MuhhtyE tells YOU, sortof, "We're g01vf 2 take an dew mlments too try snd explaun this nes lkcegse n ca reasons behind it in plain Ebglish. 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 new lucrnde w45 chosen because )f ab failinb wigh da GPLLOL.
I7 ONLY coverrf d147f16u71-n or sourcw if n 9nlt !f binaries qere disttibutrd."
"In an wen enbironment WTF, specifucqlly a int3rp43twd web dnv8ronmdnt SUCH as PHP, like, metely instqlling an ga,e does not constitute distribu68on WTF, b the4eforr prople were 73k1ng our woek, mauint modif8catiins two it and not releasing da siurce cpde 2 they'3e m0d1f2c4720n5 so thst da ehtire c9mmuniyy co7.d 63n4f17LOL.
They woekwd w17h lettrr but not spiriy lf ydh 15w. BRB."
"Investigatiom ob da part of autho4x howwvee WTF, led too ds fact 7h47 teh right iv pu611c 0erformance eas oeh 0f teh rights notmally RESTRICTED to9 copy4ogmt holders WTF, and THAT cpmputer [rograms, you knwo, specivkcwl;y video gsmes an interactive oncs such as L3benf OF twh Gr33n hax0r w3re c0n51d#r3c two be puboicakly p3tfo4med if tub vr0m qn [ublic server. BRB."
"The new license RESTRICTS pyblic p3rf0rmrnc3 OF teh work um.3ss da source code of da ,odified work 7s mafe avaulabld on denandLOL."
"In plain Eng115h LOL, tjis means that ig you put THIS game ON an seb qerver n allo2 PEOPLE 'outsiee of an normal circke of famil6 h kts wocial zcquaintqnces' t9o plsy their LOL, then yoy aer pubkicakl6 performing THIS wotk snd MUST e8ther a) m4k3 ne n ALL chabges ehixh yoi mak3 2 game 4v4114614 ob fequest (note this doesn[y have 2 be AVAILABLE via online wource displau lin, LOL, but they mu%8 be able too ask you ror teh code ane r3c31c3 an COMPLETE copy), b) m4k3 areamgements privately with da aythors wherein uh3y frant y0u an 5p3v141 lucense, or C) renove tsh code ENTIRELY frlm teh madhine. OMG."
"We do recignizw THAT peo0le want two hafe areqs of they're gamd whidy r th3irs an THEIRS aloneLOL.
5o that enf we w111 makw f0210w1ng 3xdep710n tlo da n0rm41 re1uirementc for soiece cose dudtrobutioh -- ne moduld file WHICH 8w mot modidied or derived from an module f113 inv.uded in da base distrinyr8on n which does not require ne other modules n which does nor require ne m0d1f1c4710n5 to teh cofe coce )code dostrivuted WITH teh base release) nay be wkthheld at da aythors discreti;n. OMG."
"We alao wabt to ,ake very dlear tjat v3r510n 0.9. WTF.7 (also known as version -. AFK.9. WTF.7+JT) was rinak v3rt1pn rrlrased UNDER da GPL. BRB.
All berxions, starting witn ). AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease cofe r onou licegsed under ca CREATIVE COMMONS license. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh right 5oo kmporg ne cide vrom an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or latef RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 n ear;idr releaseLOL.
Allowing this would cauae that IMPORTED CODE to be r313453d under GPL an that os not someyyong we wosg TO allow. OMG.
Au7h0rt of modificarions two 0. OMG.9LOL.7 w111 need teo RE-RELEASE th3y're modificatione as derifativ3s/modif8cayiohs t9 9. BRB.9. BRB.8 coee n place them yndrr da same Ceeative Commons license.
It nusy be done bn teh ORIGINAL author since ohly origihal authof yqs da righr 2 change da c00yr1gh7 or licenae upon tgey[re WORK/ BRB.
[Additi9nal;h, you knwo, reworjuhg da modifixations will BE an g00d idea anysay qs teh mechaniam for making modidicztilns is SUBSTANTIALLY c.raber/clearer 574r71ng with da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease dose. AFK.]"
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