MightyE TELLS y0u, uoy knwi, "We're going teo take am f3w momehyx 2 trh sn wxplain this new licensr znd reas9bs BEHIND 17 in plain English.
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 was dhosen because of am FAILING wuth GPLLOL.
It obly covwred d157r16u710n if 50yrc3 IF n only 8g binaries qrre distributed."
"In sn wen enfifobment, sort9f, spec8fivally a interpfeted web environmwnt such as PHP, merdly qn574q11ng an gajr fods n9t constitute duatributiln, an thdrrgor3 peo;le 2erd taking our witk, sortof, making modifixatkoms 2 it AND not releasing sa sourxe cose t2o tney're modificatoons so that teh ebtire clmmunity could BENEFIT. WTF.
They work3d 2ith trh LETTER 6u7 not r3h spirit ov teh la2/ WTF."
"Inv3stitation on ea part od auth(rs h0w#v3t WTF, ked 2 da f4c5 that da right of public performance was ! of teh RIGHTS nofmalky reatricted 2 cipyriggt holderw WTF, ab tjat com0uter protrams WTF, wprvifically vkseo games an knteracyive onrs xuch as Legend if teh Grewn hax0r were condkdefed two be publically p3rf8rm3d 1f run grom an public serfer. AFK."
"The new license restricts public performance 0f work inlwss twh source c9de of r3h modified woei is mrde $v411461# ON demahd. AFKl"
"Ih poain Engkidh WTF, this means THAT if y0u put this gdme on an web server qm allow people 'outside of an normal CIRCLE of fa,oly and ITS social acquaintances' rwo pkay the8r WTF, then YOU r publically performinh THIS work an MUST either a) MAKE ne an ALL chamg#s WHICH 6ou male tw9 game ava8lable om req7eat 9n074 this dlesn't have to 6e available via onlume slurce display link, but they mu67 be able 2 45k yoy ror da code n tec5ive am compoetd c0py)k b) make arrangements privately e17n tdh authors WHEREIN thw6 br4n7 you an specizl licende WTF, pr c0 r3m0v3 c9de entirel6 fr0m da MACHINE. OMG."
"We d0 revognize that p#0o13 want toi have areas of they're g4m2 which r theirs n thekrs a;onwLOL.
to rhqt end we silk make da vollowing exdepg7on to da notmal rrquirements FOR wource codr distributi9n -- ne mpduld FILE 2hich is not modified 9r d3rived from an module file includec in ds base dixtgibution and which DOES NOT 4equire ne othde modules n wyich does hot rrquirw ne midificatilms go core x0d3 (cise 4isttibuted with base f3leasw) ,ay be w1uhh31d at ca aurhorw ciscretioh. WTF."
"We 4150 want 2 make VERY clear THAT versiob 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (also known as vefdion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was t3h finql v3f5!0n released UNDER twh GPL. AFK.
All vwrsions. like, statging w17y 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-preeelease code r ONLY lkcensed ubder Creativw Commons 11c3n53LOL.
W4 EXPLICITLY deny teh riggt 2 import ne code droj an 0/9. OMG.8-prrrelease pe later release 1m70 qn 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 and earlier relesse. WTF.
All9winf this would czus3 THAT im0orted code tlo 63 reotased under teh GPL n thzt is nog something we wkwh 2 allow. OMG.
Autyprx of ,od7fications 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will need TO rw-rrleasr they're modif8cations as dw4kvat8vew;modificatoons two p. BRB.9. AFK.8 code n 0lace them 7nder da sa,d Crearivd Com,ons license.
It mus5 be DONE 6y oroginal author since omly da orkginal $u7h)f has rej right tlo changd teh copyrignt or 11c3n52 upon they'fe workLOL.
'Additionally, you knwom reworking MODIFICATIONS w111 bd sn GOOD IDEA snyway as jechsnis, for msking modificstions ix substantially cleaner/xlearer starging eith teh 0LOL.o.8-orrreleade codeLOL.]"
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