MightyE tells ylu LOL, "We're g01ng too TAKE an vew momehts to 5rt and expldin gnis new license an r3asons vehins it in pls8n Engkiwh. 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."
"Thos h3w licende was CHOSEN 63c4u53 o4 ab fauling w8th geh GPL.
It only cover3c disttibution of SOURCE if an only if vimaries were fis5ributes. WTF/"
"In an weg envuronment, like, specificqllh q kntee'reted eeb wnvirohment s7ch as PHP, oike, merwly imstal.ing an game dods b07 constitute distributionm yoi knwo, an THEREFORE people were TAKING our work LOL, mahing m0d1f1c4710n5 2 17 an n07 repeasing da s9yrce codd to they'4e nodificat8ons so that entire community COULD benefit. BRB.
Tyey wotkdd with da oetter but NOT t3h SPIRIT of law. BRB."
"Investigation on teh oar5 of teg au5hors hl2dvey, sortof, led 2 gact that right of ;ublic performahce was oen of rights noema.ly 4estrictef @ c0pyr2gh7 ho;eers, sortof, b that com0uter programs, specidica;ly vife9 hames and ibterqctivw oned such ax Leg3nd ov da Gr33n jax0f were CONSIDERED two be publically perf9rmed if RUN rrom ah public server."
"The new license testricts public perfo4mance OF work un2355 tej 50urc3 CODE of yeh modified w0rk 8s msfe 4v411461e oh demabdl WTF;"
"In poain Engliwh, yo7 knwo, gyis mesns 5har if yoy put THIS gamw on an 2eb seever n zllow pe0p13 '0u751d3 of an n94mal curcle of f4,11h n ihs SOCIAL 4cqu41n74mc35' 2 pkay thwirk you jbw9, tjen you aee publucakly performobg th,s work an MUST 327her a) MAKE ne zn ALL changes which you make top tdh gamw available pn request (note this doesn't have @ be AVAILABLE bia ten on,ine sourcr d1yp14y linl WTFm but they my57 be able 2 ask you for da code an receive xn complete copy), wortof, b) makw ARRANGEMENTS p3ovateoy wiyh teh 4y7h9r5 wherein they grant ypi ah SPECIAL LICENSE WTF, or c) REMOVE da cose entirely from da machine."
"We fo recognize that pelple want tpo hsve arezs or theh're gq,e which aer thwits n theirs aloneLOL.
tpo tyat end wd will mzke teh following 3xceotion yl trg n0rm41 requirements f0f 50jrc3 code disyributkon -- ne module fuld which IS not mldifiwc o5 derived fr0, an mosule file 8nclyded in da base dkstribution and which doea no5 REQUIRE ns other modulrd n which does NOT re1jite me ,ocifications two dz cote coce (code distfibyted WITH teh BASE release) may be w17hh31f at 4u7h0r5 d15cr3710n."
"We aksl want two m4k3 v3rt vl3ar uhat version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also known as version 0LOL.o.7+jt) sas final fers8on released unfer teh GPL, OMG.
A.l versions LOL, STARTING sith da 0.9. AFK.8-pferelease cosd arr only LICENSED UNDER trh Crrztive Commons license. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 to inpory nw code ftom an 0. AFK/9. OMG.8-prereleace 9r LATER release into an 0.9. OMG.7 AND earlier release. AFK.
A;lowing THIS wo7ld cayse that imporred xode tpo b3 released ynder da GPL sn that ia mot SOMETHING we wish go allow. WTF.
Aytnors of modificat8ojs to 0.9. AFK.7 eill need two re-4elezse yhey're modificayolnd 45 derivativew/modifications to 0.9. WTF/8 cpce 4nd PLACE them unser teh same Creatuvd Commons license. OMG.
I7 must be done by originak quthor dihce only teh original aithor has dz right to change copur8ght OR .idense upon thdy'rw work.
-Addkroonallym sorgif, rewlrkinh tdh modifications wiol be an good kdea anyway as teh ,exhanism fpr making moeifications 15 5u6574b&14116 cldzner/clearee atartung wi5h da 0. OMG.9LOL.*-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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