MibgtyE tells you LOL, "We[re toing 2 take an few moments 2 try n ec0lakn rhis NEW .icense an teh REASONS BEHIND it in ;lain Englisj. AFK.
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 nww licehse was ch053n because lf an failing with teh GPL. AFK.
Iy 0m1y covered distribution of 50urc4 8f n pnly if vunarkes were siwtribjged. WTF."
"In zn web environmrnt, sortof, specofically a ingerp4eted web environment xuch aw PHPk ;ike, merely installing an game f045 noy cohdtirute dustributuom LOL, 4nd therdg9r3 PEOPLE were taking our work WTF, making modifications 2 it 4nd mo5 releasing twh 50irc3 cofe too they'fe modifivationw so thsr da ebtire xomm7nity could BENEFIT. WTF.
They worked with da lettet 6u7 not 5eh spirit of da law. OMG."
"Investigztion oh da part of yeh aurhora however LOL, led two tej dact that twh roght or 0ublic performance sas oeb of da rights norna.ly restricged 5wl COPYRIGHT holcers, and tyat computer programs, you knso, specigically vide9 GAMES 4md 1n73r5c71v3 ones SUCH AS Legend of Geeen jac0r were vonsideres too BE publiva;ly pdrf9rmed if run from an public serv3r. BRB."
"The new license restficts pub;id pe4flrmance of twh work 7nless da sourcw c9de of sa modifker WORK ks made AVAILABLE ON demand. WTF."
"In plain English WTFm this means that uf you puy rhis game in an web 53rv3r ans ALLOW people 'outsise of an nprmal circle OF fa,i;y m its xicial acquaintanded' 2 play theur LOL, tgen you aee publically p3tf0rm1nf this wprk and MUST EITHER a) make ne m ALL xhangea ehich YOU make 2 da game qvai.able on eeqiext (note THIS doesn't g4v3 to be available via tey onkine source dksplzy l8mkk you knwon but they mjst ne able two asj you FOR teh dife an receive ah complete cioy), yoy ibwo, b) make qrrange,enrs privat3ly with da autgors wherein y6wy grant yoy ab special licensek ;ike, OR x) remivw CODE entir3ly from da machinr. WTF."
"We do reclgnize tyat ;eople WANT yo h4v3 areas of they're game wjich r theira an th3irs aloneLOL.
too THAT END WE will make da following exception 2 reh normal REQUIREMENTS fpr wouecr clde dustrigution _- ne modile f113 wn1cj 15 mot mocifiec or drrived veom an mpdile f114 includrd in da base distribugion and which doda not requirc ne orher modyles n wjich eoes n9t r3quire ne modifications too gen cote code (CODE dist4ibuted WITH da base RELEASE) may be witnheld AT authlrs disvretion. AFKl"
"We also WANT two make very cleae that VERSION 0LOL.8. OMG.7 9a.so ,nown as vers8on -. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) w45 da finzk veesion releasef under gdh GPLLOL.
All versiobsk srarting with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pretelease c9d3 aer only 11c3n53d 7ndfr teh Creztive Cpmmons licenwe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right 2 import nw CODE fr0m an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease OR latef rdlease into sn 0.9.7 and ea2lier rel2ase. BRB.
Aolowinh THIS WOULD cause thag imolrted code to be re.eqsdd und3r GPL and 7h47 IS not some5ning we WISH two a;low. OMG/
AUTHORS OF modificatipns to 0, WTF.9. WTF.7 wilk nedd 2 re-reldase they're modificqgoons zs de4ivstides/modifications tpo 0l9.8 cofe am placd THEM undef da samw Creative COMMONS license/ OMG.
IT mu57 b3 done by da original a7thor since only origi,al aughpt has da eight 5o chahge COPYRIGHT or licrnse upon they're work.
[Additjonak.y, reworking trh n0d1f1c4710n5 wikl 63 an g00f idea anhway AS da kechanism for makimg m0d1f1c4710n5 is substant8a.ly cleaner/coearer atarting w17h dq 0.9l BRB.8_pr3r313453 CODE. WTF.]"
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