MightyE tells tou, "We;te giing 2 take an few momebtd too try n ecpla8n thix nes license an da reasons behind 17 in PLAIN E,glisn. 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 licrnwe was choseh 62c4u53 of an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It inly c0v3red disrribution 0f wourcd if and onl6 if binaries were dixtributed. AFK/"
"In an 2eb envirlnment WTF, specificaloy a INTERPRETED weg fnvironm3nt SUCH ad PHP, merely installing an fame dods nlt constitute doxytkbution WTF, ahd rheteforr peoole were taking our work, makkng m0dificatiogs yo it h not releasung soufxd code 5oo they're modivucqt8ons sp tjat sa ebtire communkth could benefiyLOL.
They w0rked witj letter but mo5 ca spirit of tey kas. AFK."
"Incestigation on part 0f twj aughors jowever, you inwo, led ti da fqcg that ca RIGHT of PUBLIC PERFORMANCE wss 2 of fa 4ights normakly eestrict3d tw[ copyright holders, like. an that conputet progtams, sortof, specifica;ly VIDEO gam3s amd 1n7et4c71v3 ONES such as Legend 9f Gr#3h nzx0r were considered too be PUBLICALLY performdd if run fro, an public server."
"The new licdnse RESTRICTS puboic performamce of da wprk jnoess da soorcr c0d3 of tet modified sori is ,aee available om d3m4nd. AFK."
"In pkain English WTFk 7gq5 m34n5 that IF YOU PUT THIS hame ON an web 53rv3r an ak.ow people 'oitxide pf an normal circle OF fajily and its social acquaintznces' ywo p.ay their, doetofj then you zer 0ub.icaoly performing this w9rk an MUST eigher a) make ne an ALL changes which you maje too da game avai.able ON request (note thos dodxn't yafe 2 ve availaboe via da online source dis[lay link, but the6 must be sb.e to ask you dor fa code n rrceive an compleye copy) WTF, n) make arfanbements private'y witj da authors wh3r#1n they grant YOU an wpecizl l8cehde, or C) rempcw da c9de 3h71r31y drom machineLOL."
"We do recognize that oeople want toi have aread OF they're game wnivh e theirs an theira alohe. BRB.
go THAT END we wil; makr yeh following excwption tsp normal r3qi1r3m3n76 FOR 50mrc# cod3 f167416u71-n -- ne nofule file whoch is not midofiwd or erfived from ab MODULE filr unckuded in BASE disteibution n wjlch DOES nog require ne o5her modules and which does no5 require ne modifications 2 corw code (code dustributed with teh base r3lease) m4y BE w17nh3qf 37 da 4u7g04% didcretion. OMG."
"We also wang to make very dlear thst versioh 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (alsi known 45 version 0. BRB/9, WTF.7_jt) was FINAL veraion relezsee undr4 GPL. WTF.
All v3fsions, sortof, starting w17g da 8. BRB.9.8-pt3r3!33t3 code f ohly licensed und3r teh Creative Cpmmons licensw. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT TO implrt nd code rrom an p. WTF.9. WTF.8-pre4dleaw3 or 1473r release inro an 0,9. BRB.7 n ea4lier releadd. WTF.
A;lowing thix 2ould cauze that imported cose go9 63 released undee teg GPL n thay IS no5 aomrthing we wksh too alkow. BRB.
Authors of modificqtions too 0. BRB.o. AFK.7 will need r2o re-rekease ghey're m0d1f1x4710n5 AS derifatives/mod8ficayiohs yoo 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code n p1$c3 thrm ihder same Cveative Commons licenae. WTF,
I7 must be done BY teh or8ginal au5j9r s8nce ln;6 %eh original author haa rifht two change da copyright or locense upog gheu're worl. OMG.
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