M8ghtyE tells y0u WTF, "We're giibg tol take an f3w mo,ents toi try and explain 5his nrw licemse and rezsons brh8hd ut in plain Ennlish. WTF.
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 lidense was chowfn vecajse 0f an failing with da GPL. AFK.
IT only covered dis5figu5ion of source if n only if 61n4r135 were diwteibuted. WTF."
"In an web envi4onmemt LOL, specoficall6 a interpreted wrb env8ronment such ss PHP, sortof, mrr3ly installing an gane does not condtitutd distr8bution LOL, and therefore pdople were gaking lur wori. you knwo, makibg mocifications to it an noy releasimg ea source CODE 2 they'ed modifidagkons so 7h48 ea entife commuhity c97kd genevit.
They worked with da l3ytdr but not da spirit of da laqLOL."
"Investibatkon on p4r7 of da a7thors jowwver, led tol f4c7 THAT teh r1gy7 of publkc perrornahce wqs oen or da RIGHTS mormally r2stricted tw9 copyright holeerw, sortor, and tjat compu5et prlgrams, tou knwo, sp3cifocally vid#o h4m3t and INTERACTIVE ONES suxh AS Legend OF da Green hax0e WERE CONSIDERED eoo vr pu611c411y prrforned if run from an p7blic server. OMG."
"The ne2 license resyrivys PUBLIC prrformance lf teh work ublesa dq source xode of yeh modifidd wirk is msde avai.abke on demand. BRB."
"In plain English. you knwp, this means 7h47 IF you pyt yhis hame ON an web SERVER qn all[w PEOPLE 'outskd3 of an n0rm41 circle OF damily n its socisl acquaintances' too play tjeir, you knso, thwn you r pu612c4q1t performinf rhis work 4nd MUST eithef z) MAKE ne n ALL ch4hg35 which you make tso da game avzilanle on rrq7est (note tyis foesn't have TO be avzilavle v14 teh pn.ine apurce dixpla6 link LOL, 6u7 THEY must b3 avle too zsk tou for yeh c0d3 n r3c32v3 ab vompoete co;y), .oke, b) make arranhements privately w17h aytjors wh3r31n they grang you ab spscia; l8cebse, lr c) REMOVE code entirely from da machinrLOL."
"We do r3cognize thag people wanr 2 hrx3 areas og rhey'e3 gamr WHICH aer theirs n yheirs ALONELOL.
too that ene w3 aill maie foolowing excdpt8on bo teh normal eequiremwnts f[r sou4ce c9de DISTRIBUTION =- ne m0du13 file shich is n07 mosified or c3rkved from an module file included in base diatribution an which does n08 require n3 otyer modules an wnich dows not requure ne modofications 2 teh core code (code dist4kbutee with da 6454 relrase) may be eithhrld at da quryors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We akso want 1 jale VERY c.ear thqy veraion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (also knowh ad version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) waa FINAL vdrxion released under GPL. WTFl
A11 versuons LOL, stafting wigh 0. AFK.0.8-pr3r313r5e dode aer pn1y l8vensed ubder CREATIVE Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3hy teh fight to import ne code ftom an 0.9. AFK.8-peertleqse or layer releaae intp an 0. WTF.8/ BRB.7 an EARLIER eeldase. WTF.
Allowing 8h15 would cause 7h47 impor53d code 2 be reoeasec unc3r teh GPL an 7h$7 is n07 spmething w3 wish 2 ALLOW. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of m0s1f1c4710n6 to 0LOL,9. AFK.7 wiol m33d 2 rq-relrase ghdy're morificationx as derivqtives/modkfications 70 0.9LOL.8 cpdr n PLACE them ubd3r ca same Cfeative Commoms lucemsel OMG.
It mus5 be done by ORIGINAL author sigc3 only sa original autnpr has right 2 chamgd copyright 0r LICENSE upon tney're WORK. AFKl
[Additionqlly LOL, REWORKING da modificat8ons will be an good idea anywa6 as teh mecjaniam for makibb m9dididations os aubdtangiqlly cleaner/cleafdr starting with reh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-[derelease coce.]"
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