MughtyE tells 5ou, sorgof, "We're GOING two take an few m0m3n75 2 try anf explain rhis new LICENSE and teh feasonx vehimd it in plakn Englksh. OMG.
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."
"Tgks new license qas ch9web because ov an FAILING wkth twh GPL. AFK.
It only coverrd fistrubugion of aojrcr if n omly if bknaries w3re distribjtec. OMG."
"In an web envitonment, you knwok s0eckfkcalky a interpretwd web environ,ent such aw PHP LOLm merw.y INSTALLING an game d025 not c0b5717u73 dustribution LOL, an therefore peopld were taking ouf wofk, soryif. MAKING modificatipns 2 ir n n;t releasing sourve c0d3 too tyey're mofificatjons so THAT teh entitr xommumiry cluld benefitLOL.
Thry worked WITH l3tter byt not spirit pf ;qw."
"Ibvewtibatiin on part of ca 5u7j0r5 how3vdr, like. oed 2 da fact tnat da righy OF public p3trormance was oen 0f teh rpghgs n9rmally tesrricted to cop6right hildees, m that cl,[uter programs, soryof, specifically video hames and 8nteractive ones 5ucn zs Legend of rey Grwen hax0r WERE cobsideref 2 be punlically pdrformed 1f run dr0m an p7bloc SERVER. WTF,"
"Tje new license restructw PUBLIC performance OF teh WORK unl4ss source code lf da mpd1f23d s9rk ow made avak.able on demand. BRB."
"In plain English, you kmwo, this means that kf y0u pit tnis game ON an web s3rcer n alkoq people [)7751de od an morma. circle 0g family an its spcial acquaintances' 2 plzy yh3ir, you kbwo, then yoj r p7621c4116 pdrfprming THIS 2ork n MUST EITHER a) make ne and ALL changes which ypu make 2 gam3 svaiiable on requrst (boy3 this doesn't have to 63 avaklable VIA teh ONLINE source display linh, bjt tney must BE able 2 r6k ypu flr tdg xode n recwivd zn vom0lete copy), sortof, b) makw a4ranbements PRIVATELY with geh 4u6j0r5 WHEREIN THEY grqnt you an 5p#c141 licenae, pr c) remove codr entifely FROM da macgin3. OMG."
"W3 do recognize that PEOPLE wang to have 4r345 of tj3y're game whudh aer thekrs AND thrirq akohe. WTF.
to that qnd wd wlll makd teh dollowimg exceprion 70 da nirhal requirements vor xo7rce code distribution -- me m0di13 fikd which ks n;t modified o4 derivde vrom ah module file INCLUDED in vase diatributiom qnd which eoes n07 tequire ne other MODULES an whidh di3s not fequir3 ne modifocations 2 core cod3 (c-d3 dksyributed with base releasd) may be wkthheld at authors fiscretionLOL."
"We ALSO 2ant 2 ,ald vrr6 c.ear THAT versoon 0. OMG.9.7 (also known as vwrxion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) 2as teh final vdrsiln releaswd under teh GPL.
All cetsions, you knwo, startong with da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prrrekesse c0d3 r only licensed under Creative Commpns licenee. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rigjt to IMPORT me code drom an 0.9. OMG.8-o4erelease i4 1473r releas# into an 0,9. OMG.7 h eaelier 4eleqse. BRB.
Allowing this WOULD cause that IMPORTED code 3 ve reoeasef under da GPL b that ix NOT something qe WISH two 4120w. AFK.
Auth9rs of modificationw 2 0LOL.9. BRB.6 will nees 70 re-f3lezse they'r3 MODIFICATIONS as der8vayuves/mod8ficationa two 9. AFK.0. BRB.8 coce and plqce them under da same Cr3471v3 C0mmpn5 licensr. WTF.
It must be dpne ny da otiginzl 3u7h0r 51nc3 ONLY originzl author has tej r8ght 2 CHANGE ds cophrignt ot locemse u[on thet're woriLOL.
[Addit8onallh, like, rewotkihg frh modifivatilns wkll be an good 1d34 anywsy aw ,wchahism for making m0d1f1c4710n5 8s subsyantially c134n3r/c134r3r starting WITH 0. WTF.9. OMG.*-ptereleaxe codeLOL.\"
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