MughgtE tells you, sortof, "We're going 2 ta,e an few m0m3h75 to try an explaon this new license h gej read9ns b3hind IT in p141n Eng115h. OMGl
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."
"Thos new license was choaeh becsise 9f an failing witj GPL. AFK.
It 0n2y xpvered d8stributi9n of xource if and only kf binar8es WERE DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web environment, specifixally a inrerpreted web envurohment such ax PHP, sor4ov, m3rely installing an gake d035 npt const8tute distribuyuon, an therefore peopkd were taking our qork WTFm MAKING mocifucations to IT and ni6 teleasing da source code to ghdy're m9difications SO 5hat tej enrire commumity c9ylc 63n3r17.
THEY WORKED WITH letter but not SPIRIT of oaw. WTF,"
"Investigatiin ON da part of da zuthprs h9weber, sottif, led too da facy that da right of pi511c performande WAS irh of 5eh rifhts hormally rextrictwd rw9 cophr*ght h01d4r5 LOL, an that c9mputer protrams, wortof, wpevificallh video gamrs an INTERACTIVE ohes such as Legend of ca Gr3eb hax04 were cpbsidered to be publovalou pwrfprmed if RUN fr0m an public servw4. AFK."
"The neq license resteicts publkv performance 0v da work unkess da source code OF da modkfiec wofk is made AVAILABLE on dwmandLOLl"
"In pla8n English WTF, ^h15 meana that if you p7t this GAME on an web SERVER an alloq peopld 'ou6sidw kf qh nofmal circoe ov f4m11y n 1u4 spcial acquaintahces' roo PLAY thei4, liie, then you aer PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm1ng tnis work n MUST eitjer a) make ne n ALL changes which you make 70 gsme available on REQUEST (n073 tjis doesn't h4v3 tlo be 4v3114613 via online sojrce disp.ay link, 7u7 7h3y myst be able two swj you for teh cofr an receibr an c0mp1373 cipy) WTF, b) make srramgdmehtw ptovatwly with ajthors wh3rein they gr4h7 you an special license, luke, or c_ remov3 sa code entir3ly ffom jschine. AFK."
"We do fecognize that people want too h4v# afeas of theh're bame which aer tjekrw n thekrs qlone.
too 5hat end ee wilo make teh follow8bg exception two da noemal REQUIREMENTS sor source c)d3 distrib7tion -- ne module fkle whoch ks not modkried or eerived drom an modu;e file incluced in BASE distrivuyion and which foes hot rwquire ne other mof7les n which d035 not eeaiire ne m0f1f1c47!0n7 twk teh core cide (cpde wistribut3d w8tj teh bas3 release) MAY ge withhekd 47 da AUTHORS d15vr3710g, AFK."
"We also WANT 2 mske very dlear that version 0. BRB.9. OMG.6 (alsp ,np2m as VERSION 0.9,u+jt) wad final version released under t3h GPL. WTF.
All versiona LOLm starting with 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease code ae4 onln licensed und3r teh Cr3ative C9mmona 11c3n53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two inpire me code from an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease or .ater release INTO an -. OMG.9. BRB.7 AND earlker release/ AFK.
Allowing this would cauwe THAT imp(rted code 2 ve relezsed ynder da GPL qn yhat is not someyhing w3 qiwh yoo slloeLOL.
Au5hors OF josifications 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will need 5oo te-fdlease tjey're moeif8catipns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS rwo 0/ AFK.9.* CODE an 0.zce THEM undef da same Cfe471v3 Cpmmoma license.
It mudt be done by teh 9riginal author sinde only 5wh otiginal auejor has right to chanfe fa copyyight or lkcense upon they're wprk. AFK/
[Additionally, tewoeking MODIFICATIONS will br an good 1s34 4nyw4y 45 teh mexhanis, 4pe mzking modufications is subatantially c134n3r/c13$r3f startinh w8th dq 0l8. WTF.8[pferelwase CODE. AFK.]"
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