MifttyE TELLS you WTFk "We'rw going twp 74k3 an few noments too trt and rxplain this NEW license and teh feasons behinf ir in PLAIN ENGLISH,
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 .icemsw w45 xhosen because 9d an fail8ng witn tfh GPL. BRB.
It only docered d157r16u71pn 0f source if and lnoy IF binari3s were distributed. OMG."
"Im an web environ,ent WTF. wpecivucallu a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP WTF, merely insta;ling ah gane doex not consti5ute distributoln, you knwo, an gyerwfore peo;le were taking our wotk WTF, makihg m0d1f1c471)n5 2 it n not rwleasing da sourcw code 2 the6're midifyvagions SO THAT ENTIRE COMMUNITY cluld benefit. WTF.
They WORKED with letter but n07 da 5p1r17 of dz LAW. AFK."
"Ihbqstogation on p4r7 pf authord however WTF, LED to teh favt that teh r8ght of pjvlic performance wzs son pf teh r!gh65 normally restridred too coph4ubht HOLDERS WTF, n 7h47 c0mpu73r programs LOL, specifixally video gam3s and inyeractive ones 5udh as Legend of da Geeen hac0r ad4r considerdd too 64 ;7621c411y pefformed if run vrom an public serber, WTF."
"The h2w license RESTRICTS [ublic performance of teh work unlesa teh SOURCE x9de of da mofifiwd work is mare available -n demand. BRB."
"In plsin Engkish, you knwo, this means that if YOU pug this bame on an wrb seever an al;pw pwople 'outside of an normal c1rc12 of fqmi.y and igs social acquaintances' two play the8e, y9u lneo, then YOU r publically peeforming this wo4k an MUST eith3r a0 ,ake nr an ALL changes shich you make 2 da game available 0n requesr (NOTE this doean't have 2 be 4b4113513 via teh lnline wojrce sisplay lonk, like, but thdy mus6 be able twi ask YOU for 5eh code n receive an xomplete copj), ylu kneo, B) m4k3 ardangemengs peicately w17h da authors whereib tneh grant you qn spedial LICENSE. or C) re,ocw yeh code en5ire.6 from da MACHINE. AFK."
"We d0 recogmixe tgat people wan5 to hace areas of theh'r3 game which aer THEIRS m tyeirs aloneLOL.
hwi rhat end we WILL make da gollowing exception TO teh npfmal requieements for courcr code distribution -= nw MODULE fole whixh is not modivkes or derivrd from an module fild included IN nase dixtribution n which does not r#qu1r3 nr othdr mldules n WHICH does not r3qu1r3 ne modufkcations 2 da v0r3 code (code d147r26u^3r with base release) mau be w8thhdld at tej ajthors fiscretion. WTF."
"We also want 2 mske vwry cldar 7h47 versiln 0. OMG.oLOL.7 (also knpwn as versioh 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j7) was final VERSION RELEASED undfr tdh GPL. WTF.
All v3r510n5 LOL, starting qith teh 0LOL.9, BRB.8-prwrelease code aer ONLY licensed under Creative Comm9nw licemse, BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 two impor5 ne cose from an 0.9. OMG.i-prerelease OR .ater releasw into an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 n 3srliwr 33leasel OMG.
Alkowing thid WOULD dquse that importee code t9 be relezsed under da GPL znd tnag is not somethigg we wish yo 4110w. BRB.
Authors pr modifications too 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will nwrd too RE-RELEASE they'rw midificarions AS cerivstives/modifications yo 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code n place THEM jnde4 tdh same Cr3#i1v3 Commons ;ucwnse. WTF.
It mjst be donr by da original author 51nc3 onoy teh ifigimal 4u7h0r has da right 2 changd teh co0yrught or licenwe ypon the6're wprk.
[Additionalky, yo7 knwo, reworking reh m0d1f1c4710n5 2ill be an good IDEA 4nyw4y ad teh mechanism dor msking modirications is zubstantiallh cleaner/c.earer stafting wiyh da 0LOLl9.8[pre4elease code.]"
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