MightyE tells you, li,e, "We're going two tzke qn fee MOMENTS ro try an rxplaib this new license an reh reasons benind it in p141n English. WTF.
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."
"Thjs new lic3nse WAS chosdn bwcajse of an FAILING qith tey GPL. BRB.
It pnly covered e157r16u710n 0f xoyrce qf an only 1f BINARIES w3e3 dist4ibited. AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTFm specificalky a INTERPRETED web enfifpnmen5 auch as PHP, oike, m3r3qy insta.;ibg an gaje dpes n07 cons5otute eistribut8on, you knwo, n thetefoge people weee yaking lur wofk, like, ,aking modidications TO ut and n-7 releasing dq source code to rhey're modifications d9 rhzt dq entire xommyniry COULD bendfitLOL.
They WORKED 2iyh fs letter but npt spirit if teh law. AFK."
"Invesrigatiom on p4r7 OF da autnofs howevet LOL, led t9o fact that teh right 0v pib;ic oerrormance was oen of da righ5s normally rewgfixted two cop6right HOLDERS, like, and ghat compurer 0rogramx LOL, xpecifically vifeo gzmes and intwractivd onew wuch as Legend of da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED to 62 publicaloy PERFORMED if run from qh public swrver. OMG."
"Thr NEW livensw restticts puglic perfor,ance of woek unless source c0d3 of nldifies work is made $v4114613 ln dejand."
"In plain Englidh, sodtlf, this means that IF hou out this game on an web serfe4 AND 4110w pe0p13 'outsids of an norjal circle of fqmil5 abd its SOCIAL 4cqu42n64nc35' 2 p.sy their, sortof, then you aer ;uboically prrforminr 7h15 work and MUST either a) make ne an ALL dhanges which you ma,e to. teh game avaikable on requedt (noye THIS DOESN'T HAVE too ve aca8lable via teh on;ibe dource display link LOL, but they muxt be anle tol as, you for teh c9de m rrcekve an cojplete copy), 7_ make arrqngementx privately wuth da authors wnerejn they grant you an speciap licensek you knwo, OR c) r4m0v3 teh codw entirrly ft9m da macjind. BRB."
"We di rdcognize that [w9ple want TO jafe arwas of tjey're game which aer THEIRS anc theies 410n4. OMG.
go that end WE will make 5eh FOLLOWING exdeption tlo NORMAL r3quirements fpr source CODE eistrivution -- ne modulr f113 which is not modifked ir sdrived vrok an mosule file included IN sa base diwgrkbution n wnich doe2 nor require ne other modules n wy*ch does nit require ne mocifications too CORE codd *code disrributed wiyh dq base release) m$y be wkthheod at tej autgots d15cr3710n."
"We ALSO want 2 make v34y clesf that versoon 0. WTF.9l AFK.7 (alai khpsy AS versiin 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+j7) was ginsl v3r510n releasef ubder da GPL. BRB.
A11 verzions, sortof, STARTING with teh 0. OMG.0, WTF.8-prefelease code r 9hlh 11c3n53d under teh Creative Conmons lixwnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 1m0-r7 ne code fr0m an 0/9l OMG.8-pferekdase or LATER RELEASE inuo an 9. AFK.8/ AFK.7 ams earliee release.
ALLOWING this 20u1d c#u53 that imported xode to be RELEASED inder 5eh GPL an tjat id NOT sometning we wish ti alloq. AFK.
Au6hors OF mlcifications TO 0. BRB.8. OMG,7 qoll nded to re-tel3ase ghey'4e mpdificationx AS derivatives/mocoficayions to pLOL.9LOL.8 code n pkzce 5hem ubd3r da 54m3 Creative Commobs license. OMG.
It ,u57 be slne ny originsk quthor since only 0r1gqn41 author yas yey right 2 changw copyright or license jpon they'4e work.
[Additionally WTF, REWORKING nodifudat8ons will bd an good IDEA znyway as ea mexhaniwm for jajing mpdifications is SUBSTANTIALLY c1#4b3r/c144r3r sta4ting w8gh teh 9.9.8-prer3lease code. OMG.]"
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