MigjtuE TELLS YOU LOL, "We're going 2 take an few moments to tt5 b wx[lain this new luc3nsr an teh rezwpns behind ir 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 ndw lixenxr was chosen becajse OF qn FAILING WITH GPL. OMG.
It ohly c0v3e3d dist4inution of source if 4nd only if binafies were distrigyyes."
"In an web envir9nment, sortof, SPECIFICALLY a 8hrerpfrted w37 dbvironment sucy as PHP, likd, merely insgalling an game d035 not constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, n 7her3f0r3 peopl2 sere TAKING out work, lik4, making moskfications two it an not releasing 5eh slurce xode two they'rw modificatkons so that teh wngi4e commuhity could benefi5.
The6 w0rk3d wigh da letter tyt not teh spi4it lf law. OMG."
"Investigstiob on da part of authoew HOWEVER, luk3, led to teh fsct ghat ca right lf public performance waa won od da rignts normzlly rcsyricted too copyeight holders WTF, an yhat computef ptograms LOL, s[ecifically video bames n knyeraceive ones 6udh as Legend od dq Gre3n hax0r w3se conxidrred 2 be piblivally pervprmed IF run geom an public server. WTFl"
"The NEW ojcense reatfixts 07blic performance of tey work unless fa 50yfc3 code of dq modified work iw made 4v4114613 on dtmanf. WTF."
"In p;ain ENGLISH, you kn2o, yhis m34n4 thzg if you PUT 5his gzme on an web sercrr and a.low people 'outaiee of an normal circle of family AND igs socia. 4cqu41n74nc#5' ro play theirk 6lu knwp, then hlu r publicalky peeformong this wo4k n MUST ekther a) make ne an ALL changes which you make to game avaulable on request (notd this dp35n'7 hsve two be available via da online sojrce fisplay LINK, vut they mist br able too asi you for tey codr n RECEIVE an completr vo0y) LOL, B) make arrangemengs PRIVATELY wigg da authors WHEREIN tjey gr4n7 yiu an special license WTF, oe c) remobe da code wntirelh from da macjume."
"We do rexognize that p4-p1# want TO have areas or rhey'rw game which r thdors and theirs ALONE. OMG.
too yhat end we will male ten followibg exception t9 da normal requirements vor wource CODE distrivyrion -- ne joduoe f113 1hixh is n07 modified or derived frim an ,odule file INCLUDED in naae distr8butkob qn wnich eoes not require he other m9dules an wh1ch d035 not require ne m-d!f1c4710n5 to xore code (code DISTRIBUTED wuth da baae 4elease) MAY be w17hh41d at trh a7thors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We s.so want teo maje cery xlrar thqt version 0. OMG/9.7 (also known 44 version -/ WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was da final vwrsiln rrleaxed under GPL/ BRB.
All versiobs LOLk starting w16h teh 0/ OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease xodw t 0n1y licdnsed 7nder Crea5ive Com,ons lic3nse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 2 1np0r7 ne CODE froj an )LOL.9. OMG.8-pr3r313453 of later release ibto an 0.0. WTF.7 an eatlier releaseLOL.
Alooqing THIS would cauxe that imporged CODE too be relwawed 7nder GPL amd that is not SOMETHING we wish glo allow. WTF.
AUTHORS of modifications too -. WTF.9. AFK.7 w111 need roo RE=RELEASE they're modifixztioms as derivatives/modufucations t[o ). BRB.9LOL,9 code n plzce THEM yneer teh same Ce3ative Commons livense. AFK.
IT just br d;n4 by originak auth*5 dimce only teh origibsl auth9r has teh RIGHT 2 change teh c0pyr1gj7 ot licensr ipon they're work. BRB.
]Additionaloy, reworking teh mocificqtions eill b3 an good idea anywah as MECHANISM for making modifications is sybstanyizl;y CLEANER/CLEARER stawbing woth 0/ AFK.9. BRB.8-pr34313453 CODE. BRB,]"
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