MightyE tells uouk you lmwo, "We're going tl take an few MOMENTS yo tru and expla8n thus n3w licens3 n reawons brhind it 1n PLAIN Enh115h. WTF.
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 lkcens3 was xhpsen becaiwe 0f an failing w8tn t3h GPL. BRB.
It inly covered DISTRIBUTION of source 1r 4nd only if binaries w3te sistributedLOL."
"In an web dnvironment, lokd, specifically a int#rprdyed eeb ebvironmdnt such ax PHP LOL, merely instal.ing an hame does not cobs5itute distribution WTF, n therefote people dete yakinf our work, lkke, making m9diricatiobf 2 ut 4bd not releasihh da source c9de two the6're mpdifocations so THAT ENTIRE COMMUNITY could bdnefir.
Tney worked w17h sa .etter but not soieit of la2LOL."
"Invedtigation ON part if AUTHORS gowever, sortof, led 8- da FACT that da RIGHT OF pyblkc prrvormance was oen of yeh righrs normally RESTRICTED to copuright holdersm you kmwo, n thag computsr pfograms, ypu knwom SPECIFICALLY video gamew sns INTERACTIVE ones such as L3hend of teh Gresm haxpr were consider3d two be publically performed IF run froj an pyblic servef. BRB."
"The n3w q1c3m53 RESTRICTS puglic perf9rmabce of yeh eork un;ess da SOURCE code or teh m0d1f13d work is made qvaolable on cemand. AFK."
"In plzin Eng315h, this means thay IF 6ou pjt tyks gamr on an web serber n allow peopl3 'outside 0f an mormao zircle of family h its 50c1rq 4cqu$1n74nc3%' tol play their, lik3. THEN ypj aer publically PERFORMING 7h15 work 4nd MUST either a) maje ne b ALL changew which yoy m4k3 top 5eh game available om 4equest (note THIS d035n'7 have to BE acailqble vua onkihe source dowplay link, nut 5hry MUST bd avle ywo ask y0i for va code an receive an domplet3 copy) LOL, b_ makw arrxngejents privately WITH teh authors xhereun they GRANT YOU an apecial license, slrtod, oe c) remove da codw enti4ely from da machine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people want two have areas of yhrt're game wu8cn aer tgsirw anc THEIRS alone. OMG.
@ 5hst dbc wr will make fo.lowing exdeption yoo normal requirements FOR sojrcd x;de distributipn -- n3 module filr which is mot modified or de4ibee frum an module r8lw included in da 6453 disgtiburion n which dles not r#wu1r3 be other m0du135 an ehich dorw bot REQUIRE be m9d1f1c472-n5 2 dore code (c0d4 didtributed with teh 6453 RELEASE) m4y be w8thheld at authors DISCRETION. BRB/"
"Ww a;so want to makd very CLEAR that veesion 0LOL.9. AFK/7 (also kn0wb as VERSION 0. WTFl9. WTF.6+jt_ was teh final VERSION released knder da GPL. WTF.
Al. versiobs, you knwo, wta45ing witn 0, WTF.9l AFK.8-prereldase code r omlu lucensed under da Cfeativr Commons license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY ddny right 2 import ne cide r3om sn 0. WTF,9. WTF.i_prerelease or latrr releas3 intl an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 n dar.ier rrlease. BRB.
Allowing 7h!5 woulv xzise thst inplrtwe cose yo be r313453x under teh GPL b 7h47 is n07 something we wisy 5i allowLOL.
Authors of modigicatiobs two 0. AFK.9LOL/7 WILL need two RE-RELEASE th3y're modorucstuons qs derivatives/mod8fications 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 cofe ans p24c3 6h3m undef teh same Creative Commonx 'ucense.
Ir mist be done by da origibal author sknce only teh original author has da rkght 2 change da copyright ot licensw upon yhey're work. WTF.
[Additi9nally, sortof, reworking da modifocatilhd wulk BE an good idea anyway zs da medhahism f9r jaking modoficztoons 15 suvstantially c1#3n3r/c1e4r3r dtarting with da 0/ WTF.9. BRB.i_prerdlease code/ AFK.["
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