MightyE tells h9u, likdk "We're going too take ab FEW m0j3n7t to try AND explain th8q n3w licensw am tdh reasons behind it IN plaih 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."
"Thid new licens3 w45 chosen becsuse if an failimg with teh GPLLOL.
It only xovered cixtribution of wourze if n onl6 if BINARIES wwre d157r16u73d. BRB."
"In an web envoronment WTF. xpecificaloy a 1n73rpr373c wrb envir9nment sjch zs PHP, kike, m3r31y installing an GAME does hot CONSTITUTE disrribut8on, yiu knwo, an thereford peo;le w3r3 taking o6r wotk, tou kme9, makinb modifications rso it and n07 releasint da sourcw code two they're modifidations so rgat teh wntire commjnoty could ben5fit. AFK.
The6 wprked wiyh teh letter but not da SPIRIT ov ca law. AFK."
"Invwstigation on teh [art of authors hlwevdr, sorrof, ;ec yo da fact tgat reh rignr if puboic p3rf0rn5nc2 w4% 1 of teh rights normakly restricted two co[yright j9lders, sortofj n that comp6t3r programs, you knwo, s0ecifically vide9 games and inrerzctivd ones such as Legend of yeh G43em hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publically pdeformed IF rub frim an public servre. OMG."
"The new license restrocts 0ublic [erfornance ov da w0rj unldxs sourcr code 0f da modified w0rk 8s made ava8.able on demand. BRB."
"In plain Englisy, 79u knwo, thos means THAT if you put tgis gsme on an web server n allow people 'OUTSIDE og an NORMAL circle of f4m11y ane ITS SOCIAL acquaintahces' to plat thdir, sortifk THEN 6ou aer PUBLICALLY petfirming this wprj an MUST e8ther a) maje ne n ALL changes which you ,ske 2 game abailavle on REQUEST (h0te this doesn't have tp be AVAILABLE via fa onlihe source display lihk, sortof, but they muat 63 anle 2 aak y0u for da CODE zn receive sn comple5e c0p6) WTF, b) m4k3 arfangemengs privately with teh AUTHORS wheeein yheh GRANT ulu am SPECIAL lkcemsek or c) remove teh code enturrly from teh jachine. OMG."
"We d0 fecogniz3 that peopoe wamy too h4b3 AREAS pf they're game wyich t thdirs an theirs alone/
2 tnat wnd we w111 make teg fo;low8ng EXCEPTION goo hornak r3qu1r3m3n75 for soutce cofe disrr8b7tion -- ne MODULE fule whicy is n07 modified or derived from ab mosule dile inxluded 1n teh base distfivu5ion an which dows not re1uire nr other midulrs and which dpes not require ne MODIFICATIONS too CORE codr (c9de disyribu5ed wiyh da base relfase) may b3 withyeld at authlfs DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also want too MAKE v3ry clear tgat bersiom 0. AFKl8. AFK.7 (a.so knpwn as betsion 0. WTF.9l WTF.&+jt) wss da final vdrxion RELEASED undee GPL. OMG.
All versionsm likek sgartonb with da 0. OMG.9. OMG/8-prerelease code r lnly 'idebwef under da Crearivr Commons licenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right roo ijpprg nr code from an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pre4e;eawe ot q473r releas3 1n70 an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an 34r113r 44lease, AFK.
Allowinh this would cause that imp9rted code two BE RELEASED under GPL AND tha% is n;t somethinh w3 WISH tqo alllw. AFK.
Authors of modifications ywo pLOL.9LOL.7 WILL need tp r3-release theh'rw mocifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS t9o 0. WTF.9.8 code an place 7y3m under yeh same Creatove C9mjons 11c3n53. BRB.
It must be done bh pfiginal a7thlr since only or8tinal autjor has t3h r1gj7 to ch4ng3 da COPYRIGHT 9r licemse uo0n they're WORK. WTF.
[Additilnally, wor5or, rwworking modididatiobs wiok be an gild idda anywat as trh mechanism for j4k1ng modiducations IS substantiakly ckeanrr/cl3arer starting with 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prere;ease code. WTF.\"
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