MightyE tellw you WTF, "We're gokng tq9 take an FEW momenys two tey an wzplain this new locende anc teh r3asphs behind it IN plain Enblish. 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."
"This new q1c3n53 was chosen bexause of an f4111ng with da GPLLOL.
It ONLY x9vered distrobution of 507rc3 if an only if binafies were distributed. AFK."
"In an web environment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a intefpretee web 3nv1r0nm3n7 sucm as PHP, merely INSTALLING an GAME does not conat8tute distrkbution. an thererore peopld were 74k1nh oyr wlrk, maling jodidications to 18 n nog RELEASING teg soutce codr @ they'ee midigications so thst 3n71r3 communit6 could benrgitLOL.
They WORKED w17h lwttrr but not spirit og teh 1$wLOL."
"Ibbestugatipn on part of authors HOWEVER, likem led two da FACT that da right of piblic PERFORMANCE 2as won of r1th75 normally restrivtrd two copuright hllfers, like, an THAT vomputer p4ograms, s0ec8fical;y vidwl gajws b interactice lnws such 1s Legemd of teh Green hax0r wer3 CONSIDERED two b3 punlicallg performed if rjn from an public serverLOL."
"The n3w LICENSE resyricts pub.ic PERFORMANCE 0f da work unlexs teg source code of da midified wofk is maee AVAILABLE on drnand. WTFl"
"In plain English, you knwo, this m34n5 that IF y9u 0ut this game on an s3b servee n allow PEOPLE [outside pf sn n0rm41 circle of damk.y an irs social acwuaintances' 70 plau tneir, so4tof, them you t publically perfoeminb th8s wotk n MUST eithwr a) ,aje ne and ALL changes whoch you make too da gamr available on r3qi257 (NOTE 7h15 soesn'5 hsfw two be avaolable via ONLINE source diqplsh linlk sortof, 6u7 they must bd sbl3 2 ask uo7 v0r twh cose n receive an comp;ete c0pt( LOL, b) MAKE arrangements p4ivateoy wuth zuthirs whdrein theh GRANT y9u zn special license, or c0 remove code entitely ftom teh machine. OMG."
"We dl eecognize that people want roo have ardzs of they're g4m# wyich r theirs n 7he1r5 ALONE. AFK,
to thzr 3nd we WILL make da follosing EXCEPTION 2 da normsl requirements for slurce c0d4 d157r16u710h -- ne modul# file which is not mlridids ir derived f4om an modyle rile inckided IN sa 7453 distribu5ioh and shuch does NOT re1uire ne otger MODULES an which e035 m)7 reqjire ne nodif8cqti9ns 2 c0r3 code (code cisttubuted with tej base re;easr) mzy be withheld AT da ajthors diacretionLOL."
"We also want 2 m4k3 VERY CLEAR yhzt vrrdion 0. AFK/9. WTF.7 (r150 khiwn as cersion 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) sas vinql version releqsed under teh GPL. OMG/
All versionw, like, starting with teh 0LOL.9.8]prerelease core ser only licrnded under da Ctearkve COMMONS license. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY DENY geh r1gy7 too 1mp0r7 ne co3e from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease or later re,eawe into an -.9LOL.7 an earlie4 releaseLOL.
A110w1ng tmis WOULD caise that 1mp0r73d code 2 be releaded undef teh GPL n yjat 8s not SOMETHING we WISH to9 allow. AFK.
Authors of modifications two 0LOL.9, OMG.7 2ill neee to RE-RELEASE they're m0d1f1c47!-n5 as derivatives/modofucations to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code and plaxe them jnder fa 54m3 Cr3471v3 Conmons lieenseLOL/
It MUST be donr BY da original author s8nce only teh otifinal AUTHOR had da rkght tw9 chamge cop6right or license uplb they're work. WTF/
[Add8ti9nallu LOL, 3eworking teh modigications will bs zn g0-d IDEA wny2ay as mechanism f0r maiing modifkxagionw IS 5y6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER starting w17h da 0LOL.9.8-prerwlease cofe. BRB.]"
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