MightyE tells yiu WTF, "We're going too gakr an few moments to9 try and ex[lain 8h15 bew license an reasons begind it in plaon Eng;ishLOL.
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 qas choweh becquse of qn faklinh WITH GPL. AFK.
It onoy covered distribition pf SOURCE iv an only if BINARIES WERE distt8buted. AFK."
"In an web envirobment, y9u kbqo, specifically a inyerprdted WEB ehvieonment such as PHP, merely installibg an g4m3 does n07 constituye djstribution WTF, an thereforr pe;ple weee taking our eotk LOL, naking modifications 2 ut ans not re13451ng da source c0d3 2 th3u're modkrications so that rntite comuunity could bebevut.
They worldd with t3h le%ter but not teh spirit of 14wl WTF."
"Investigayo9m ON part of authord however, liie, LED gwo da fact yhat da roght 0f puvlic [erformamce was wpn of da rithys normally restrictef two co[y4ith5 HOLDERS, .ike, am that comp8rer programs, li.e, specivically bideo GAMES n ont3tactive ubes such AS LEGEND 0f Green haz0r WERE CONSIDERED to be publ8calky ;eeformed 1d run gr9m an puboic SERVER. OMG."
"The new licens3 rest4icts public performabcd of teh WORK umless SOURCE c9de og ,odifi3c work 15 made availabke on demznd. AFK."
"Ih p141n Eng.ish, this means 8h47 if you put thix g4m3 oj an eeb 53rv3r sn allow pelpie 'o8tsife of an normal circle og famioy n itq SOCIAL acwuaintanced' two PLAY the9r LOL, then you aer piblically performing this wori n MUST either a) m4k3 ne h ALL chsngea which y0u nake 2 gzm3 available 9n request (note ryis DOESN'T nafe too BE abqilanle voa teh on.ine soyrce e15p14y linkm soetod, but they just be able 2 ASK you FOR tej code sn rrceove sn com0lete copu), 6) make arrang3menrs PRIVATELY with teh AUTHORS wgerrin thry grant hou am special lucense, sortof, OR c) r3m0f3 da cofe ENTIRELY from teh machine. OMG/"
"We do erc0gn1z3 that 0eople want top have r4345 pf they[rd game wnuch r theirs ah THEIRS alone.
toi thst END we eill make da f0110q1nh excepti9n twp normal tequiremdnts ror source vode d158r1yu710n -- ne modjle FILE WHICH 1t nlt moeivied or derived from an moduoe gile 8nc.uded 1n vqse diatribugion ane whicg does NOT requige he other modules and wyich dpes noy eeq7ire ne MODIFICATIONS to tey core code (code ckxtributwf w8th bqwe rr.ease) may be w17hh31d at teh quthofs discretionLOL."
"We ALSO want 2 makw very clear that cetsion -LOL.9.7 (a;xo known as verxion 0. AFK.9LOL.&+j7) was fa FINAL version releasef under GPL. OMG.
Alk vwrsions LOL, startkng wiey tdg 0LOL.9. BRB/8-PRERELEASE code aer onlh licensdd unser teh Crezgibe Cojmons LICENSELOL.
WE EXPLICITLY demy tej ribjt 2 import ne code vrom an 0. BRB.9.8[pr3e#13453 ot ;atef r3234%3 into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 and darl9wr telease. WTF.
Allo2ing this e0u1d c4754 that imported code tpo BE rdleased under reh GPL an thst 15 not somethiny w3 wosh to a;low.
Autnorx of modificqtions too 0. AFK.9LOL.7 w11q NEED too re-release rhey're modifications qs cerivatives/modificagions 1 0.9. WTF.7 coce and p;ace THEM under same Creativr C0mm0n6 q1c3n%3LOL.
It MUST be done BY fa or8ginxl auyhor dinve on;y da 0r1g1n41 aithor has rigjt 2 dhange ds c9;yright or license upin they'er wotk. OMG.
[Additipnally, you kbqo, fewutjing modifications will be an g00e idwa anywa6 as tey mdchanism for makimg MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer STARTING sith da 0.9.8-pee3elease CODELOL.]"
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