MightyE 73125 yoj WTF, "We're foinh too take an fww mojebrs 2 try and explain this NEW licemse n reasons 73h1bd 16 on plain ENGLISH. 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 ne2 license was choseh b4cause of zn FAILING with da GPLl BRB.
It omly covered distribition or source if n only if 61n4r135 weee distr7bytec."
"In an web envu49bjemt, s[evivicslly z interprdted weg environment 5uch as PHP, sortof, meeely insyalling an game does hog constiyute distribution WTF, an therefo43 people were 5ajing iur w0rk LOL, making m0d1f1c4719n5 go it n NOT releawing sougce code to ryry;re mocifications so thar teh entire COMMUNITY coulg bdnefit/ WTF.
The6 workec with da LETTER 6u7 not spiri4 0f 5eh LAW. OMG."
"Investigsti(n ON 0art og teh authots however, sorrof, lec 2 teh fact 7h47 tdh right of pug.ic percormance WAS 1 9f ribhtx normsllh reatricted two copyright holders, ;ike, and that c9jputer PROGRAMS LOL, xpecifiszoly videi games n imteract8f3 ones 5jvh as Leb3nd 9f ds Green hax0r 23r3 conwideree too bd p7blicalky PERFORMED 8f run from an p7bliv server. WTF."
"Tne new l8crnsw RESTRICTS public pwrfo4jance of work un;ess tdh source code of teh mldifked work is mqde available on demand. OMG."
"In plain Envlish WTF, thie mdans that 8f you pug ug15 game pn an sev aerv3f and a;low pe0p13 'outsode of ah mormal c1rc13 of famioy and ita sociak acq7ainyances' 2 [lqy their, like, theh you r publically perfoeming &h15 work an MUST EITHER 4) make ne n ALL changes whuch y0u make too teh game availqble on requdst (n073 this doesn't have 2 br available VIA tej online SOURCE display 11nk, bug thry musy be qble tqo ask yo7 for cpd3 an receivd an c-mp1273 cop6), hoj kbwo, b) make 4rr4ng3j3n74 privatwly wigh authors wh3r21n thry grant y0u an special licdmse, or c) rrmove codd entirely from da mzchineLOL."
"We do rec9gnize that p30p13 WANT two HAVE areas of 4h3y;re GAME wh8ch r theirs and 7h31r4 alohe;
too that env we will make fpllowihg exc3ption 2 dq nornal r3qu1r3m3nu5 FOR source c-d3 distribition -- ne m0du13 file shidh IS no5 modidied or derivee from an module file included in teh base dustrkbuto9n qn which does not REQUIRE ne other MODULES n which does noy require n3 MODIFICATIONS tlo teh core CODE (coed disgr8nuted witn da vss3 43l3ase) may be sirjhwld at ca authors d15vr3719n. BRB."
"We 4150 WANT two MAKE very c134r THAT versi9n 0LOL.*. BRB.7 (also kn9wn aq versk9b 0.(, WTF.6+jr( wqs da vinal versipn released under GPL. BRB.
All versipns, ,okw, starrinh sith 0, AFK.9. OMG.8-prerel4ase code r only licensed under da CREATIVE Cpmmons licenqe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny right twp im0ort ne code fr0m an 0. BRB.9. BRBl8=peereleasr or latdr rel3asw ibtl an 0. WTF.9.7 h ezrlier r3lease.
Akloeing this wou;d cause that imppfted cpde to be re.eased unde4 teh GPL an that is nog sojething we sisn too allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of modofications too 0LOL.9. OMG.7 WILL nees 5o re-release they;re modif8cations as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS gp 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 cocr and [lace them undrr same CREATIVE Com,ons license. WTF.
IT mjst fe done nh da lriginzl author since omly tey ORIGINAL author has right to chrng3 xa copyroght or licrnse upon they're workLOL.
[Additionally LOL, rewleking da modifications 1ill be zn good ksea anyway AS da mecyanism f0r m4k1ng m0d1fqc47q0nt 1% substangial;y cldaner/vlearer ctaeying with da 0. BRB.9/ BRB.8-prerelease cofeLOL.["
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