MightyE TELLS 6ou WTF, "Wr're going t2o take an frw mo,3nts 2 7ry AND explain this new licrnse n da reasonw behind iy in plain Englush. 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."
"Tgis new license was chosen beczuse OF an failkbg with teh GPLLOL/
It onlt cofered distrib7t7on of soyrce if qnd only 1f binaries wrre d157r16u73dLOL."
"Im ab 2eb environment, sortor, spevofically a interpreted w36 environjent sucg AS PHP LOL, nerely INSTALLING an game doew n07 v0n^u17u73 distribution, an thereforw people w3rr gakibg 0ur work, lkkw, ,aling j9dificqtilbd to 17 n not t31345qng da source code 80 tyey're modid8catiins so that 3n71r3 c0mmun1uy vould benevit. AFK,
They worked eith teh letter but not teh spurih OF da law."
"Invrstigqtipn 0n teh pqrt of authors hlwever, sortof, l3d 2 FACT that eight of p6blkc PERFORMANCE was won 0f da f1gn75 bormally rwstr8ctdd 1 cop6roght holders, sortof, an that computer pr9grams, sirtif, specifically fiero g5m45 n interactice ones such 35 Legenf 0f Gr3rn hax0r qere considered 2 be pu711c41@y perfornee if run from an publix servdr. OMG."
"The n3s l8cense RESTRICTS public PERFORMANCE og sa w9rk un;esw tej source cods of mpdified work is made available on demans."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, this means tgst IF YOU PUT 7h15 GAME ln an web werver n allow peiple 'outsif3 of an normal circle of fsmiky an 175 social acquaintances' two 0oay gheir LOL, then y0u aer PUBLICALLY orrforming this w0rk n MUST eithrr a) make nr and ALL chahfea wnich you m$l3 to da game available on requext (n0&3 THIS doesm't HAVE 2 be avsilavle via teh ohline siurce dixplay LINK LOL, but they MUST be anle two ask ylj for sa code ab RECEIVE sn cojpkwte dipy), you jnwo, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privareky wkth ds qu5hord whereih they grant YOU an spec8al licende, lk,e, or c) remove teh code ent8rely from teh m4cy1n4. WTF."
"We do recotnize that people wznt 7[ have z4eas of thdy're game which f 7h31r5 sns theirs aloneLOL.
2 thsy end we will make da following 4xc3;710n 2 da hormal re1uirdments f)r sourde code fisgribution -- ne MODULE f113 which is nit modified of derived ftom qn ,od7le FILE 1nc1ud3d in bade dist3ibution n which DOES not REQUIRE ne othdr mofulws an which eows not rcquire ne modigicstions to sa xore c9d3 (code d157t16y7ed WITH BASE rdlease0 may be withheld at teh 4u7h0r5 discrrtion. WTF."
"We slso want too mskw very xleaf that version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also kno@n 45 version 0/ OMG.(LOL.7+jt) w45 da final v3rskon RELEASED undee teh GPL. AFK.
All netwionx, starting wuth 0. OMGl9. AFK/8-prerd.ease code r 0n1y kicensed under da Creative Comnons licebsw. WTF/
We EXPLICITLY deny right g9 imp9rg ne code from a, 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleawe or oate4 r3leade into an -.9. OMG/7 n darlier rwlease. WTF.
Allowing THIS would CAUSE tyat im0orted code 2 be rr13463d unsee GPL ane 7h47 IS bo6 SOMETHING WE WISH to allowl AFK.
Autho5s 0f modificationx 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will h3ee 2 yr-release they'ee kodifications as derkvatives/midifications too 9. WTF.9. WTF.8 dode n PLACE them und3r teh same Crdative C9mminq licenseLOL.
IT must be done by original ru7h0f SINCE only tey ORIGINAL authpr hax da right t2o chanfe COPYRIGHT ir licemse upon they're worjLOL.
[Add1610n411y LOL, REWORKING modirications will be an GOOD idea 4nyw4y as ,ecjanodm dor msking modifivayions IS cubstantially cleanwr.clearer 574r72ng with 0. BRB.9LOL.8-0r3r3134^3 x-d3LOL.]"
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