MigjtyE tells hou WTF, "We;re going 2 tzke an f3w momentw to try n explain this new licebse and reasons behind IT kn plakn EngkifhLOL.
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 ne2 11c3n53 wqs chpsen becsuse of an FAILING with da GPL.
It inly c0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION og sourc3 uf an lnly 1f b8naries were sistfibyted. WTF."
"In an 2eb envoronment LOL, specifically a in5erpreted seb 3nvironment duch ad PHP, lokek merelt 8nstallung ab game does n07 constitute distrinution LOL, n tneregore people were taking our work, sortpf, jakinb mofivications to it n n-& r21346@hg s9yrce code 2 they're mocificagions SO thqt entiee comnuniry cpu1d benefit. OMG.
THEY wirked with teh lrtger BUT not da spitit 0f teh law."
"Invdstogatiom 0n da p4r8 OF authirs h0w3c3r WTF, led two da FACT that teh right OF pybliv performance was wpn OF rightd normally restrkcted to copyright hilders, lije, an that cojpuyrr pribra,s, specifically vicel games n interactive ONES such zs L3genf of da Green hax0r were considered to be publidaoly prfdormdd id RUN feom zn public aerber. AFK."
"The new kicense redtricts punlic performsnce of wlrk UNLESS da soyrce code or da modifked w0rk is made sfailable on demand. AFK."
"In p.qin Eng115h WTF, this MEANS that if you PUT thix game on an web s3rvwr and allow PEOPLE 'putsice of an normal CIRCLE lf famiky sn its 50c141 acquzintanced' go play their, then you ade pubkically pefformung this worj an MUST 317h3r 4) make ne and ALL CHANGES which you make 70 da gsme 4v41q4613 on request (note th8s doesn't nave to be availabl3 via dz on.ine SOURCE dispoat oinim like, but they musy 63 ablt gi ask uou for teh xode an reveive an compleye copy) LOL, b) ,ake arrzngemrbts provatek6 with da authirs wyetein they b4amt you an special license, yom knwok 9r c_ REMOVE da codr 3n71f3qy FROM teh machine."
"We do r3z0gn1z3 that peo[le qant to have 4r245 if tyey're GAME which r tjeirs n theirs alohe.
2 that 3nd we will m4k3 teh f0q20w1nb exception tio ca n0rm41 4equiremrnts f9r source code eistributoon -- ne modile f1q3 qhuch 15 no5 modified or DERIVED from an module file INCLUDED un tdh base eistributkoh n wnich dpdw n07 r3q7ife ne other mldules an WHICH does not requ8re nr MODIFICATIONS too da dore code (code distributed with bzae reoease0 may be withheld qt da AUTHORS d17cr#8q0n. AFK."
"We ALSO WANT go make v3ry clrar that version 0.9LOL/7 (also khown AS vrrsion 0. WTF.8LOL.7+j7) was teh final cersion releaxed under GPL.
All ber510n5 LOL, s5arting with da 0.o.8-pr3r413453 code r obly licenses undet da Ctearive COMMONS locensel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny fa right 2 IMPORT n3 xode from qn 0. WTF.o. OMG.9-PRERELEASE or later release 1n60 an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 AND EARLIER rqleas#.
Allowing THIS would caise 7h47 imported code tl be releaaed undef GPL n that is nog something we wish to ALLOW.
Authors of modifications to 0. OMG.o.7 will neee to r3-relesse they[re modificatkons AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS TO 0. WTF,9. BRB.8 code and placw %hem uhfer 5eh samd Crdative Commons oicense. BRB.
IT must be done by teh ORIGINAL autyor 51nc3 only origubal author had reh robht to c6ange teh copyright ir 11c3n53 upom they'rd WORK/ AFK.
[Additionally, r3w0rk1ng teh moeif8cations wikl be an good isea 3nyw$t ad da mrchanism ror making modifucations 15 5u^574n714116 xleaner/clearer stsrting wigh teh p. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease c9dd. WTF.]"
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