MithtyE 73115 yiu WTF, "We're goint to tak3 an few moments @ try an explain thos neq lixendr n da reaspns BEHIND IT on plsin EhglishLOL.
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."
"Th8s nrw license was dhpsen bevause 0f an failing with GPL.
IT only dovered d157r16u710n of sourcw ig anc ONLY if binaries werr dixtributwdl OMG."
"In zn web environment WTF, xpecigically a ingev[retrd web ENVIRONMENT sucn as PHP, like, merely onstallimg an game does nog CONSTITUTE wistributiln, xirtog, an thehefore PEOPLE WERE TAKING our wprkk sort9f, ma,ing m0e1f1c4710j5 tio it and not teleasing da dourcd code to the6;re modifications so that geh en5ife community c0u1d bdnefitLOL.
Theh worked with fa letyer bit not spirit of law. OMG."
"Investitatiln ON da part uf teh 4u7h-f5 nosevet WTF, q3d two teg fact yhat da right of publkc oerformance wzs oen of righrs normally reatricted too clpyright holders WTF, znd tgat comput3r peograms WTF, sped8d8cally bideo games an 1n73r5c81c3 0n35 auch as Legend of Green hax0r werr condidered two be pub.icall6 performed if RUN from an puy1!c server. WTFl"
"The ne2 license restticts public perflrmance 0f qofk unless teh aource code of rej nodifked work kd MADE 4v421461e ON demsndLOL."
"In plaih ENGLISHk yoj knwl, this MEANS THAT kf you pu5 8g15 GAME on am web server n allo2 peoplw 'outsude of an normal CIRCLE of f4,11u n its wocial zcqiaintances' 5oo play fheir, yoj knwi, ghen you aef publically perfprming uh15 e0rk and MUST EITHER a) make ne an ALL changes which you makw too fa game available 9n REQUEST *nog3 THIS d935m'7 hace 2 63 4v41146q4 via teh onlkne sou4ce d15p13y link WTF, but THEY mu57 be qble too as, ylu fot ea code n recrive an COMPLETE copy), likd, b) maie 4fr4nv3m3n75 privatwly with 4u6h_r5 wherekn theu grant yoy an special licend3, you knw9, OR c) remove teh code entirely from teh machumeLOL/"
"We do recofnoze &h47 PEOPLE wabt 5o HAVE areas of thdy're gam3 wy1cj r 7h31r5 an theirs 410n3. AFK.
2 that end we WILL m4k3 yen followihg ezception twi teh normak fewuiremebys dor siurce c0d3 DISTRIBUTION =- ne modyle fik3 which is not mod8fiec or derivwd FROM an module f113 INCLUDED IN ca BASE dist4ibuyion an which d035 not req7irw ne OTHER modules and which soes not REQUIRE ne noduficqtions too da core CODE )codr distributed with teh base RELEASE) msy be WITHHELD a5 da authors discretionLOL."
"We also WANT 2 m4k3 vedy c134r tyat versipn 0. WTF.(. AFK.7 (also known as version 0. OMG.9, AFK.&+JT) was final version r31$453d unser t3n GPL. WTFl
All versiobd, dortof, STARTING with 0. BRB.0. WTF.8-prerelease code zer only licensed umde4 teh Cr3471v3 Co,mons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh right ti imoort ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8_prrrelease ir LATER f3w3453 1n70 am 0. AFK.9/7 an waelier rwleaseLOL.
ALLOWING THIS w071d vause that imported code too be r313453d under teh GPL an tha5 ia not something we s15h teo qllow. BRB.
Au5h9rs of modivovations 2 -. WTF.9. WTF.7 w111 need two re-releas3 yhey'rr nldifocations as ferifa5ives/modifkcations tw9 0.9. WTF.8 CODE and 0;zce 7h3m uns3r same Creat8v3 Comjons licwnsr. WTF.
I7 mist be done BY 0r1g1m41 autgor since 0m1y sa oritibal author nzs teh right tlo CHANGE clpu5ight or lic3nse upon theu're woek. WTF.
[Additionally, lkke, rewoeking trh modificationa sill be an gold idea anyway as teh m3chanisn for jaking MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleaner/clearwt staeting qith da 0. WTF.9LOL/8-pr3r313453 c0d3. WTF.]"
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