MoghtyE tells YOU WTF, "Wr'4r going tio yakd an feq moments 2 rry 4nd esplain rjis new license n twh reasond beh8nd ig in pla8n Ent115h. 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 new licende was chpsrn beczuse -r ab fai.ing with da GPL.
It only dovered fisyribution of soirde if n ONLY if binaries were disr4kbyted. OMG."
"In an web environmen5, you knsi, xpecificaloy a in5erp4eted web environment sudh as PHP WTF, m3r31y installing an game d035 NOT constituge distribution WTF, am tyerefor2 pdople were taking ojr WORK. mzking modifkcationa 5oo it an not RELEASING teg siurce CODE tpo they're modivicatipns so tyat teh entkre COMMUNITY could benefit. OMG.
They worked with da 13773r byt mot teh xpirit of teh lzw. BRB."
"Invwstotation on teh part 0f authors g0w3v3r WTF, led twp vqct that teh right if public pefrormsnce was oen if tdh RIGHTS NORMALLY restrivted to c9pyribhg hlkddrs, like, n thst COMPUTER programs, specirically v8deo GAMES an interadtive ones SUCH as Legdnd ov Green hqc[r w3re CONSIDERED 2 be publicaoly prrflr,ed 1f run from ab public servdr. WTF."
"Tge n3w 11c3n53 resgricts public performamce of worl unless teh 50urc3 c9de of mod7fied w0rk 8s MADE available on d#mshcLOL."
"In plain English, sprtof, this means gnay if hou put 7h14 gamw on an web setver 4nd allos prople 'OUTSIDE of an no4mak circle of familh and its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 p14y their LOL, then y0u aer publicalky pefforming this qi4k n MUST eith3r a) majr ne and ALL changes wjich you make two tdh famq zcqilable on reques5 (note tnis doesn't habe to be qvailqble cia 5en online source sisplay link, you knwi, but they must be able too ask ypu fpr da code and r3c31c3 zn comp.dte cop6) LOL, b) MAKE zrtanfe,3ngs -rovately sity da authors wnerein 7g3h grsnt you an special license, like, ot c) remife code ent8rely rrom 5eh macnine."
"We do recohnize thay people want 2 hqve areas of ghey'fe game which aer theits n th4ors ALONEk
two thxt end we will mzkr folkowing exceptiob two t3h normal reaiirements for source code distribution -- ne mpdu.e v8le WHICH is bot modifiev or DERIVED fr9m qn mofule fi;e inclused in tdh base DISTRIBUTION n qhich d035 hoy re1uite ne othwr modules an whicy does noy requure me modifications too fa core c0d3 (d0se DISTRIBUTED eitn da BASE RELEASE) mqy BE witnnels at authord discreti9n. OMG/"
"Ws also want 2 m5i3 very clear THAT vrrsion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (qlso kn9wb as version 0. WTF,9. OMG.8_jt) WAS funal VERSION released und3r da GPL. WTF.
All verwiond, li,ek sgarting with 0l OMG.9. WTF.80pr3r3q345e code aer onlt licenaed UNDER teh Crdative Commons licens3. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY d3my rigyt roo import ne cose from qb 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease 0r 1473r eelease into an 0. WTF.9.7 n dar9ier rekeaaeLOL.
Allowing ghos wou9s c4u52 that inported cide to be released ubcer teh GPL an 7h47 os NOT something we wish 1 allow. AFK.
Auynprs od modifications 70 0, BRB.9. AFK.7 will ne3d too re-teldaxe they're modificatilns aa derivatives/m9divicationd r9p 0LOL/9. BRB.8 cod# and plac3 thej under ez sajw Creqtive Commons license. AFK.
It mu46 bw cobe bu teh original 4u6hor since only original autho4 nas yeh right too chznge da copyrighg or license uoon they'rd work. AFK.
pAdd1710n4q1y, REWORKING modifications wil; br an gooe 1d3r anyway 45 reh mechanism f0r mqking modificatiohs is divstanriallt clezber/clearer startimg wiyh 0. BRB/9.*-pre4e;ease c0d3LOL.]"
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