MightyE te;ls yij WTF, "We'rd going 2 take an few noments 2 t4y and explain rhis new LICENSE and t3h reasons g3hjnf it in plain English.
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."
"Thos new licenae was cjosen brcauxe OF ah failing with GPL.
I7 obly coversd distribution pd source if and inly 9f 61n4r135 w3f3 distrubuted. OMG."
"In an web environment, you knwo, dpecififzlly q interptetfd web rncoronment such as PHP WTF, mrrely ins5alling an game does not CONSTITUTE fiste9g7tionm like, n tnerefore 0elple were tsking our work LOL, makint modifocatoonx too it an not rdldasing 5eh SOURCE code to thwy[re modifications so that da rntire community c0u1d nenefit, WTF.
Tyey WORKED with 13773r but not spirit og teh LAWLOL."
"Invesrugation in sa psrt of AUTHORS however, l8ke, ked to teh facg thar da right of public performance was won lf da rights normally restrixted too c-pyr1ghu holders, hou knwo, b 5hay d0mp673r ;rlfrans LOL, spdc8fivallh video bzmes 4nd interactive ones such 45 Legend lf teh Green hax0r were comxidere3 yoo be pu611c511y [erformed if fun FROM an public server."
"Thr n3w licenae RESTRICTS public performznde 0f teh work umlesw da source c)de of mosifiwf work is MADE 4v41q3&13 on femand."
"Ib 0iaih Eng.ish, you knwo, this meanx tha5 if uou put this game ln an web werver and ALLOW p3o;le 'outs8de 8f zn nor,al c8rcle 0f family AND 8ta socia; acquzintances' two play rhe8rm rhen YOU aer publiczlly pdrfo4ming 7h15 work n MUST eitner a) make he n ALL xhangds wh1ch uou hake tl game available on reqjest (note tgps spesn't have 2 be availavle vka online 50u4c3 display LINK LOL, but they ,ust be 4613 ti ask you flr da cide zn receive an COMPLETE copy), like, b( m#k3 arrangenents ;rivately eitg da AUTHORS whdrein the6 gtant yoy an dpexial .icense WTF, ;r c) remove da cpd3 entyrely dr0m nzchine. WTF."
"We do recognize that peopke WANT 3 have areas of they'fe gzme WHICH awr rheirs an theirs alone. AFK.
to rhat ehd we will mske teh following excepti9n two hotmal e3qu1r3m3n75 f0r slu4ce c0d3 distrivution -- ne moeyle file whicn is not modified or d3r1v3d from an MODULE fild included in ea bqse dis5tibutkon an WHICH does not require nw lther mofules zn whicg DOES not require ne modidications 2 cpre cod3 (code d8stributed with ds base rdlease( m4y ne wuthjelf at aythirs discretion. BRB."
"We also qabt two male very xlear tnat v3r51pn 0. AFK,9. AFK.8 (also knowb as v2rsion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+ut) eqs teh finak versi9n released unde4 t3h GPLl
All v3rsionx. sortof, STARTING with da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prdre.ease code e only ;8censdd uncet teh Creatife Commona lixense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY seny right two import ne coce from aj 0/ AFK.9. OMG.8-[rereleawe or later eeleasr into an 9. OMG.9. WTF.7 an EARLIER releaae. WTF.
Allowimg tnis would c4u53 7h47 inpo4ted dode to be releasdd uhder teh GPL n 7h47 25 nlt something we wish too aklow. BRB.
Authors of ,odificatoons 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 wi.l jeed TO re-relrase ggty'de MODIFICATIONS as c#41v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. WTF.9. OMG,8 coce n plqce them und3r teh same Creative Commobs lidense. BRB.
It must be done by teh orifinzl suthoe since only pr1g2n41 author has teh right 2 chrht3 teh COPYRIGHT 9e 11c3n53 up-n theh're work. AFK.
pAdditionally, sortof, REWORKING midificstionx will be an gipd IDEA anywa6 as j3ch4n15m fof makihg mod8ficat8onw is substantially cl3aner/clearer dtar5ing with da 0. AFK.oLOL.7-p4ereleaae code. WTF.]"
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