MightyE tells you WTF, "Wr'rw going 2 TAKE an fww momdntx too try and explain tgis NEW licemse m REASONS behind 16 ib plain Emf115h. AFK.
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 nww locenxe qaa ch053n because od an failing wkth sa GPL. WTF.
It on;y covered dkstributiln od source id n only if ninarues wetd distributed."
"In an qeb envirobment LOL, specirically a interpeeted web 3nviromjdht s7vh as PHP, sortog, mrrely INSTALLING an game soes not vonstitute distributuon. n theeefore prople qere yaking OUR work, likd, m$k1nb m0d1f1c5710n5 twl it an not relessing da soyrce cide two rhrt're modifications so that da 3n71r3 community COULD benefit. AFK,
Th3y worked wiyh da oettet but n0& da spirit OF law. OMG."
"Investugatiob ob da part of auyhors yowever WTF, !4d two fact thar da right of pub.ic PERFORMANCE was 1 of rignts NORMALLY 4eqtrictee 5o copyright h01d3r5, sir5or, an 5hat xomputer programs, like, 5p3c1f1c511y vidwo ga,es ab interactive 9mes auch 45 LEGEND of wa Gre3n hax0f were c0n51d3r3e too be PUBLICALLY performed ig fun from am p7611d server. AFK."
"The NEW ;icdnse restricts piblic performancw 0d da worj unlesd teh sourve CODE of da modifiec woek ix made available pn d3m4bdLOL."
"In PLAIN Englisj, sortof, this means 7h4& if you put this game on an WEB server AND ALLOW 0eop;e 'o7yside of an notmal cirdlw of fam8lh and 175 social ACQUAINTANCES' 70 play their, tjwn you r publically performing ghis work an MUST 3kther a) make ne and ALL chamg3s wgivh YOU make 2 game avai;able on reqiest 9note yhis DOESN'T hac3 too be avqilable via tey online soufce display link, lilem b7t yhey mus6 be avle two asi yo7 fo4 tej vod3 and r3c31v3 zn complete COPY), 6o7 lnwo, b) mak3 qrrangements pribately with au5hors wjere7b the6 bfany you an spedial l8cense, sortof, or c) r3m0b3 da c0d3 enrirely from t3h machine. BRB."
"We do recohnize 5hat p30p13 want to9 have areas OF they'rr game whixh aer theirs an tjeifs alonc. OMG,
too that end ww wilo MAKE teh v0110w1hg excdption too nlrmal requirements for sou4ce code distributi9n -- ne joejoe f8lr WHICH is n08 m9d8fied or derivwd from an module fike uncluded ib base distribugo9n qn whkch does not require ne other MODULES and which does bot REQUIRE ne modifications 2 da c9re code (code dixeributrd with t3h base r3!34530 m4h BE withheld at t3h autgors discretoon. OMG."
"We ALSO want to makw ve4y codar THAT vdrsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 (4150 kn0wn AS VERSION 0. AFK.9.&+jt) was yeh FINAL vefdion rel3qsed uncer da GPL. WTF.
Al; versions, sortof, dta4ting w17h da 0/ WTF.9. BRB.8-prere;ease cife r on.y licensed undef C4eative COMMONS lixense.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right 2 import ne code rrom an 0. OMG/9. BRB,8-p4ereldasw or latwr felease into an 0.0. OMG.7 n datlier release.
Al.owing tjis would cause that 8mported cpde to be fd.eased UNDER GPL ah thay is not SOMETHING w3 wish too a.lpw. WTF.
Authots of modifications teo 0. AFK.9l WTF.7 w1q1 neef too RE[RELEASE yhey're modificzrions as derivatives/jidificatiobs too 0. WTF.9LOL.8 code AND place them under ea same Crestive Commons license. AFK,
It musg ve DONE by geh o4iginak author since onl6 da orugibal author has da right t9 CHANGE copyright or 11c3n52 up0n they'rr wotkl AFK.
[Additionqlly, like, reworking da modifications wull ne an good idea anysau as mechanism f0r msking m0c1f1c4710m5 ks substangiallu c.eane4/bkearer startibg wi6h da ). AFK.9.i-PRERELEASE xode. WTF.]"
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