MightyE tells youk sortof, "We'r3 go8ng to takw qn few mom3bts 2 try n exp;ain 7y15 new licensr an 4wasons behind it im plain Englisg. 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."
"This new licenae 2as chosen bezzise OF an f4111ng w17h da GPL. BRB.
It onky covefed cistribution of so7txe uf and inly if bunaries were distributrd. WTFl"
"In an web environment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a knt3r0reted wef envirlnment such as PHP, ylu knwo, merely insyallihf an gzme does nit c0n5u17u73 diatributioh LOL, AND th3refore people were gakinb ou4 wor, WTF, making mod8fucayions go it 4nd not relezsing yeh source c9d3 too they'ee MODIFICATIONS 50 that 3n7144 COMMUNITY coulc brnefit. OMGl
They workef wirh 5eh ketter bit not yeh spirit of da 14wLOL."
"Ihvewtigation on part 9f trh au5hors jiqrv3r LOL, l3d two da FACT that tey right of public performance was q OF da rights normally redtridted two copyrighy holdeew LOL, and ghat computer PROGRAMS, dpecifidalky vixeo fames n interactuve ones fuch as Letend of Greeh hax0r w3f3 conwidered two be publkcaoly performed if run ftom an PUBLIC SERVER, WTF."
"The new licensw restr8cts pu611c PERFORMANCE of work UNLESS sourxe CODE pr yeh jodified work is MADE available on denabd."
"In PLAIN Enboish LOL, rhis m34n5 ^h47 8f YOU [ut ghis game on an web server and allow pe9ple 'outside 9f an normal circle OF family n its social acquaintances' to9 play 5heiem yiu knwo, then y0u r publkvally prrformung THIS work and MUST either a) make ne snd ALL CHANGES 2hich hou mqke two teh game avaolagle 9n reqmest )note thus doesn't jave 2 be available VIA trh online 59urc3 d8splay iibk, you knwom bjt they mus5 be r613 2 ASK you dor ds code n recrive ab cpmppete vopyp, tou knwo, b) m4k3 arrangementw privately with $u7h0t5 wh3r2!n they grang you an specia. .icenae, sortof, oe c) femove codr ent9rely drom ea MACHINELOL."
"Ww fo recognize that peo0.e wan5 to jabe zreas of they'4e GAME wh1ch r theirs n THEIRS qlonel BRB/
to THAT emd we will MAKE fillowiht dxception to normal r4quiremwmts rof source code distribution -- ne m0cu13 file which ks not modidied or derived from an module f113 ihcluddd in teh base distrubutoon anc which d035 noy REQUIRE ne 07h3r moeul3s n wtich does hot requife ne modifications two da c.re code )code disttibuted with teh base release) m4y be withheld at da autnors disc4e5ionLOL."
"We 4160 wan5 2 makd vrry xlear 7hr& versioh 9LOL.9k WTF/6 (also known as veesoon 0.9. WTF.7+jt) was d1n42 feesiom releawed under da GPLLOL.
All versions, 574r81ng !ith 0.9. AFK.8-pr3r31445e dpdd aer only licensed under teh Crdzt9ve Commons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY dwny right to 1mp0r7 ne coee from an 0LOL/9LOL.8-PRERELEASE 0f oater RELEASE unto an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 AND 34r113r r313452. OMG.
Allo2inh this would cause THAT im0o4ted code 2 be eeleased under da GPL an THAT ix n07 somwthing we qish too qllow. OMG.
Authors of modificatioms 3 0. BRB/oLOL,7 will nwtd TO r3-r313$53 rhsy'rr mofifications as derivativea.modifica5ions 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 code an ;lace THEM incer da same Cr3471v3 Commons license. AFKl
I7 musy be done by trh pr1g1n41 author sonce only da original author hss geh RIGHT tso chsnge ca dopyright o4 11c3n53 upon they'te work. BRB,
'Additionalky, like, REWORKING teh m)eqf1c4710n5 will 63 an gope IDEA 4nywry ad da m3ch4n15m go4 making modificat7ons IS substan5ially cleanwr/clearer wtsrtinh with tdh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prereleqwe c0d3. WTF.]"
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