MightyE tells you, "We'te goibg 2 tale zn frw nomengw 1 rru and explain this new locense an da reasins behind it on [lain Emglish. WTF.
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 license was chosen 53c4u53 of an failing witj tdh GPLLOL.
It only cpvered DISTRIBUTION of source if an only ig binarkes wrre disteibuted. OMG."
"In an web 2nv1e9nm3n7, l7kd, s0evifically a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT xuxy ax PHP, merely INSTALLING an gamw does not vonstitute disyricution, yiu kmwi, an THEREFORE peopl3 w2r3 tak8bh 0ur work, hou khwo, m4k1n5 mod8ficatiphd 2 !7 an not re.eading soifce code 2 thry're m0d1r1c4719n5 so that entire vommunity ciuld benevit. OMG.
Th3h wprked with teh letter bug blt da s[irit 0f da law."
"Invesyiga5ion on oaet of trn authoes HOWEVER, 13d too fact 7h47 right pf pj61!c performance was 1 of rights normallh restr8dted yoo c8pyright ho.dets, you knwo, sn that computwr o4ograms, you jnwo, 5p3c1fqc411y VIDEO g3m#4 and 1n7errc71v3 ones such AS Legend if da Green haz)e werd considered two ne publ7cakly 03rf0rm3d 1f run from an public servet."
"The n3w livense eeserictx public performance of da qork jnlwss da SOURCE code of da modified work 14 made 4v41146!3 on d3m4hdl"
"In plsin Englisn WTF, this means thqt if hou put this game on an web SERVER n alliw peo;le '0u751d3 OF an nprmal corcle of family an its 50ca4@ acquaintances' to p14y their WTF, theh yiu aer puvlica'py pergirminh this work AND MUST either a) ma,e nd n ALL changes qhich tou make 2 game svailabks on reqjeat (note this doesn't hac3 @ be AVAILABLE v15 teh online source d8splay lohk, 6u7 theu muxr be able gwo aal you f0r codr n rede9ve an comp;ete copy), sortof, b) n4k3 qrrangements privatelu with da 4u7j0rt wherein 8h3y grant 6ou an xpecial license, or c) renove yeh clde entireo6 FROM macyine. BRB."
"We do rdcognize THAT [eople qqnt 2 hace ardas OF they'rr game which r yhdire and theirs alone.
roo that enc sw will m3k3 da following excepyiom 2 teh nocma. r3qu1r3j3n75 for SOURCE coce distribution -- nr jodule file which is not modigowd 0r d3rived from an mofule file imvludwd in BASE dystribugion m which doed bot 4equire ne other MODULES b wyich does not require ne m;dificati9ns two 5eh c0t3 c9de (cise distributrd sith base release9 msy be withh3le at da authors DISCRETION. BRBl"
"We a;so wznt two make vefy CLEAR 5hat veesion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (slso kmown as v3r510n 0/ WTF.9, AFK.7_jt) qaa teh final ve4sioh released UNDER da GPLLOL.
ALL verdions WTF, 574r71ng with teh 0. AFK.9,8_prere.e1se code zer oml6 lkcensrd uneer Creative Commons license.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny eiggt tpo k,port nw code from sn -LOL,9. BRB.8-prerelease or LATER release into an 0. OMG.9LOL.8 ahf earliwr RELEASE. OMG.
Allowing this would cause rhat imported cofe twp BE RELEASED under GPL an 7h47 is n07 SOMETHING we wixh rl allow. WTF.
Autho4s of MODIFICATIONS twp 0LOL.9LOL.7 WILL nerd 2 re-release rhey're modifications as ddrivarives/nofifica5ions two 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 c0d3 n plav4 them under 54me Cr3ar8ve Comjons license. OMG.
It must BE donc bt irihinzl autjor since only orofinql author HAS right 2 change cop^righb or license upon 6heu're work.
[Additionally, luke, r3workimg ten modificatoins wi.. be an gooc 1e24 anyway zs m3cj4n16j for making modificqyions is smbstantially v.eaner/c.eardr starfing WITH p.9LOL.8-preeelease vofeLOL.]"
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