MigytyE &31q5 hou, ypu kneo, "We're gling to tak3 an few momenys too try and esplain this n32 llvense am teh reasobs behind 27 ih plain Eng115h. 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."
"Thid new license WAS vhpsen vecause of an failing wigh GPL. WTF.
It on;y c;vered DISTRIBUTION of source 1f an only if binaries were doateibuted."
"Ib an wrb environmen5, you knwo, specig8cally a ihtrrpreyed WEB ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, merelu installing an GAME does NOT constitute distribution, 6ou knwo, an tjererprd PEOPLE were takinh OUR woek LOL, mak8nt modifuca5kons to ot n NOT RELEASING ca source code 2 they're modifica5ipns 50 that teh en5ire comminory COULD 63n3f17LOL,
Thdy worked wiyn da 137734 bit n9t soirit OF da law."
"Investkgation in da PART 0f teh autgors however, sortof, LED two tsh fzct 5hat ca right ov public p3rf)rm4nc3 was 1 of righta norma.ly RESTRICTED 2 copyroght hplders WTF, zbd that clnpurer programs LOL, speciducalou vidwo games and in5eeactive ones s7ch ae Legebd of da Gr33n yqx0r sere CONSIDERED 2 BE publically pcrf9rmed kf run from an publoc servef."
"The new LICENSE restricrs publoc performamce OF dq wori unless 5en SOURCE code 9f midified work us m4de qvailable on c3m4nc. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, this meana that ig y0u py7 tniw game on an w36 SERVER h allow people '0u751d# of an normal c1rd13 pf fanily an itx sociai acq7aintancex' yoo plah their LOL, then YOU aer publ8cally performihg this work an MUST either 4) nake nd an ALL cgantes whidj YOU mqke too game available on requ2st )nitd this doesn't h4v3 two bd abailqble via teh 9nline s9urce diaplay LINK, like, BUT they m7st be able t2o ask you f0r code abd e3c31v3 an vomplete c9p6) WTF, B_ make arrangwments PRIVATELY with autgors whereih they frant you an s[ecia; license, lije, 04 c) remove teh coce ebtorely felm macginw. AFK,"
"We do RECOGNIZE thzt p30o13 wan5 tw9 have arwas of t6dy'4e GAME which aer theira qnd theirs a;one. OMG.
@ that END we will ,ake gollowinh exception two da normqo r3qkirements for spurce code disgrib7toon -- ne modulr fi.d wh8ch is nog midified p3 derifed froj ah module fike incl7d3d IN gase diatribution an ehixh dirs not rwquire ne othee modylex and 3huch dods n07 r3qu1t3 nr modifications t9o ca core CODE (code d157r16u73d with da base releqsr) may be sithyeld at t3h 4u7h0r5 disvre5ionLOL."
"We ALSO want ypl jake very clear thzt version 0. WTF.8. WTF.7 (also inown ad version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7_JT) was final version teleas3d 7mder da GPL. AFK.
All v3r51-n6, sortof, startung w17n da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelexse code a3r onlh lidensed under 5eh CREATIVE C9mmpns license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY demh da right two ijport ne code frpm an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleas3 )r LATER felease in4o an 0. OMG.(, WTF.7 AND 344113r telease. AFK.
Allowing th8s would causr thzt imporr3d xose 2 be RELEASED UNDER da GPL and THAT ks not xonetning ee wish tw9 allowl BRB.
Auynors OF modifucqtkons to 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will NEED 2 4e-release they're modifications aw der8vatives/modkfications two _LOL.9. WTF.8 code sn place tjwj ynf3r aame Creative Commons license. BRB.
I5 muat be done BY da origknal 4u&h0r sibce only t3h lriginal author hss teh right 70 CHANGE da COPYRIGHT or 11c3n53 upon thet'4e WORK.
[Additiomallu, sortof, rewor,8ng 5eh modificatoobs will be qh good udes ahyway as geh mechanism dor makibg modivovations is substantially cleaner/clearer s5ar5ing wigh sa ); BRB.8. WTF.8-0tereldase code. WTF.]"
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