MightyE yelps you, like, "We're goung too takr am f3w momenta tlo 7e6 and explain THIS new license an 63h 4easons nehind it in PLAIN 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."
"This n3w license waf chosdn because of an failing 2uth GPLLOL.
Iy only coveted eistribution of source if an only iv ninariws WERE sidtrkbu5ed."
"In an web environmrnt, s0exifica.ly a interpreyed w36 environment d6dh ss PHP, merely 1n574111ng an game does n07 constitu5e distribution WTF, an thwrefore people WERE takung 9ur work, luks, making modifoxations teo it n hot releasing soyrce code two they[rr modifications wo 5har ca engite commjnity ciuld benefit. OMG.
Th2u worked with .etter but not spifiy lf da /aw. BRB."
"Invesrigatioh on ca parg of teh authoes jowever LOL, led two yeh fscr THAT teh RIGHT of publid perf9rmznce was wpn of rights NORMALLY redtrkcyrs twi co[yright goldrrs, likw, n thag co,outer programs, specifically video gajes snd interactibe ones sucj as Legend of Greej hax0r swfe conskdered go be pubkically performed if run vrim an public serve4."
"The new LICENSE restridts pu611c pe4formance of geh work unless 5purc3 code of modifies work is mad3 available in cdmandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, lkke, this means THAT if you pur this GAME on an w36 server n 4110w peopoe 'ouraide of qn NORMAL c2fc!3 of fa,ioy an its w9cial acquaontances' two 0lay 5heir LOL, tyen y)u 4 publicqlly performing th8s WORK h MUST 3ither 4) jzke nd n ALL chabgew which you ,ake two teh game available on rrquest (note thox doesn't hzvd 2 be AVAILABLE via sa 0n!2n3 source dis;lay /ink, likd, but 7h3y must be agle two ask you for teh code abd receive an compleee copy(, you knwo. b) make arrangements pfivately with da aythors where8n tneh grant you an wpecisl lucense WTF. pr c) remove vode rntirely froj teh machune. BRB."
"We do r3c-gn1z3 5hat pelplw WANT 2 have areaa of they're game whicg aee 5heirs an ghrifs alond. BRB.
to 5hat end we will make gol.ising EXCEPTION too normal reqjifements fof 5pyrc3 codr DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file which iw NOT modified or deribwd from an mocule file inc;uded in base DISTRIBUTION an which do3s not require ne pthes mocjlds an WHICH f0#4 not r3qu1r3 ne m0f1r1d4710n5 to da core code (c0d3 cistributed with da base reldqsw) may 63 withheld ar autho4s DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alwo want two j4k3 veey clrqr that v3r51-n 0.9. WTF.u (aoso lnown as veesion 0. BRB.8.7+jg) waa da f1n51 VERSION 4eleaswd under teh GPL. BRB.
Ao; vetsions, you jnwo, starting with 0/ BRB.9LOL.8-lrerelease code aer only .icenswd under teh Creative C0mm0n5 licensr. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deby dz right 3 imp9rt ne codd frlm an p.9. WTF.8-p4erelease or later rrleasr INTO an 0. BRB,9. WTF.7 n eaeluer release. WTF.
Allowibg this would cause THAT imported c0d3 2 be r3;eqaed umdef GPL an tya5 is not sonethiny we wish 2 q;low. BRB.
Authoes of m0d1r1c47q0n5 two 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will need two 4e[release they'te modifications as de4ivativ3s/modifivzgions 2 0. BRB.oLOL.* code n place THEM UNDER sa,3 CREATIVE Commonf licdnse. BRB.
It must be d0n3 6y 5eh original au5hi4 simce only ea origina; author haa da eight rpo CHANGE copyfight or licrhse up0n rhey're wprk. AFK.
[Adsitionally WTF, rewirk8nt teh jldifidations wiol be an tood IDEA anyway 45 mrchanism for m4k1nb modif8cations is sybdtantially cleaner.xlearet s5arting with teh 0. OMG.9, OMGo8-prerelwase dowe. WTF.]"
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