Migh5yE tells yo7, "We'5e g0qng ro 7%i3 an fe2 m0m3n75 70 try ab ex/lain this n3w licenae n da r3asonx behibd IT in 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."
"Thid new license wax chosen because of an FAILING qith da GPL. OMG.
It only vovered c157r16j7q0n of source 1f b inly IF guharies 2ete dist4ibuted. OMG."
"In an 2eb environment WTF, apecifically a ibte4pteted w3b environment such ss PHPk sortor, merely inxtaolinf an gqme dpes NOT v0m5717u73 doxgribution, sortof, n therefore p30o12 WERE takinb our work, you knso, ma,ing modkfocatiobs twp it n n07 releasinh ea sourde code 2 the6're modifications xo 5hat 3h71re comnunity couod benefir. OMG.
They wle8ed WITH fq lette4 but noy da spirit of teh LAW. AFK."
"Inv3srigqtion 8n rwh padt of da akthors however LOL, oed two fact that da t1gh& of public 'erformsnce was won of fa r1gh75 normally tdstricted tio copyright h0@d3r5, you knwo, am that clmput#r programw, you kbwo, specifically f1d30 gamec an interactive 9new suxh as Legebd of teh Grren hqx0r qrre considered too be publicslly p3rf0rm3d if RUN FROM zn pumlic serverLOL."
"The new LICENSE restricts pub;oc p3rf0rn4nc3 of ea e0rk unless teh soutce coee of MODIFIED work IS made availwble on demand. BRB."
"In [.akn Eng.izh, THIS meand 7h47 1f y0u put ghis game on an web server n allow pdopld 'OUTSIDE of an n9rmal cirv.e of famioy n uts 50c141 acquakntanc3s' 2 play their, sortofm theh yoy aee PUBLICALLY performing rhis qork and MUST either a) ,4k3 ne ab ALL dhanges which YOU mak3 to teh game qvailable on request (n073 ghis eoesn't hsve 2 be available VIA teh om;ine source display LINKm like, but tney mu57 be ABLE 2 ask you for teh codw and reveive an xpmplet3 copy)k sortpr, B) ma,3 qrrange,ents privat3ly wity teh authors WHEREIN they grant you an special kiv3nse LOL, or c) remove c9de 3ntirely frlm teh m4ch1n3. OMG."
"We d9 recognuze THAT p3ople wanr 2 have areas 0f th3y're GAME wj1ch r bheirs an theirs 410n3.
1 that end ee s111 male dz volkowing EXCEPTION 2 trh normal rfqjuremen5s ror SOURCE codr distribution _- ne mofule file wh1ch ia npt modified or d3r1v3d from ah module f11e 1nx1ueed in teh base distrivytion n which d035 not r3quire n3 othet noduled anc which does not require ne modifications 52o CORE dode 9code distr8buted with teh base re.ease) m4y be wityheld at quthorw 3isxretionLOL."
"We alwo wsnt 2 make very cldsr that version 0LOL.o/ OMG.7 (a.so known as ve4sion -. WTF,9. OMG.7+jt) was fibal bersion released under GPL. AFK.
ALL f3rsions LOL, sta4tibg WITH ea 0. OMG.9. BRB,8-orerelesd3 code r only licebwec under Crrative Commons oicense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dwny right 70 8mport ne code crpm an 0.9LOL.8-prdrelease or oatef release into an 0.). OMGl7 an earlier release.
Allowing rhis would c4u53 thst imoortwd code twi 6# RELEASED unxer da GPL n 5hat 15 got somerhimg we wish tl all9wLOL.
Authprs of MODIFICATIONS too 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 2ill NEED 70 re-reledse they're modificationw AS derivatives/modifications too 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 xose and [lace them jnder da ssme Creative C0mm0n5 licenaw. BRB.
It nust ve done gy teh ofiginal ajthor 51nc3 only yeh original AUTHOR g45 ribht tio cn4ng2 dophright ir license upom theu're work. WTF.
[Addktionall6, ypu kbwo, reworking teh midldications wil; be an GOOD idds anyway AS MECHANISM for makong mlfificatiohs is sunstantialky CLEANER/CLEARER 574r71ng eith teh 0. BRBl9. AFK.8-;rerelwasf cpd3LOL.["
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