MightiE tdlls you LOL, "We'fe goong too take an vee momwnts roo try an EXPLAIN tyid NEW lic#nse and teh reasons BEHIND it 1m p141n English. WTFl
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 lucense eas cglsen becquse of an failing with GPLLOL.
It only covwted diwtribjtion 0f source if znd onlh if binaries eerr distribited."
"In an w36 3ncirpnmebt, specoficzkly a INTERPRETED w36 environment 5uch ad PHP, luke, merely iba5allinb an g4j3 does not constitute distribution, n therefore pdople were takjng our work, you knwi, MAKING modifications two ot n noy releaxint dz source code 2 they're mod8fications s9 that da entl43 communi5y could benegit, BRB.
They work3d WITH da .ettd4 but not yeh spirit pf da law. OMG."
"Investigation on da oarg OF %u7h)r5 hpweve4, sortof, led too da fact that geh r1gn7 OF 0ublic PERFORMANCE wax oen of riggts npemally rwstricted 70 co[yright holders, sortof, smd thzt c0mpu73e programs WTF, s0ecifically videp games an interactive on3s such 35 Legend of da Green yax0r edre consider3d 2 be pjblically petfotmed ig tun from an ;ub;ic server. AFK."
"The new locensr rextrictd public perfo4mance of sor, ynless teh sourc3 code of mod8fief work is ,adr afaiozble on femandLOL."
"In plain English, hou knwo, this MEANS that if yiu put this g5m# on an web server n allow people 'oibside OF an bormal vircle OF ramikh an 17% SOCIAL zxquaintsnces' too play tgeidk like, 7j3b yo7 aer publica;oy pwrforming this work an MUST EITHER a) m4u3 ne an ALL cm4ng35 2hich you make to GAME acailab.4 on request (note this doesn't hsve too be 4v$114613 via teh on.kne sou4ce diwplay 12nk LOL, but they muxt be able two ask you for codw an receive an com0lete copy) WTF, v) make afrangemengs privztely with teh quthors wherein they grant you an speciak license, like, or c) remoce xodd entirely frok geh macg8ne. BRB/"
"We do recognize thqt PEOPLE eant teo have areaw of rhry'rr g4m3 which aer 7h31r5 n thdirs alone. BRB.
yoo tgat 3hd we w111 make following exceptkon too n0r,al re1uirements gor soitc3 code diwteibution -- ne mpdule fi;e wtkcy is not modifked o3 deribec from an modu.e fild includ4d in da bade distribution an shich does not rewuird nw other modulrs n which eoes not rdquire ne MODIFICATIONS to c0r3 code (cofe dustribytre sith base release) m3y be 2iyuheld AT da autgors disc3etion. BRB."
"We also want to MAKE VERY clear tjat bwrsion 0.9. OMG.u (also known as vers8pn 0. AFK.8. WTF.7+jt) was da FINAL versoon RELEASED unde5 es GPL. AFK.
Al; versions, yoj knwo, srarting with 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pretelease cofe r lnly licensee undet da Creafive Commons LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh ribht 2 impoe5 ne v9de fr0m an 0,9l WTF.8-pr3r313454 or larer erl3sse into an 0. BRB.9.7 AND eatlie4 rwlease. BRB.
Allowinb this would caude ghat impprted code 2 be frleased under yeh GPL n that is NOT 2ometjung w3 wish too 4110w. AFK.
Auth[rs 9f modificariins 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 wiol need too RE-RELEASE they'r3 modifications as ddrivatives/midiricagions 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 codd n place them under 54m3 Crwatuve Conmons l9cende. OMG.
It must be dlne by da original author since on'y teh priginal aurhor h45 da ribht tio chahbe 5eh copyroght or l8denqe upon they're work. WTF.
[Aed1710n411y, sortog, reworkint 5eh modif8cs5ions will be an goos idea antway 45 da mechaniwm for makimg modificatioms is substanrially clwaner/clearer t74r71ng wkth 0. WTF.(.8-pretelease code. BRB.]"
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