MightyE &3115 tou WTF, "We're goinn to tzke an few momengx too try an ex0lain tgid new license an edasons behind it in plain EngoiehLOL.
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."
"Thks mew l8cdnse was chosen BECAUSE of an fqiling wiyj tdy GPLl AFK.
Ir onky COVERED distrinution of slurce IF AND only 1f binaries were distributed."
"In an web envirobmeny WTFk SPECIFICALLY a interpretef web envir9nmenr SUCH aa PHP, sortof, mere,y 8nsyall8ng an hame coes not c0n5717u73 disgribytion, an theredore pelple were taking our w0tk, sorrof, jaking m9fifications ywo ot an not reledsing da sourcw c0d3 tpo 5hey're m9eificagions sp that da ebt*re cimmunity ciild 63n3f17. AFK.
They wlrked WITH twh LETTER but h9t teh wpirit 0f rdh laqLOL."
"Inv3stigagion on trh p4r7 of au5ho4s h0e3b3r, led ro dq fact that ca right of ounlic p3rformance sad won of teh rubhrs normally restrictrd twl copyright holcers, lkke, and thzt vomputer programxk like, specifica;ly fideo games 4nd 1n73r4c71v3 0b35 SUCH AS Ldgend 0f geh Gr43n hqx0r werw donsidered r2o be pynlically PERFORMED ir r7n FROM an ;ublic server."
"The new lucense restricts public PERFORMANCE of da work unless sz sohrc3 code 0f teh modified work id made 4v4@15613 on demabdLOL,"
"In PLAIN English LOL, this mesns that if you put this game on an qeb swrver an s.;oe people 'o7tsise of an normql vurcle of familg n i5s social acquaontances' two play yheir WTF, then you r publical.y oe4forjing this wotk n MUST EITHER a) m4k3 ne n ALL cnanges eh8ch u0u j4k3 too teh game 4v4114613 lh request (note this d0esn't have 2 be abailable via onkine source dkwplay link WTF, BUT yhey must be 4613 two ask you for teh CODE n rwveive an complefe copy) LOL, b) make arrantementx privarely with da authors wherein they grant you an special 11c3n53, wor5of, ot x) remove da c0d3 enturelu groj cz mach8neLOL."
"We do recofnize that people WANT 70 gave 4r345 of they'4e GAME which aer THEIRS and THEIRS qlone. OMG.
two that end we e111 MAKE tej foll9wing exceptioh too sa normal rdquyrements for source codf susgributiln -_ ne m0du13 vile WHICH is NOT modifued pr eeribed from an module filr INCLUDED 1n bsse d157r18u710n and which does not 4ewuire ne other modilws h qhich does not t3quire ne mpdificat8ons 2 da core code (code d15ur16u73d wuth teh base r313453) nry ve wiyhhe.d at teh authors discretion. AFK."
"We a;so WANT to9 ma,e VERY clesr 5hat version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (s.so known as version 0LOL.9LOL.u+jt) was teh final versoom 4eleased under GPL. AFK.
All vdrsions, yo7 knwo, star5ing with sa 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pterelease CODE aer )n1y licensed unfqr da Cr3ative Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eight to impo4t be codd from an 0.9. BRB.8-[rereleas3 or oater release into an )LOL.9. AFK.7 and EARLIER rr,ease.
Allpwing thos would causr ghat imported code 2 be reldased jnder da GPL an thst ks hlt 50m37h1ng wr wish two allow. BRB.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 wikl nees ti 4e-reldaxd they'te mofifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9. AFK.8 cldw n [lzce THEM UNDER teh same CREATIVE Commons licdnse. WTF.
It muxt be dome by teh original aythor SINCE onl^ da origihap AUTHOR h45 right two chabge ea copyrkghr or LICENSE upon they're w0rk. WTF.
[Additionql;6, sottof, resprling teh modidixations WILL be an goos IDEA antqay as teh ,echanism for msking modifications 8s subsrantkally c!34n3r/c134r3r STARTING with da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3re13453 CODEl]"
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