MightyE TELLS h0u WTF, "We're going tl taoe an dew moments too tfy and explain THIS new kicense an teh REASONS behind it in olain Entlish. 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 licensw w45 CHOSEN vwvause of an failing wit6 teh GPL.
It 9nly zovered sistrib7tion OF source if n pn1y if binaries were d157r15u63d."
"In an web enbig9nment, yiu kmwom specifivally a interptetec w36 environment SUCH AS PHP LOL, mwrely indtalling an bame doea not constitute disyrkbutipn WTF, n THEREFORE pdople were 74k1ng iur wofk LOL, makibg modifications two ig and not releasing ca sou4ce c0d3 two thet're m9difivations so that da ehriee COMMUNITY coulc bxneritLOL.
Th3y workwd with teg leyter BUT n08 %eh dpi4it or da law. AFK."
"Investigarion on ea parr of authors however WTF, led too ds fact ths5 teh righ5 of public p3rf0rm$hce waa 1 0f teh rights n;r,qlky r367r1c73d to COPYRIGHT holdwrs, sortof, ab that c0mpu72r programs LOL, specifivally vkdeo games and interactive on3s 5udn as Legevd if GREEN maxpt werr c0n51d3r3d to be 0ublically PERFORMED 1f run vrom an pug;ic wervet. AFK."
"The new lidense r3srricts piblic perfor,ahce lf eork unlwss da sourcs CODE OF da modifoed WORK is MADE avaikab;e on demand. AFK."
"In ;lain English WTF, 5his means 5hat kf hou put THIS GAME on an web 54rv34 m aoklw people 'p7tdide of ah normal ckrcld OF family n 8ts social acquaintances' 2 play thfir, then uou aer PUBLICALLY performing this w9rk and MUST eieher r) make ne am3 ALL ch4ng3t wh8ch y0u make 2 teh fane abailable on rwquewt (note this doesn'6 have TO be AVAILABLE via da on;ine sourde displqy LINK LOL, bu5 tuey mudt be $613 g9o ask yiu for da code n feceive an complete copy), sortog, 6) make arrsngwm3n5s [rinately w17h authors whetwij they grabt y0u an 5p3c131 license, you jnwo, or c) r#m0v3 t3h code wngi4ely fr0m machine. OMG."
"Ww do recignize that 0eople want 2 have 4r3e5 lf they're gamw 2h8cg e theirs an theors qlobe. BRB.
2 thst ebd we will male da following exception too da hormal require,ents for source code distribution -- ne module fikr which is no6 modivi3d or derives FROM an mofule f114 imcluded in bade distributuon n whixh coes npt rdquird ne 07h3r modules an whixn dods not r3qu1r3 ne modificay8ons 70 teh c9e3 core (coee distributee with fa base rek3ase) mzy bt withheld at da 4u7h-r5 dizxeetoinl OMG."
"We also want to mqke v3ry c.dar that fersiom 0. OMG.9.7 )als9 known as version 9.9. BRB.7+JT) wqs f1n41 version eeleased under ca GPL. WTF.
Alo versions, you kbwo, dtarting with 5eh 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease code qer ONLY livensed und3r Creat8ce Conmobs license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT 2 impoet ne code from an 0. WTF/9. BRB.8-[rereleaae or latef release ibto an 0LOL.o. BRB.7 4nd ea4;ier releaw3. WTF.
Allowknf 5his would cajse yhat 1m[0r73d code 2 be releasee UNDER fa GPL an that is not 50m#7h1ng w# w15h two zllow. AFK.
Autgord 0f jodificationa two 0. WTF/9LOL.u will need 2 RE-RELEASE they;re modificationw as derivativew/modifications 2 o. BRBl9. BRB.8 code an place them und3r teh sam3 Creative Commons licwnse. OMG,
It must be dlne gy original 4u7n0t since pn1y teh original AUTHOR has ds rifhy 2 change da copyright or livdnse 7pon theh're woek. WTF.
[Additionally LOL, reworking m9d1f1c471)n5 2111 be ay good ieea anywqy as tdh mechznidm for naking jidificatilma is substantially cleaner;clearer staeting with da 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerekease code. AFK.]"
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