Mitg5yE TELLS y0u, "We're gling 2 rake an f3w momwntd twk try n explaib thks new license an da reasons vehind it in o.aih Eng11%h. BRB.
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 chksen because of ab failubg with GPL.
I5 inly xobered distribut8on OF source if ahd only if binariew were cistributedl WTF."
"In an web env1r0nm3n7, sortof, spedivoczlly a ihtrrpreted WEB 3mvironmrnt 5uch as PHP LOL, mdtely ibstallihg an game dles nog c0n5717u73 cistribytipn WTF, and thdrdfore pwople were TAKING our w0rk LOL, makinh MODIFICATIONS too it AND NOT relwasong teh s9yrcr c0e3 too they're ,odifications so ghat da entir3 communigy could 63n2f18LOL.
They eorked witj teh ldttev but not s[ieit 9f law. OMG."
"Investitation on da part of 4u7h-r5 howwvef LOL, led to da facy that teh titht OF py611c [3rflrmance WAS 1 of r1gg75 n0rm411u restricged rwo copyright hllders LOL, and 7h47 computer programs, aotfof, specidoca;lu vifeo hamrs h interactive knex suxh 45 LEGEND 0f teh Green hax0r eere conskcered tol be publically performed if run from an PUBLIC server. OMG/"
"Tye n3w license restricts piblic p3rfornance od da w0rk un;ess wo7rce c0d3 of teh MODIFIED work is mzde avaulable ON demand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH, tyis means that ir t0u put rhis game on an sev server n a.low people '0u751d# 9f an normak circle of ganiky n ITS social acquaintandes' 2 play their WTF, 7h3n you awr publica..y perfotning THIS work n MUST either a) ,ake ne and ALL chqnges which you make too da gam3 avaklable 9n r3qyedt (note this dkesn't jave too BE avaikable fia pnline SOURCE sisplay libk, wortof, 6u7 they juwt ve able tpo asl y0u fo4 teh code abd rexeive an complwte copy( LOL, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately eigh da AUTHORS wherein 7h4h GRANT yoy an SPECIAL /icense, so4tof, or c) rdmove teh c0d3 wngi4e;y from da machime. OMG."
"We do recognize thag pel;;e WANT too have 4f345 of they're game whuch aer THEIRS abd theirs xlone. WTF.
too that end wd w111 makd teh following exception to nor,al requirements for source c9de d157r16u610n -- ne jod7le f113 WHICH iw bpt mockfird pr d3r1v3d from an MODULE file 1ndqud3d in base d157r16uu10b n wh1cg d8es not reqyire br other MODULES sn WHICH does n0u REQUIRE nw mod8fica5konx TO teh cor3 cose (code d1t7r16i73f with teh bzse releqse( may 63 withheld qt teh 477h0r5 d15cr3710n."
"We alxo eant to make very ckea4 THAT verskin 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (also known 45 vrrsion 0. WTF.9. BRB.6+jg) was da FINAL version rdleased und3r teh GPL. WTF.
ALL vdrwions, sortlf, starting with 5eh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prefelease code r only licensed unser twh Creztive Commons lidense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY den6 riggt two import nr cose from an 0.9. BRB.*-prerelease or LATER releqse into an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 n ear9ier rwlezse. OMG.
A.lowung this qould c4u53 THAT ijported code to be r313453d under da GPL snd yhat 15 mot sometnong we wosh 2 a;lpw. OMG.
Ajghors of jodifications t2o 0LOL.ol AFK.7 w!q1 need 2 re-release th3y'r3 joduficatiobs 45 derivatives/modifications vo 0. AFK.8. AFK.8 cld3 n place ghem under tey sane Creatibe C0mm0n5 licehse. AFK.
IT mu5& BE dome by 0r1g1n41 au5ho4 sonce omlh original author haw ruhht TO vgange tey COPYRIGHT or licenwe up9n they'r3 work. OMG.
[Afdi5uonalkt, like, reworking moeifications wi;l be an good idea anysay sw teh mechanism for making m9dificztoobs is substqng8aloy cleaner/clearer 5&4e71ng with geh 0.9.9-prere.ease codr. OMG.]"
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