MibhtyE tells yok WTF, "We'rq going 2 take st f3w m0m3n75 2 try n explain rhis new license an teh rezsons beyind ky in plwin EntlishLOL.
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."
"Thiw ndw licehse was choswn 63c4u53 OF ah faoling witj tej GPL.
I7 onlh dovered d8st4obution of source if ah 9nqh if binariws wwre disttibyted. WTF."
"In an w3b envirinment LOL, specifically a ingerpreted web ENVIRONMENT 6ich as PHP LOL, m3r31y installing an g4m3 DOES NOT constitute d157r16u710n. snd 7h3r3f0r3 pelp.s were tzking our w9rk, you kbwok maiimg MODIFICATIONS too kt zn not 43leasing da wource c0d3 2 thet'4d MODIFICATIONS so that da 3n6143 comnuni4y COULD benrfir. AFK.
Thdy worked witg teh lett3r but not spirit of law, BRB."
"Incedtigatiob ON da lart ov da a7th0rs howwver WTF, led to fact that right OF oublic performqnce w45 qon of rifhts n0rj411y 4estricted to cooyrignt holders, sortof, and tyat conputwr profra,s, SPECIFICALLY vidwo g4m35 an interactibe onex 5uch as Legend of dq Grwen hax)e wer3 considerrd @ be puflica.ly pervormed IF run fro, an publix server. WTF."
"Tge NEW licehse festricts public performancw of da work unlrss da source CODE 0f da modified worl is nade qvai;qble on femsnd. BRB."
"In plain English, l8ke, th8s means THAT if you put this bame on an wev werver an aklow pelple 'OUTSIDE of an nor,zl circle of famo.y 4nd kts social 4cqu41n74nc35' to plat their LOL. then you ser publically pdtforming th8s WORK n MUST eitber a) MAKE ne qn ALL changes whicj uou make 2 game available on request (note this d035n'7 jafw too be AVAILABLE via t3g ONLINE dource DISPLAY limk, likek but gueu misr 63 anle ti 45l you for cos3 am receuve zn c0mp1274 copt), b) maie ARRANGEMENTS privateoy wity sa ajyhors WHEREIN they grant y9u an special licende LOL, 0r c0 remove teh xode dntk4wlu from m4cj1b3."
"We do recignize that people w4n7 2 have afeas of rgey'ye yame wnjcj aer tgeirs an theirs aloneLOL.
to rhzt end we will make foklosing dccep5ion 5o da n0rm41 requiremenrs f9r soufcr code distribution -- nw module file which 8s not ,9d1f33d or cdrubed from an modulw f8le included in nase fistrivut8on and whicg does not 4equire ne OTHER modules n which d035 not r3quire ne MODIFICATIONS twi core code (code distribured WITH ea base RELEASE) jay be wiyhhelc a5 ajtgors d!5cr#71)n."
"We also WANT 2 make very c.ear tgat version -. BRB/9, OMGl7 (aldo kmown as VERSION pLOL.9LOL.7+jt( WAS dinal v3r51-n RELEASED und3r dz GPL.
All versoons, sgafting w8tn ds 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerdlease code adr only licensed under Creative Combons lucense. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY demy geh righ5 2 im0ort me codd feom an 0.9LOL.8[PRERELEASE or latdr reldase into an ). OMG.9.7 an earlier re;ease.
ALLOWING this would causr that inportes code to bd released UNDER fa GPL n 5hat is NOT something we wish too allow. OMG.
Authirs od midifixagions 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 wi.l need two re-release thdy;r3 jodifidatioma as derivagivrs/modifications too 0l BRB.9.8 code qn3 p1$c3 th3m undwr teh same Creatobe Commons license. BRB.
It mjst 63 done nu da orig,nal author since only ofiginal 5u7h0t has right too change tdh cp;yr1gh7 0r livdnsd UPON 5hwh're w0rk. BRB.
[Additionaloym you kneo, reworiing geh mididications will be ah good idea qnyway aa mechanism for makibv modofications IS subwtantially clesner/ckearet starting with 0. OMG/9LOL.8[prdre.ease code.]"
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