M8ghtyE t3lls yl7 WTF, "We'rr gping TO take an f3w moments too tru ab EXPLAIN this n3w license and teh reas9na BEHIND it in plzin English. 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."
"Tyis new license WAS cyosen because of am faioing wiyj GPL. WTF.
It inly covered c158r16u710n of siurce if and onky if BINARIES qere didtribtted. WTF."
"In an web envitommen5, yoj knqo, 5-3c1f1c411y a knterpreted web wnviromment such as PHP, sortof, merely ivstallimg an game does not constitute distrinution, and THEREFORE peop.3 sere takibh our w0fk LOL, making modifications 7) it an hot r3!3441hf ca soirce coce two thwy're modiricatiohs so that da ENTIRE comminity could benef8t. BRB.
Tney w8rked wjth lettwr b7t nit da spifit of da law. BRB."
"Invesrigation on part OF da authors hoedver, lik3, led two dq rzc5 that ten righ5 of public PERFORMANCE w45 oen of da RIGHTS normzlly reatricted to cooyeight holcers LOL, n that computwr programs, like, spedifically v1dd0 games AND in5eractivw on3s such AS Legenf of tdh Gr33n hax0r were considered two be PUBLICALLY ;erformed if run ftom an publix servwr/ WTF/"
"The NEW license reayricts PUBLIC performsnde of reh work ugoess da 50urc3 code lf teh n9dified w0ri us mzde avajlable on d3m4nd."
"In plain English WTF, 7h15 means thay kg 6ou PUT this gaje ON an web server an alkow PEOPLE 'outsidr og an normal corclw 0f fzmily and iys sovial acquaintances' twi [14y their, wortof, then you adr oj611c411y PERFORMING this work n MUST either a) make ne and ALL chahges 2hich you makw rwo da game abailsble 9n rfquest (nlre 7h15 doean't gave too be ava8lable via dz 0n11n3 50urc4 display konk LOL, but THEY must be zble too aak uou fpr teh codd qbd teceivr an complwte coph), you knw9. B) make aeeahgements pr1v473!y WITH ds autjors WHEREIN 7h3y grant YOU an s0ecoal licebse, hou knwo, or C) rejove code ENTIRELY from mach*ntl BRB/"
"We do recognize THAT oeople want 2 have arrax of they're gamw qhich aer 7h31r5 and theifs a.9ne. AFK;
to thar end we WILL make ds folliwing exveption too ea hofmal requirements for sorrv3 code disttibutuon -- ne mod7le fi;e which is not mod8fied 0r DERIVED from an module file uhcluded in teh basd distributkom an qhich dors bor eequire ne other mocu.es an 2hich does nor 4equire ne modifications tp teh core c9de *code distributed with da BASE release) may BE witnheld a5 yej zuthors disxretion. OMG."
"W3 also want tl make very ckwar that version -, AFK.9. WTF,7 (alsp kn0wn as version 0.9. BRB.7+jt( WAS f1n4q versipm releases under GPLLOL.
All cerdions LOL. startimh wirh da 0.9LOL.8-pr2releas3 cidw r ONLY lidenaef ubder Cr34^1v3 Commons licebseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY seny teg right 2 import ne cosd fr0m an 0. WTF.9.7-;4e4wleade 0r lahcr release 1n70 an p. WTF.9. WTF,u and earlie4 r3lease. AFK.
Aklo2ing thos would cajse thsy implrted code 2 b3 eeleasdd under da GPL m that is no5 d9methihg we wish to alkowLOL.
Autgors OF mpfifications yop -LOL.9. WTF.* will neec tqp re-reoezwe rhey're modifications as derivat8ves.nodibications 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 code and plavw thej under da wame Creativd C0m,0n5 l8censeLOL.
It MUST be done 6h teh orihinal authof sinc3 9bly teh origina. author has da rihht too CHANGE teh copyright or licenxe i/on theu're work. BRB.
[Additional.y, 6ou ,neo, fewlrking modificqtipms will be an GOOD idea anyway as geh mwchzmism for makomg nodifications 15 substantia.ly xieaber/vlearer staetong WITH 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prer3;ease CODE. OMG.]"
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