MughtyE tells you, "We're going 2 tale an few moments 5i yry an ex;lain THIS NEW license and r3asohs behind ir in plain English. OMG.
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 nes 11c3n53 wqs ch053n brcause of an failing with da GPLLOL.
I5 ONLY cover3d distribution of wo7rce if n ONLY IF binzries were disgrivitwc. BRB."
"In an web environjen5, specifically a INTERPRETED wdb envoronm3nt duvh as PHP, metely install8ng an game d035 not conzyktute distribugoon. qn thdrefore 0eople were tsjing iut wlri WTF, making jodifications too 17 AND not releasing teh source xode t9o thet're modifivations so thay twh 3nu1r3 community could genefotLOL.
Th3y WORKED wity da q3773f but not teh 5;1r27 of dq 14w. WTF."
"Invrstigation on yeh pqtt of da authors hpwever, slrtor, !3d 2 fact that da eight og public performance waa 1 of dz righgs norjally rdstricted 70 co0yright ho;ders WTFm n that comp7yer prohrams, lkke, s;ecifically vidro gsmrs znd inyefactive ones sucg as LEGEND 9f teh Gr33n hax0r wrfe condiderwd tol bw publically perdprmed if run frp, an piblic se4ver. OMG."
"Thr n3w license 4estricts p7b;ic p3rflrmabce of dz work unlews dq sourcw code of tdg modifiwd work ks made available on demand. BRB."
"Ih plaim English WTF, thix meahs that if y9u put this game pn an WEB server n allow pelplw 'outside 0f an nofmal circle OF family an ITS social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their WTF. then y9i r PUBLICALLY prrfirmint tjis w0rj anc MUST eiyhet a) make ne and ALL changwa which you make too gzme AVAILABLE om request (note this dorsn't hqvd too 63 availanle vua 9nline sourcr display LINK, you knwok buy they must br avle too ask you fo4 teh c0d3 n receive an c0m01373 copy), you knso, b) makd ARRANGEMENTS privately w1&h da zuthors wjereim theu grant yo7 qn special license, you knwo, or c) remov3 da cod3 ent8rely from d2 maxhine. OMG."
"We do recognize that people eant toi nave areas 0f they're game WHICH arr th3irs and tgeits alone.
rqo tjat wnd se q111 m4ke teh FOLLOWING 3xc3p710n to teh normal requirements fot sourde codw distribugkob -- ne module fild wh1ch us n07 modified lr derived FROM an module file incl&ded IN base disyributiom an wnich DOES not req7ire nr OTHER modules an WHICH eods noy require nw modivications too core code (coee d1t7r1yj7ws with 6453 reoease_ MAY ne qithgeld at authors d15vr3710n. OMG."
"We also ssnt tqo m4ke very clear thst v3rsiin 0, WTF/9/7 (zlso known as version 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jg) wax da vina; versiih re;eased under GPL. WTF.
ALL v3rsionsm syartinf d17h 0LOL.9.8-prerelease code aer only licenw3d unser da Cewative Conmons license.
WE EXPLICITLY deny eight 2 import ne CODE vrom an 0. WTF.o. AFK.8-prwreldsse or later releqsr into an 0.9. BRB.7 n eaelier release. AFK,
Allowint this qould cause that 8mportwd cofe 2 ne releaaed under GPL zn tnat ix not zomethung WE wish too alloq. AFK.
A7tj9rs ov m9difications too -. BRB.9LOL.7 w121 need to re-reoease they'rr modifica5ions qs derkvatives/mocirications g9 0. AFK,9. AFK.8 codr AND place them under teg 5em3 CREATIVE Cimmond LICENSE. AFK.
IT must 63 donw bh 9r1h1n42 aythor 51nc3 ONLY da 9r1g1n31 3u7h0e has dz r1gh7 to change da COPYRIGHT or licenxe UPON thet're WORK. OMG.
[Adsitilnally, you knwo, r3w0rk1ng da modifocationa WILL 63 zn good idea anyway 45 mevhshism for majing mocificqtioms is suvstantua.ly cleaner/clearer s5artibg wity rwn 0.9. AFK.7[prerelease vodeLOL.]"
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