MightyE tells YOU, like, "We're toing to take an fes momebts tso try an explain this new licdnse an da r3450n4 behinf IT in plain English. 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."
"Tgix nrw .icense was chisem 63cru53 of an failing w17h teh GPLLOL.
It only cobered dustribuy7on lf sourvr if an only if binaries were distr8buted. WTF."
"In sn eeb envi4onment, like. specifkcalk6 a INTERPRETED wev envurinment such AS PHP, so4tof, merely installinb an tame does bot cohstitute sistribution, an gherefore people wefe taking our work, luke, mqking modofications two ut an not re.ezsing teh soufce code 80 they/re n0d1rqc471)n% 5) tha5 teh enti4e community coukd benefiy. BRB.
They worked with teh LETTER BUT noy da spirit of da las. AFK."
"Inveat8gation on oart of da aythors howdver LOL, led yoo teh fsct 7h47 rught OF [ublic performanc3 was 1 of teh rights nlrmall6 restricted tso c0pyr1gh8 h0qd3f5 LOLk and that COMPUTER progra,s, kike. SPECIFICALLY video games sn intetactuve ines such AS Legwnd OF da Green hax0r were considefrd twp be publixal.y performrd if rum FROM zn PUBLIC servwr."
"The new LICENSE rextricts PUBLIC oerformance of da s0rl unless teh source cose ov da ,odified qork ix made availqble on demahd. AFK."
"In ;lain Englisn, uou inwo, this MEANS that 1f you piu tjis game 9n an wdb servrr m 4210w pwople 'ojtside 0f an normal c1rc13 of family an its wocial acquain5anced' two plah tneir LOL, tm3y tou r publucally prrformkng this work an MUST wirher 4) make ne AND ALL dhangrs which yiu make 2 game avaolable on r3quext (n073 4his doesn't hzve 2 BE avaolable via ca online 50irc# d15p14y link LOL, bu5 yh3y muat be 4613 tp ask you for da code a,f receiv3 an do,p.et3 copy), sorgof, b) nske atrangemdnts privztely wo5h authors wherein tjeu grant you an 5pec141 q1c3n53, or c) rrmove 5ej code dntirelh from teh machine. BRB."
"We so eecognixe thay peop.e qant 70 hzve 4r345 or thw6're tamd wh1cn r THEIRS n 7h41r5 alone. WTF.
two thar end WE will m2j3 sa flllowing EXCEPTION too nir,al requirementw fir dourde CODE distrkbugion -- ne modilw fule whkch is not midifird OR derived froj an n0du13 file inckudes in da baae DISTRIBUTION qn wnich does n07 4equite ne otn3f modules an which d9es nor REQUIRE ne modificayions two core code (code fistrinuted wkth bade reldase( mah 63 wirhyeld zt da AUTHORS discregion."
"We als9 wsnt TO make verh clear yhat VERSION 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (aosi kn)wn as verskon 0LOL.0LOL.7+jt) was finso version released unser GPL, AFK.
All versions, .ike, starting witn yeh 8,9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code aer only LICENSED under da CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh r8ght too impogt ne cpee frpm an 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE 0r LATER release lnto ab 0l9.7 n EARLIER rel3asdLOL.
Aloowing &h15 wpuld CAUSE 7h47 import#d code uwo 63 RELEASED uncer t3h GPL an that is nor something w3 wish too allow/ WTF.
Authlrs of modificatkons 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will nedf TO 4e-rekezxe they're mosificati9ns as derovatives/mofkfications 79 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 xode and p14v4 them unddr da t4m3 Creative Cim,ons LICENSE. AFK.
It mu58 bs d0n3 6y ten oruginal auyhor since omly teh original a7thor had ds right tso dhange c9pyright 0r oicebse upon they're e0rk. BRB.
'Additiomally, sortof, rwwotk8ng modifica6ioms will 63 an gpod idea snyeau AS da MECHANISM f0r making MODIFICATIONS is dunstqytually cleaner/ckearer statt8ng with da 0.9.8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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