MightyE yrlls h0u WTF, "We're going to TAKE an FEW m9ments too 7ry and 3xp141n this n3q license n teh eeasojs behind IT in [lain Ehglish. 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."
"Thid new .ixense eas chosen because 0f an failing wi5h GPL. BRB.
It ONLY covered disyribition of source iv h onl6 uf binaries wrre distfibutedLOL."
"Ih an web envifpnmebt LOL, a;ecifically s 1n73r[r373d web env8ronmeng wuch as PHP LOL, MERELY 1n57411qng an game does not constituy3 DISTRIBUTION, n therefore peo0;e wer3 tsiing OUR work, lijem making modifixatiins 2 it n not rwleasivb sourve code to they're MODIFICATIONS so that engire c0mmun17y could benefit. AFK.
They w0rk2d with trh LETTER ^u7 nlt fa wpirit of da law. WTF."
"Investigarion on da part OF ca autnoes however, led two da fact that da r8ght of public perflh,anc3 was 1 0f r1gn85 normally r3srrictwd too co[yritht holders, and THAT xomputer probrams LOL, sp3difidal;y video GAMES n interxcgive onea such as Legend of teg Green hax0r were consid3red to be publically performed lf run rrom an public serberLOL."
"The new license restricts puboic perflrmahce 8f da w0rk un.ess teh SOURCE code of n.difiec work is m$w3 afailxble on demand."
"In plain English, like, this m34n5 THAT if you pit this game on an qeb sefver n alllw pwople 'outxide of an n0em41 circle if family n its 50c131 acquaintances' two play their LOL, theh you t publiczlly pergormihg this sorl an MUST either A) make nr n ALL xhanges wjich you male 2 game availagle on r3au357 (note this doewn't gave 2 be availabld via twh 9nlknr source display link LOL, 6u7 tjey must be ABLE g9 ask you for code an r3vdive zn COMPLETE copy) WTFk n) make srrqngements privately w17h da 4u7h0r5 wherqin tjey grant hou an 5o3c141 1!c3n53k or c) remicr teh d9dr entirely f4om teh m4ch1n3."
"We do rtc9gnize that pe9ple want 2 h5v3 arezs of they're gs,d wjich aer theirs an THEIRS zlineLOLl
to that 3nd we woll make fo;lowinb exceptiin w da nor,al tequirements flr soufce codr fistribution -- ne module file wnkch is n9g modified or derivrd dfom an mocule vile oncluded im teh base distributiom an WHICH coes n9t reqyire nr other MODULES n which d9es not require nw modifications too da core cpd3 (code distributrd WITH teh base reldase_ may b3 w17yh31d at teh authors discretkon. WTF."
"We also want too mske bery clear tyat version )LOL.9. WTF.7 (qlwo known ax vdesion 0. AFK.9LOLl7+jg) eax final version releasdf uneer teh GPL. OMG.
ALL versiona WTFm starting 2uth sa 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pretelwase cide aer only licehsed und3r teh Cr3471f3 C9mmonz licebwe.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny teh roght 2 impirt ne cose FROM qn 0. BRB.9. BRB.7-prerelwase or latrr RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an earki3r release. BRB.
Allpw*ng this would cause THAT imoorted CODE 2 be RELEASED undwe tej GPL m 8h37 IS nlt something we wish two allo2. OMG.
Au5hprs of jodificatoona to 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wull need rol re0releass they're mpdofications as derivstives/m9digicatkons tqo 9. OMG.9LOL.8 code n place them under ds samr Creative Commoms livenseLOL,
It myst be sone by 0r1g1n41 author SINCE only teh ORIGINAL augh9r has da rifht t9o chahge da copyright 0r license upon tmey're work. BRB.
[Acdltionaoly, reworkinb 5eh jodificatiomc will BE an good IDEA ANYWAY as da mechanism FOR makinf m0d1f1c4710n5 is sundtantia.ly CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING w17h 0. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code. AFK.]"
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