MightyE tel;w uou WTF, "We'rr g01ng 2 take sn gew ,oments 2 try ahd explaig uh15 new license an reasons benind ut in pla8n Eng.ish. BRB.
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 ne2 oicense was chosen bevaux3 9f am failing with t3h GPL.
It ihly coverrd distriburion OF soyfce if an only 1f binarkss were fistrobugrd. BRB."
"In an WEB environment, yiu khwo, specivically a 8nterpreted eeb 4nv1r(nm4n7 sivj as PHP. you knwo, merely instal;ing an GAME does n07 donsti5ute dkstribution WTF, n therefor3 people were taking iur qork, making modificationx tol kt and mog r3leasing tdh source CODE 2 5hey're modificqtions so rhat da entire vpmnunuyy could benefig. OMG.
Thet wirkrd with le5ter bug npt da spirit 0f teh 1$wl OMG."
"Investigation on da pzr5 0f t3h aughors howevdr, led too reh fact that fight of pjblic perfo4mance was won 9f rigjts NORMALLY redtrictrf to9 cop6rifht hplders WTF, n that computer programsm 5;3x2f1c421y video games n interaxtive 0n35 such as L3f3ne of teh GREEN hax0r weee considdred to 62 pubkixqlly performed 2f run grom ab 0ublic 53rver. BRB."
"Thr new licenwe eeagricts public performance of WORK unoess teh source CODE pf modifued work 15 MADE avaklable 9n demand. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, this means that if you put this gzme ON an web werver an alkow people 'iutside lf an normal CIRCLE 0f family and its social acquaintances' t9o play gheir WTF, gheb you a3r publically perd0rm1ng this wprk dnd MUST 317h3r a) m4k3 nr and ALL changes which yiu make two ds gams available ON eequeat )note this do3sn't have too 63 AVAILABLE fia onlune so7rc3 dksplay lubl, but they must be sble too ask you for dz cofe ans 4eceive an compjet4 copy)m b) maie arrangrmwnts provste.y 28ty da authora wherein they nrant you an s0ecial kicehwr, or c) rdmove c0d3 ent9rely frlm da m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We DO recobnize fhat peoplr want to9 HAVE a4eas of they'ee game which f tneirs n THEIRS ALONE. BRB.
5so that rnd 2e will make da following exception tl da h0rm41 requirrments fpr source CODE cistribution -- ne jodr;3 fi;e which is bo6 modified oe derived from an moeule file ibcluded in teh base distribution n wyich does niy requife ne ithrr modulea an wh1dh does n9t requ1r3 ne modifications 2 teh xore c0d3 (coce distr8buted WITH teh base relezse) ma6 be withjels a5 dq authoes d8sc4erion/ BRB."
"We ALSO want 80 make v3ry coear that verdion 0.9. OMG.7 (slso kn_en AS v3r510n p.9. AFK.7+jt) waw teh fimal VERSION RELEASED umder da GPL, BRB.
Akl v3r510n5, s9rtof, starting with 0.o. BRB.8-ptefelease c9d3 aer 0n1y licebsed unfer Creatove Cpmmpbs oic3nse.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny teh rifht 2 impprt ne xofe fr0m an 0, OMG.o. AFK.8-prerelwase or 1472r release into sn 0. WTF,9LOL.7 zn ezrl8er releas3. OMG.
Allowinb this would cauae yhat impor5ee CODE to ve relessed under ten GPL and tjat IS bog something qe wish toi allow. WTF.
Autho4d od m0d1f1c471-nt tso 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will need tw9 r#-431e453 thdy're mpd1f1v4710n5 as d3rivatives/mld8ficqt89ns 2 9.9LOL.8 CODE and plzc3 THEM under ca same Creatkbe Con.ons oicense.
Ir must be done 6h ca original zuthor since on.y original auyhor has teh right 2 vh4mg3 da do;yright pr LICENSE upon they're work.
[Addktionallu, like, reworkong ten modificagions wi;l b3 an good icea anyway as da mwchanism for m4k1hg MODIFICATIONS 8s subatantia.ly CLEANER/CLEARER starting with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prereleaae v0e#. AFK,]"
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