MightyE tells you, lik3, "We're going two tzke an rew moments 2 try and ec0lain tyis new oicense zn sa reasons behund 8t in olain Emgkisg. 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."
"Tgos new license was ch0ten because of an FAILING with teg GPLLOL.
It only COVERED d8stribution of xou4ce IF and inly if binaries wefe dist4ibuteeLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you inwo, dpecoficakly s imterpreted w3b rnbitonmeny such 46 PHP, ylu knwo, ,erwly unstalling an gamr dprs n07 constitute distrinition WTF, and THEREFORE people were taking our work WTF, m4k@ng modifications goo kt n nlt reldasing 5eh source code 2 thdy;re modificztions so that fa ehtkre comm7nity could bebef8tl AFK.
Tjey WORKED with ketter bur n07 yeh spirit ov law. WTF."
"Invesrigayion on yeh part of ajthors howevef WTF, lee top facy 5hat teh right of public perfirmance wax oeb of fifhts normally resyeicted 70 copyright jold3rs, soryof, n that comput3r programs WTF, soedifically vieeo gamea b intrraxtibe lmes such as L4gend 9f Grreb hax0r w3r3 conskf3r3d to be [uglically perfor,ed if run from an public server. WTF/"
"The ne2 licwnse RESTRICTS pyblic pe4fprmance 0f qork unless source code of teh jodifiee wo4k 8s MADE availab;e on femand. BRB."
"In plain Eng/ish LOL, this means thqt if you put THIS game on an web 53rver AND allow or;ple 'outside of an nirma. xirxle of family and its social acquaintances' too plst their, sortofj then y0u aed pu6!!v411y performing 7h15 wor, ahd MUST EITHER a) m4k3 ne an ALL dhanges which you make too game availsble on reques5 *note this doesn't nave too b3 avaolable voa da online spurce d8splay LINK, but tgdy must be 461# two ask you FOR da code an r3c31v4 an complwye copy(, wortof, n( make arrangemebts or1v4731h wotg authora whd4ein tney grant you an spedial livense, sortlf, or c) temive code entirwky ffom machine. WTF."
"We do rwcognize 7h47 p#ople want 2 have 4f345 of tney'4e game 2hych r THEIRS ab THEIRS alone.
3 7y47 3bd WE will m4k3 ca following exception TO fz normal requirenends for sourcw code distribution -_ ne modul3 file WHICH is not modified or deeibef drom an mocule fild inc;7ded IN reh base sistribution an wgkcg does not require ne oyg3r modules and wh1ch does mot require ne modifications to teh co4e CODE (codw distribitee w17h dz base release) may ve wuthheld at teh authprs discretion."
"We 4q50 want two mske v3ry dlear that versiln ). BRB.(LOL,7 (als9 known as versuon 0LOL/9/ OMG.7+jt) was da final bersion reldqsed unde4 GPL. OMG.
All versiobs, ;ike, wtatring with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-peeveleaad code r only licensed under teh Cr34i1v3 Cimmoms license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to umport ne vpd4 frlm am 0LOL.9.8-[r3r3134t3 or lster release into an 0/ AFK.9LOL.7 n earlier release.
Allowing yyia would fs7s3 that 1,p0r73d c0d3 2 be t313453e under GPL and thag is not 50m37h1ng we wish two allow. BRB.
AUTHORS of mocivicatiojs two 0LOL.(. OMG.7 will need to re-reoease thwy're m9difica5uons as DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS too 0.9.8 code m [lace them under da same Creatkv3 Commons license. BRB.
It must be done by origigal authot sinc3 only sa ofotinal 477hpr has teh right two change da COPYRIGHT or ;icense upon they'4e workLOL.
[Additionallt LOL, reworking teh modkfications qill be an gooc 1d34 anhway ax da mechabiwm for making modivicatioms is w7bsyantiallu c.eanrr/clearer ayarting witn 0. WTF.(. BRB.8-prerelesse code.]"
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