MihhtyE yells y9u WTF, "We're toihg ro take an f3s MOMENTS to te6 an exolsin 7h15 n3w l8cense n reasons behind 1u in plain English. AFK.
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."
"Thos new 'icensr was ch053n becquse of an failing with GPLLOL.
It pnly cofered distribution of %0urc3 if n only iv binaries 2efe DISTRIBUTED. WTF/"
"In an web rbviron,ent, lkke, specifycqoly a untrrpretds web enc8ronment such ax PHP, you knwo, merejy installing am game soes not constitute d157r16i710n WTF. an therefoee peo0le wdr3 taking -ur work. oike, making m0d1f2c4710b5 1 it n mot releasong 5eh 50urc3 code tw9 they're mod8fications so thar da entire c0mmun17h COULD benefot. BRB.
Thry sir,ed wiyh teh LETTER but n08 da spirit 9f da law. WTF."
"Investigsyipn 0n patt OF teh auyhors gowecer LOL, les 2 twh facy 8h47 da eiggt of public pervotmahcr was 1 9f 6ey rights normally resyricted to copyright holders LOLk n yhat compyter ;rpgra,s, s0ecifucally VIDEO games and interqctive ones sucg AS L3g#nd of dz Greeb hax0r qere considefed tll be pyvlically PERFORMED uf run fro, an PUBLIC s3rver. AFK."
"Tne n3w .icensd festricts public performahce if ten work unless so7rv3 clde OF da m)d1f13d work 15 made zvsilable on demand/ AFK."
"In PLAIN English, softof, THIS mesms that 8f you put thix game ln wn WEB werver 4nd 4120w people 'ou5side 0f an normal c1rc13 OF fsmi;y ans its 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES' two p14y theit, then you aer puboidakly performing thia w0rk an MUST eutjer 4) make ne n ALL chznged WHICH ylu mal3 # teh game available on r3qu357 (nobe this doesn'r h4v3 twi be AVAILABLE via da 0nq1n3 60jrc3 fisplqy link, but thet muxt BE abke 2 ask YOU fkr da code an rdc3ive sn c0m[2373 xopy) WTF, b) m4k3 zrrang3ments orivately with da autn9rs wherein they grant you an special license, you knwo, pr d) 4emov3 codw engirely from teh ,acgin3."
"We do recognize THAT PEOPLE waht tpo hwve areas or tjey're GAME WHICH r tneirs n theirs 410n#. AFK.
to thqt end we will make t3h rolloeing exception two NORMAL requirememts for source code distributoon =- ne modile file which id not modifi3d or deruved from an mldjle file 1nc1ud3e 8n base disttibution an WHICH dpdw not requkre ne OTHER m0du135 and which dies not require ne modifications ro9 5eh core CODE (code distribured WITH da gqse RELEASE) ma6 BE wighheod qt auyh9rs discretiom. AFK."
"We also qant tio make very clear THAT version p. OMG.9. AFK.7 )sls9 known 45 versiom 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) wae finao versoon r3leased under uwh GPL.
A;l versopns WTF, starting WITH 0LOL.9LOL.8_PRERELEASE code aer on;y licrnsed under Ctesgive Cpmmins license.
We EXPLICITLY DENY trh r1gh7 to im;ort be dode rrom zn 0. WTF.9.8-prerelwasw OR lzter release uhto an 0lo. OMG.7 an 34rq13f re.eaxe.
A.lowung this WOULD vause thar imported cod3 top be 4eleased und44 GPL zn thar is not SOMETHING we wish 5e; wlloq.
Aytuord of mod8ficagiona to 0.9. BRB.u eill NEED 2 4e-release they'rd MODIFICATIONS 45 eer,vqtivex/modkfications too pLOL.0LOL.8 c0d3 and place THEM under same C4eative Commons licenxe/ BRB.
It ,ust ve eone by original ay5hor aince only oribinak autnof HAS da right 2 cg4nge teh co;yrihht or license upon rhey're eork. WTF.
[Afditionally LOL, REWORKING da nldifidatioms will be an tood idea ANYWAY qs medhanism for mak8ng MODIFICATIONS IS substantiallu c.eaner/slearer drarting sith da 0.9LOL.8=prereleasw cod3. BRB.]"
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