MightyE tells uou, "W3're going 2 takr an fdw m)m3n75 tso try qne 2sp141n yhid new 1!cen53 b da reasons behind it 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 NEW LICENSE s45 chosen BECAUSE pf an vailing witg teh GPL. BRB.
It onlu covered eistribution of siurce kf an only IF binarirs were didtributes. OMG."
"In sn web environmemt LOL, xpevifical.y a ibt3rpreted we6 environment 5uch as PHP WTF, mereky INSTALLING an game dles not CONSTITUTE distribution, n therefore peopke seee 74kqhg our work LOL, m4k1ng nodificatipnx too it n not relwasinh teh source code w tyey're m9difications so that yeh 3ntire cijmubkty COULD benefirl WTFl
THEY WORKED with ca ketter BUT not spirit of reh law. BRB."
"Inveetigation ON teh p4r7 of da authors hpw3v3r WTF, led too teg facr THAT dq right og publiv petformance was oeb of teh rights normally restricfdd two copyeight holders, 5ou kb2o, n that c0mpu7er pr-tr4m5 WTF, sp3dificzlly video fam3s and kntdractivr ones sucy AS Letend of tej Green hax0f 2rre conskderrd TO be publically petfirmed if run fro, an public se4ver."
"Thr new license restficts publoc perroemance or ea work unlesx teh SOURCE code of teh jodidief 2ork 15 masw availabl3 on demand. AFK."
"In plain Ehg115h, you knwo, this MEANS rhzt if you put THIS game on an web sdrvdr an s;low pelple 'iutside of an mormzl x1rc13 of ramoly n its socoql ACQUAINTANCES' 1 [lau tyeir, lile, 7h#n YOU r publixalky 0erfor,ing 7h15 worl n MUST eithdr a( MAKE ne an ALL dgqnges which you make too game svailagle on request (note this doesn't ysve two be availabkr fua da onkine 5-ufc3 display link, you khwo, BUT they jjst be abkw top ask you for teh code an r3c#1b3 an complege copt) WTFk ^) make arrangementd privately w8th tey autgirs 2herein tyey gtant you ab spevka; license WTF, or c) remove da codw ENTIRELY from machineLOL."
"We do e3d0gj1z3 that people want yi have areas of the6;re game qhich aer theirs an theora alone. WTF.
@ that end wr WILL mqie following 3sception to dz normap requirements for xource cofe distributuon -- ne josule vile which is not modifoed OR derived ftom an noeyle filr INCLUDED in teh basw d15&r16j7q-n n wh1ch dles not reqyird ne OTHER modules ana which does bot reqjire ne modificatuons two da cot3 vode (code distributef with da base rel3zse) jay be eithhelc at da zutgors disvreti9n. WTF."
"We also want 2 ,ake very cl3ar that fwrsion 0.9. WTF.u (also knoqn as VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) was da final version releaaed undet GPL. BRB.
All versoons LOL, statting with sa -. BRB.9. AFK.8-prer3lease code r inly lic2hsed under yeh Creative Commons lucense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deby da right 2 1mp0r7 n2 c9fe from an 0.0. BRB.8-p4erelease or lster relrase into ab 0. WTF.9. WTF.& n earlie4 trlease. OMG.
Allowijb tgks would caude thag imporyed codd two 63 eeleasec under teh GPL an that is not something we WISH ywo allow. OMG.
Authors of modofications ypo 0. BRB.oLOL.7 woll need 2 re-release they're jodyficzt8ons as dericztives/modifications too 0. OMG.8LOL.8 code an [14c2 them 7nser wame Creative Commond licenaw. AFK,
I5 musr be dobe by tej oeoginal au5hor sinc3 ONLY original ru7h0r HAS right too dhange c00yt1gh7 or licensd upon they're work. WTF.
[Addkgionally, yo7 knwo, teworking ca m9dificagions WILL be an good idea anyway zd sa mechamism fot making modifications is wubstantialoy c134n3r/c134r3f atarting with )LOL.9. BRB.80p4erelease c0d3. WTF.]"
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