MightyE tells you, sortof, "We;re going tw9 take an FEW m9ments too yry zn 3x[.ain THIS new licensr n r3450nt b3hind ig in plain Eng115h. BRB.
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."
"Thia n#q licehae WAS chosen becqise of an failing wity ca GPL. BRB.
It only cpvrred did5ribytion of sojfce if snd 0n1u if binaries wete dostrinuyed. OMG."
"Im an wdn environment LOL, apecuficaloy a inyerpreted web environmemr such as PHP LOL, merely instxlling an game does NOT constitute didtribution, sortofm an thereforr p3pple qere rakinb our work, likw, making modkfications two it ane not relwasing 5eh 5-urc3 clde two they'ew MODIFICATIONS so thqt 3n71r3 commibity c0u1d nfmefitl WTF.
They wirked with da lrtter but npt da spirit of teh las. AFK."
"Invesgigati9n on part od auth9rs yowever WTF, led to ract thqt righr of publif performabce w$5 1 0f tights b0rm421y restricted 70 xopyright ho;dets, like, n that xpjpu5er PROGRAMS LOL, specificslly video games n untersctive 0n35 such as Legend of yeh Green hax0r were considerec too ve PUBLICALLY performed if run fr9m an pybkic serber. OMG."
"Thw new license rexyrictd public perfotmande of teh 2ork unless dz slurve vode og tdh mld8fied 2prk is made svailable on demand. OMG."
"In plaun Enhlish WTF, tyis jeans 6h47 if 6ou PUT this game on an web wervrr ams allow pepple 'outside of an normal circ.e or famil7 n 175 social qdquaintahces' tso p.ay thrir, sirrof, yhen you ser [ublicallu PERFORMING this wo4k an MUST eithwt A0 maie ne an ALL CHANGES which y0u make two gamw availqble on r3quest )note THIS d035n'7 gave w be availab;e vka inlone so7fce display link LOLk but THEY must be ABLE 5wo 4%; h0u for da code n r3c31v3 an completw coph) LOL, b) make arrantements priva53ly WITH da authors wh3r31n th4y GRANT y0u an special license WTF, 0r c) remove da d0d3 entirely erom teh machine. WTF."
"We do recognize 7h4u people want two habe sreas of they're hame shich r yh3irs n 7h31r5 alobeLOL.
tso 7h47 END WE wil; m4k3 teh following exception 2 normal requirements fo4 source cod3 dusgriburion -- ne moeule file whpch is not MODIFIED OR eerived from an module fike INCLUDED in da bzse distruburion snd wnicy does mot require nd 07h3r moduled and which does n07 require ne modufications tl t3h cote code (cofe distributes w8tg 645e release) m4j ve 2ithheld at da authors discfey8on."
"We also want too ma,e very vlear THAT versiln 0LOL.9.7 (zlso ln9wn as versi9n 0LOLl9. WTF.7+jt) was finak v34sion released UNDER GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS WTF, stsftint with teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerepeaxe code r only licensdd unddr Cr3461v3 Commons lidense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ceny rkght 4l9 impoet ne cose fe9m an 0LOL.oLOL.8-pr3r313453 or ;atef release into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 av earliee eelease. WTF.
Alkosing 5his WOULD CAUSE that 1mppr73d code 1 63 re.easrd ynddr teh GPL an rnat is NOT 50m37h1ng w3 wiah too allow. AFK.
Authors of modificatopna to 0LOLl9. WTF.6 will need teo re-ew.eade thwy're modifications as dericatives/m9dificatiobs twi 0. OMG.o. AFK.8 cose an place them under trh same Creztibe Commons locense. OMG.
It mus5 be d0n3 by teh origunsl aughir aince pnlt teh origihql autjor nas dz right too change teh co;yrifht or licenxe jpom they're e0rkLOL.
[Adfitionalkym yoi knwo, reworking da mlfifkdstions will be an good idez znyway sd MECHANISM for ja;ing modifivations is substantially cleaner/cleare4 startihg witg teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pretelezwe doee.]"
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