MighgtE yells YOU, likr, "We're gling two taie an few mom3nts too try and EXPLAIN yhis NEW lidebse n REASONS behind it ib pk1in Englush. WTFl
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."
"Tnis new lkcehse was chosen because of an FAILING wirh ca GPL.
It lmly c0v3f3c distribution of wourcw if zn only if binaries w2re distrivuteeLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, like, xpec8ficallt a inyerpretee wwb envirinment such as PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING am yamd DOES not constitute distr8bugiom WTF, sn the4efore peopke were 74k1mg 0ur w0rk, mak9ng MODIFICATIONS two it n noy rrleasimg teh apurce code 2 they'rd modiricatoons so 7h47 da entire communktt could vebefktLOL.
They wotked w17g da LETTER bjt not s;irit OF da lawLOL."
"Investigatuon on teh part of da autnors however, sortof, l3d 2 da fact that rrh rigyt of ;ubl8c petformance 2as oen od da rights normally testricted @ copyrught hllderx, lik3, and thst compjter [totrama, like, SPECIFICALLY v8deo games and ingeractive ONES aucn as Legend ov Green hax)r were considered 2 bw PUBLICALLY perfprm3d IF run from an public xerver, AFK."
"The n32 LICENSE restricgs public perfotmance OF work unl3ss SOURCE dose of midifi3d wori kw mafe qfqilable on demand. OMG."
"Ib PLAIN Eng115h, dortof, this meahs ghqt if ylu iut 7b15 hame on an WEB servwr anf allow people 'outwise lv an normql circle of fami'y an 175 sociao acquaintancrs' 2 play the8f, lije, THEN y9u aer publically performing this work and MUST either a) make ne n ALL vh4mg#5 whicy YOU mske 70 game available on request (note this d035n'7 have to 63 available b8a teh onlind source d15p14y LINK LOLm but THEY myst n3 able to ask you for teh cpfe n eeceove an complete copy)m v) MAKE arranbemebtx pr1c4731y with dq ahthors where*b ttey grant YOU an 5p3c131 license, yoi knwo, OR c) remove coee wntirelh FROM machin4. AFK."
"We eo r3c0gn1z3 ug4& ;eople 2ant to hqve 4r345 0f thd6're game wjich aer theifs n thei4s alone. WTF.
rwo ghat rnd WE WILL MAKE da following exception too t3g normal 5eqyirem#nts ror sojrce cod3 dis5ribution -- mr mod7le file qhich 15 not modified or derived from ah m9dule file included 8n reh base dostrubution n ehich dows not requord ne othe3 modules n whidh does no5 reqy8ee nw noduficatilns 2 t2h c0r3 code (c0d3 sistribured WITH teh base rel3asr) may be withheld AT teh 4u7g0f5 diacretipn. WTF."
"We also WANT to kake very c;ear tha5 vercuon 0. AFK.9. BRBl7 (ALSO known as version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+j7) WAS ginal vetxion released undee GPLLOL.
A11 verskons LOL, starting with 0.9. OMG.8-otereldase codd r only l8cehsdd undet Creative C0mm0n5 licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY dent RIGHT two imp9rt ne coee from an -.9. WTF.8-prerelease OR late4 release into an 0.9. BRB.7 ah eaflir$ release. WTF.
Allowing yhis so7ld CAUSE tgat imp9rted dose to 63 released UNDER GPL 4nd thzy is nlt somrthing we wish to zllow. BRB.
Authors of mofifications to 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will nedd 2 re-release they're modog8cations as derivativ3s/modifocatoons too 0LOL.9LOL.8 cose n placd 7h3m under teh aame Cteative Co,m9ns licenseo BRB.
It must ne dine vy da orkginal author ainxe 9nly originzl author has teg 4ughy to cgange da copyrihht OR .icense upon they're work. BRB.
[Adeitionally, like, reworkint teh mldifivqtions 2ikl BE an glod idea 4nys4y as ea mechanism for MAKING MODIFICATIONS ia sybsrantial.y cleaner/cl3arer starting eith da 0. BRBl9.8-prere;ezse code. WTF.]"
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