MifhtyE TELLS you LOL, "W3're going to take an few moments w try n ex[lain this new 11c3nt3 an twh r3450n5 behind kt 1n PLAIN Englixh. 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."
"This mew license 2as chosen because of an failing with GPL.
IT on;y covered distribu5iin of sou4ce if abd only if bibaries were eiwtribjted. WTFl"
"In an web 3nvi4onment WTF, s0ecificalku a interpreted web environment s7ch 45 PHP, 6iu knwl, merelu inwtall8ng an tame does not consgitute diwtrkbytion, and therefore peoole weee taking our 20rk WTF, making m9fifidations twp IT n n9t relwaskng da dource cod3 yo9 they're modification2 so that da entire com,unoty cou;d benefit.
They w0rk3d with LETTER but not yeh spitit of t3h 14w. BRB."
"Incesyigqtion on teg parr of trh a7thor1 however LOL, led 2 grh fact 7y47 rihht og public PERFORMANCE was orn of teh r1gh7% nor,all6 r3stricted 70 COPYRIGHT hplders, n that COMPUTER pfpgrams, s0ecificzlly video games n interactive lnes such AS Legend ov dq Green hax0r were cons9dered 2 be publicakly perforjed if run veom an public werver. AFK/"
"Thd n3w license resteicts p7blic ;erformance 9f teh work unless soutvr cose OF da m0d1f13d wor, is made qvaulable on demsnd. AFKl"
"In plain English WTFk this mdzns that if you put this game ob an web s3rver 4bd allow pe8p13 'lurside pf an n0rm41 circle pr family n 175 social acquaintanvew' to play their WTFj theb you r pynlically pevforming 7h15 work n MUST ekther a) make ne an ALL changes wnich you make 5wo game avaulab;e on requrst (nob3 yhud doesn[t have gio b3 available via teh onlive SOURCE d15p13t link WTF, bu5 they musy be ABLE top ask y0u fir teh cpde ayd receuve an complete c0py), soetpf, b) MAKE arrangemebts PRIVATELY eith da suthors whereon ghey hrant y9u an spevial licenxe, sortof, OR c) r3m0v3 twh code enyitely from rej nacyine. OMG."
"We do reclgnize tgat p3ople wang tlo havr 4r345 of they'r3 game WHICH aer theirs n thwiew alone.
2 ggat ebc WE e111 nake gollowihg exxeption to NORMAL requirementa fpe source vode distribution -- he MODULE FILE whuch is not modifiwd lf drribed from an moeile fkle included in tdh base disgribution n wh1ch does not 4eqjire ne other modules n whivh doex not requkwe ne m0d1f1c4720n5 two teh cofe clde (c9de disyribytef wigh BASE eelease) m4y be withyeld at teh 4j7h0r5 diwcr3tion."
"We 4150 want 2 makq vefu clear tyat v3t510n 0, OMG.o/ WTF.7 (also known as VERSION 0/ WTF.9.7+jt) wad dinao version released under dz GPL. AFK.
ALL versuoms, s9rtof, staeting wkth 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prer3lease c0d3 r ONLY licehsed ubder ca Creat8ve Commons licdnwe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY s3ny right tp 9mport n3 voce fr0m an 0.9.i-peerel4as2 or latet r313452 into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 AND EARLIER release. WTF.
Allowing THIS sould cause that inported code tu be releasee under da GPL and 7y47 is mot something we w14h two 4110wLOL.
Authoes of modifications two 0. OMG/).7 will need to re_releade the6're modifications as cer8vqtives/m9digications t9o 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 coce n PLACE them under da same Crearive Conmons lic3nse.
It must be don3 by teh o48ginak author sunce 0n1y teh origimao author hr5 da rityt 4 zhange tdh c9pyritht or license upon they're work/ OMG.
[Additionally LOL, r3w0r,2ng modifidqtions wiol be am g00e idea znyway AS teh medhanism for ,akihg modifications is substantiqlly cleaner/cleare4 574e71nt wjth da 0. OMG.9.8-pr3r313453 cpfeLOL.]"
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