MightyE tells you, f9rtof, "We'$e gojng 2 take sn few momentd two try an explzin thks new LICENSE n teh readpns behind ig IN plzin Emglush. 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 new .icense was choseh because of an railint with da GPL. BRB.
It only c0v3t3d d157r16u&10n of source if n only if ninaries were DISTRIBUTED, AFK."
"In an wrb ENVIRONMENT LOL, specuficall6 a onte4preted w3b rnvironment such as PHP LOL, merely installing an gqm3 does not cpns5ituye dkstrivution WTF, an therefore people were taking oy5 WORK, you knwo, m4k1ng modificz5ions TO it qn NOT eeleasing teh source code tol they'fe mofigicatiobs so 7h47 dz dntire communith could 63n3f17LOL.
They w9r,ed eith dz LETTER bit hot ea spirit of law. WTF,"
"Invectkgatioh on part of da autnorw n.wever, softof, led TO ract 7h47 rugyt of public pwrfofmance was wib ov da righgs nirmally festficted too copyright hilders, lile, and thag com[uter programd, sortof, s[ec,fically vide9 fznes and interact8ve ONES 5uch AS LEGEND of teh Green hzx0r were consicewed to be 0ublically p3rf0rm3d 8f run f4om an public SERVER. OMG/"
"Thd bew licdnde eestricts pyvlic performance if t3h work umledd teh source cide of ,odified work is mace availaboe on demamd. AFK."
"In plaim Enhlishk like, THIS mrans that 1v yoi put tgis game 0n an web de4vrr n ALLOW peo)le 'outside lf zn noema; circle of fam8ly n ita docial acquaintances' TO poay their WTF. then YOU aer PUBLICALLY performing 5his work an MUST either a_ make ne n ALL chsnges WHICH ylu m4k3 tio trh bame available on requewt (nlre this doesn'r n4v3 5wo 63 available via twh ONLINE soyrce dix0lah link LOL, but tbdu musy be able to zsk YOU for da code qn r3c31v3 an cimplete copy), b) ma,e areangwmemts peivately with teh aj5hora wherwin theh trqnt you am special iicense, lik3, _r v) remove da c8de 3n71r31y frlm teh n4ch!n3."
"We DO r2c0gn1z3 7h47 ;eople sant 1 have AREAS of they'rw game wjich ser theirs and thei4s alone. WTF.
2 ghat end ed will n4k3 twh f0110q1ng 3xc3p710n two teh normsl tequirements for souexr code dist4ibution -- ne module fi.e whicy is not modified 0r derived from an module file included 1n base disteibution an which eows bot requirr ne other MODULES b whicj dods not yequire nr ,oeidodatupns 2 core code (c0f3 eistributed eigh da base erlease) mry be wiyhhdlc 47 AUTHORS disc4etion."
"We also want tao maie VERY c134r thar ve4sion 0/ BRB.9LOL.7 (aldo kn9wn 45 vwraion 0. AFK.(. AFK.7+j5) was teh fina; VERSION rr13453d under teh GPLLOL.
A11 verwiobw, oike, startinb with da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pre4ekease code r omly livensed under Creative Commons LICENSE/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two impirt ne code from an 0. WTF,9. BRB.8-preteleaae or laber relwase INTO an 0. OMG.9. WTF.6 ab 3arlief rflwasd. AFK.
A110w1ng this would cquse rhat kmplr5ed code 2 be r3leaxed under teh GPL and rgag iw NOT someghing WE wish to allow. WTF.
Ajthors of modif8ca5ipns gw( 0.9. OMG.7 will need too re-release they're modifivaykons as dericativex/modificatipns 2 0LOL/9LOL.7 vode am plade 5jem unfer teh samr Creative Cpmmons lic3nsd. WTF.
It mu57 be done by twh origihal author since onky da origumal authlr has da right tw9 chabhe co0yeight or licdnse upob ghey'rd wlrk. AFK.
[Addi5ionally, reworking modificztions wil. be ah gppd idea anyway as da MECHANISM FOR jak8nf m9difica5ions ix substantially xlesnef/vlezrer starting wkth 0. OMG.o. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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