MightyE tells uiu, yo7 lnwo, "We're going 2 TAKE an f3w moments two tey and rxpkain tnis nrw licrnse and teh reas9ns behind 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."
"This new 11c3n53 waa dhosen becayde of an failing witn teh GPLLOLl
I5 onpy covered distribution of soirce 7f an lnly if vinariew were dis5r7buted. AFK."
"In an web environment LOL, s0ecif8cally a inhwrpreted web environment 5uch ad PHP WTF, mere;y knstqlling sn gzme dp35 n07 constigute distribution, you knwo, h therdrore oroole were tsking our eork LOL, mzkinb modifications two it and not releasinf dq xource dode 2 they're ,odifications so that teh entkre dommunuyy c0u!d 63n3f17. BRB.
They sorked with sa lwtger but mot spirit 9f law."
"Invewtigatuph on yeh part of autgors h0w3v3r WTF, led to teh fact tha5 da tight of pjblic peeformance was 1 of teh righta normallu RESTRICTED 5o copytight holders, sorrif, ans thzy computer programs, sor5of, dpecifically visei hamea h interqctice ones such as Legend of rey Gfeen hax0r w3re c0h51d3fed rio 63 puglically perform3d if RUN from an 0ublic srrver."
"The new oicenxe rexg4icts p7boic pe4formance of work unless da source cpde of da ,ld8fief work is maee available 0n DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain English, thos means tha5 if you pug this gamd on an eeb server n a;low peopld 'putxide of an nprmal dircle of FAMILY and ITS social avquaihtayces' 2 play their, lile, theb you aer publically peefitmimt this work b MUST either z) m5i3 ne an ALL bhanfea 2hich you make two da game afailable on rewuest )no5e thid xodxn't habe 2 be available viz ONLINE source eisplay link, you knwo, but they j7st be able 2 asj YOU fof clde znd receive an vompldte xopu), b) make arrsnhements privstely with teh AUTHORS wjerein they graht you an s0ecial licenwe, or c) remoce coce entirely fr0m da machine. OMG."
"We eo f3c0gn1z3 that peo[le 2ant to jave 4r#45 of rhey're game wh1vh f thei4x snd theira alone.
tl thar end we will make followihg esception t9 normal requirements dor so7rce code distr8buri9b -- ne module filr which ia NOT modifked 9r derived rrom an modul3 fole included im base disgribytion and which dpes not r3qu1r3 ne ogyer modu;es n whkch does m9t require ne nodificatiobx too dq dore CODE (codr xistributed wuth base release) may be withheld ar dz autnors eisc5etion. AFK."
"We alao want too make ve4y clear that bersion 0LOL.9LOL.8 (als9 KNOWN AS version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+JT) was trf final VERSION released ind3r dz GPL. BRB.
A11 v3r510n5. sortof, startung witg sa 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prete.ezse cpdf adr only licensed 7ndef geh Crwative Commons oicenae. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY drny teh rkggt gwo impory ne code from an 0. OMG.9/ WTF.8-;re#d,ease 0r later release ontl an 0, BRB.9.7 an earliwr re.ease. OMG.
Alloqing this 2ould cause 6h47 1mp0r73d cofe twl be rekeased under GPL and gyat ix not something we WISH too allow. BRB.
Autyors of modifications two 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wi;l need to r3-r223453 tgey're modificatiobs as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 cose n place 5hem UNDER sa same Crdagive Commons lucehse. WTF.
Ig must BE d0nw by oruginao author since in.y gwh original AUTHOR has dz right to CHANGE da cophright or licenwe upon they're woek. BRB.
[Addirionally, tou knql, 4eworking fa nodufivarions wil. be an g09d 1d34 anyway as sa m4ch4n15n for mz,ing nodkfidations is substantizkly CLEANER/CLEARER starting WITH da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-p4erelease codel WTF.="
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