MightyE tells you, 6lu knwo, "We'r4 hoing teo tske an few mpmehts TO tr6 and expl1in 6h15 NEW license n reasons behind 17 in plain English.
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 bew LICENSE wqs chosdn 6#c4u53 og am FAILING 2itn da GPLLOL.
It only clvered sistribuyion OF so7rx3 if and ONLY if binqri3a w3re distributed. WTF."
"Iv an web ebvieonmenh, sprxificallu a interpreted w35 ENVIRONMENT SUCH 4t PHP, sortof, merely ins5a/ling an fame does nor cpnstituyw eistribution LOL, znd theeeford peiple were taking our work LOL, making mldifications too it h not releasing tdh SOURCE cide two they're mocificatioms so that fa enture cpmmunity could benefit. AFK.
Tgey worked wity teh kerter nut not beh spirit of teh .aw. WTFl"
"Infestkgation on 5eh part OF auyhors howefer, sortof, led yo teh fact that da ritht of public performance was qon 0f da rights normally restt8cyed t9o copyriggt h01d3r5 LOL, and yhat cpmputer PROGRAMS LOL, s;eckfucsll6 vivei gamea qn interactiv# obes suvh ad Ldgrbd of teh Green hax)r were considered 2 be publica.ky percirmed if eun vr0m an PUBLIC sefvet. WTF."
"Tje NEW 11c3hg3 restticts piblic ;3rf0r,4nc3 of WORK UNLESS teh 50urc3 coce of teh m0d1r13d work id made afailsvlw on d3m4bd. AFK."
"In p141n Entlish, this means tjay IF y9u p7& this game ON an web server n all9w p20o13 'ougside iv ah nor,al circle og family n its sodial avquaintancea' two play theit, you knwo, th3n you e publically pergormimg tjis 2o4k n MUST EITHER a) nakw ne an ALL cganges whidh you mskd two sa game svailable on eequesy (noge THIS coesn't nave @ be availxble via online SOURCE d8splay LINK LOL, but the^ muat be able rwo zsk you FOR tey CODE an r4ceiv3 an compldte c0[y), sort9f, b) make 3tr4ng3m3n75 privately w17h teh autjo4s WHEREIN tyey grant you an special licehse, or c) REMOVE code entirely from da macyin3LOL."
"We do rrcognize thzt peoplr WANT 2 have 4r444 of they're game which aer theirs n 5heiew allne. OMG.
tw9 THAT emd we WILL make followknt excqption 2 teh n0rm31 requ8rements for source xode distriburioh -- nd module file which is not MODIFIED or d3r1v3d f4om an module fkje 1nc1ud3d in da gasd distribytion b which does bot REQUIRE ne oth3r ,odules an wyich does hot reqiore ne modificqtions two teh core vode (coee f157r16u73d wigh da base releaae) may be withheod AT authors discretionLOL."
"Wd aksp want to mame fe4y c;3ar that cersion 0. WTF.9l OMG.7 (alw9 kn9wn as vers8on 0.9.8+jt) was da final version rdleawed UNDER da GPL. OMG.
Alk v3451-b5l dtarting qith reh ). AFK/9LOL.8-prerelease code r only licrnswd UNDER tdh Creative Commons licebxe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two IMPORT ne xode from ah ). AFK.9. OMG.8-prerwkease or LATER relesse INTO an 0. AFK.9.& n eaflier releaseLOL.
Allowing yhix woulc cqusw thay 1mp0r73d code too be relezsed under d1 GPL an that is npt sometginb we wish 2 alloq.
Authors of m0d1f1c4710n5 2 9. BRB.oLOL.7 w11q neef 2 rr-reldase they're modifications 45 deeivarives/modificatuons two 0l WTF.9. WTF.8 code an plave ygwm under same Crdarive Clmmons license.
IT must be c9ne by 5eh irigina. zuthor since only original AUTHOR HAS tight too change ds clpyr8ght or l8cense u;oh they're sirk. BRB.
[Adektkonally, sortof, reworking da modifivat8ons will ge an good isda anhwa6 qs mechanism fof mak8ng modificatiobs is SUBSTANTIALLY c134n3t/c134r3r staeting WITH 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr#r313452 code. WTF.="
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