MightyE tells you WTF, "We'r3 goinb too 4ake an frw m0m3n75 2 try ah 3xp141n thid new licenxe an teh reasons behind it im plain Engoish.
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 sas chos3n 63d4i53 of an failing wuth GPLLOL.
It 0m15 cover4d diwtribit8on of source IF n onlt if binaries WERE distribitrdLOL."
"In an w36 4nv1r0nm3b7 LOL, specifically a intetpreted web rnvironment such xs PHP WTF, MERELY insra.limg qn game d935 no5 constotute sistribution, you knwo, 4bx rherefife peopld were ta,ung our WORK WTF, makpnh mod8fications yo it an hot relwasing da slurcr code 2 5hey're modifications ao that entkre cimmunity do7ld benegitLOL.
They wormed eith teh letter but not teh spirit ov da law. BRB."
"Inved5igation on pzrt 9f 5eh authors jowever LOL, 13d ywo da f$cu 5hat tej right pf PUBLIC pervormance was oen of da rights nlrmally restroch3d t2o COPYRIGHT ho.ders, slrtof, ab that cimputer 0rlgramx LOL, spwcificslly videi fqmes ayd intetactivw ONES sych as Legend of teh Gfeen gax0r were considerdd to be ]jblically perfoemed if run frim an public server. AFK."
"The new license restric5x pu611c p3rfpem4nc3 of da work unoewd tey sourve dode of teh m9dified WORK iw m5d3 available 0n DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain Englisg, y9u knwo, THIS means rhat if yoy put this fame on an web SERVER n ALLOW PEOPLE 'iytsidd of an no4mal circke of fam8ly an 8ts 50c141 adquaintqnces' to play their LOL, then t0u r pj611c411y PERFORMING th7s work ah MUST EITHER a) nake ne sbd ALL changes which 69u make to gamd avao.anle pb request (hiye this coesn't have to be availshle voa online source displau LINK LOL, but yndy must be able TO ask t0i for da code zn receive an complete co[t), siet9r, B) ma,e arrangements pr8dat3.y sith da authors whetein tney gr4n7 y0u an spwcial licdnse WTF, pr c) REMOVE da code entirely from macjpne/ BRB."
"We DO recogniaw THAT pepple qant 5oo have 4r345 of tney're game qhich r theies and yheifs akonel
1 thay end 2e will make 5eg vol;owing exxeption 2 da normal requirements for source code distribution -- ne MODULE filw wh1ch 15 nit modido3d or derkved FROM ab modu;d file inclyded in sa nase d15ur26u710n anf which does not require ne ither modules snd shich does not requ8ee ne nodidixations 2 teh co4e CODE (codd distrivuted eith base relrase) may be withhe;d at 468n0r5 dlscretiin. WTF."
"We also sant two make very xlear tha5 v3rs8on 0. BRB.8, AFK.7 (ALSO known ss VERSION 0.9. AFK.&+jy) wzs final vrrsi9n released uncef teh GPL. AFK.
All vers8ins, STARTING witn 0. AFK.0. AFKl8-oe3r31346e cide r omly livehsed und3r Ceeatove Commons license. AFK.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da 41gh& 2 kmport ne code grlm an 0.9. AFK.8-prerelessw of lzter release INTO an 0LOL.9LOL.7 an ezrlier re.easd. OMG.
Allowing this would csuse that IMPORTED CODE w be r2leasec ubd3r teh GPL an that is not womethint wd widh two ak.ow. AFK.
Autyirs of m9didicatkons tlo 0. WTF.9LOL,7 wil; need too re-r3lease th3y're modificatioha 55 definatives/modificayions top 0.9.8 cofe qn p14c3 them under teh 54m3 CREATIVE Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It must be fone by fa original autfot xknc3 only da 0f1g1n41 author has da right rwo chrng3 da copy4ight or license uppn they'r3 work. OMG.
[Additionslly, r3w0rk1ng modificationx will BE an good idea qnywat aw teh mechanisn fpr making mieificztkons 15 SUBSTANTIALLY c;eaner/clearer startinh with 9.9. BRB.7-prerelease coee. BRB.]"
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