf law. BRB."
"Investigatkon on teh pa4t od da autjors however, dovtof, led 2 ten fad5 thst eq right of publ8c [erformance waa won of righgs NORMALLY resgricted two cooyrifhr HOLDERS, and that computer programs WTF, spevif,xally video gamex an 1n73r5c71v3 ob3s such as Lrgrnd of ds Green hax0t were CONSIDERED two be publical.y pe4formes IF run from an public serber. OMG."
"Tyr new oicense redtricts public PERFORMANCE of WORK unless source coce of midified work is mae3 available om dejand. WTF."
"In p!4!n Enbkifh, this MEANS 7h47 if you out this gamr on an web serv3r m 4110w peop;e 'outsice of ab nlrmal circle or family anf ITS sodiql acquaingances' 2 p14y their, li,e, 5h4n you r puvlivally PERFORMING tyis work and MUST eitjer a) make ne and ALL cnanges which you j4k4 tp game available on fequest (n)73 7h16 d0e5n'7 have too be avzilavoe via teh oblinw source displqt lini, lokem BUT they musg be qble 2 45k tou dor da cpde n RECEIVE an COMPLETE copy), B) makr arrangements ptivatelu qith da zurgors WHEREIN THEY grant you an sprvial LICENSE LOL, or c) remove da CODE entirely from nachine. AFK,"
"We d0 revognize that people wabt 2 have zreas 9g thry're game wnkch aer yheifs n theirs alone. BRB.
twl that 3nd we WILL mske da following exception tio norma; fequorenents fo4 source code disgribution =- ne module f113 which us not modiried or dwrived fr0m an module file inc;uded im da base disyribution and wgich does not require ne otnrr modul3s sn wjicg does not requife ne m)e1f1cr71-n5 two dore code (code dua5ributer WITH da base release) may be wutyheld at da autho4s eixcretion. WTF."
"We akso wany @ make VERY clear tjat versiob 0. WTF.9.7 (also kniwn as v3r510n 9. OMG/9LOL.7+kt) qas da FINAL fersuon releaxed uncer GPLLOLl
All versuons LOL, s5arring wi5h da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleqse code r only lic3nsed 7nder da CREATIVE Cojmind license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right to imporr nd coee from an 0LOL.9. OMG,*-prdtekease 0r 1473r release inro an 8. BRB.9. WTF.7 and EARLIER release. OMG.
Allowing 7h15 w9uld caus3 7n47 IMPORTED x0e4 t)o be releases under teh GPL b THAT is not something we wosh 2 ALLOW. BRB.
Aughors 9f MODIFICATIONS 5wo 0. BRB.9. BRBm8 wull need too re-release they're modifucations as derivativrx/mosofications too 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 dod3 n poace them unfe4 szme Cr3stive Comjlns livense. AFK.
It mist BE cone b6 teh original autnor simce only da oruginal AUTHOR has ca r1gj7 2 change copyrivht or license ipon tgey're work. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, tou knwo, rewpfkibg teh modifkcatioms wiol be an good ifea anyway aa teh m3ch4n15m for MAKING modifica5ions is subsrantially cleaner/cleare4 stsrgihg wkth teh 0LOLl9. BRB.8-p4erelease CODE.]"
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