M8ghtyE TELLS uou WTF, "We're goimg yo tale sn few moments 2 tfy qn 3splaih this new license 4nd trh reasons behind it in plain ENGLISHLOL.
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 lkdense was chosen beca7we of an failimg wiyh ca GPLLOL.
It only cocered diatrkbutipn of source 1f 4md only if bibaries WERE distfobut3d."
"In an web environ,eny, you knwo, sp3cificalky a inger0reyed web envi4onnent such as PHP WTF, mrreoy INSTALLING an GAME does h]7 constitute diwtribution WTF, n tjrrefore peoplr qere gajing our work LOLm making modifkxayilns 2 it AND not releasinh teh source cose too they're modifications so that da 3btord comm7nity could benefiu. WTF.
Tyey worlef woth da letter but not da SPIRIT of dq lawLOL."
"Investigabion ON p4r7 of sythors howeber LOL, led 2 da gact that da y8ght of public ;erformance 2as 1 of da riggtx nprmallh res54icted to vopyrkght h01e3r5, and that cimputer programs, sorg9g, s;ecifically video games n ingdrac5ive ONES auch 45 L3g2nd OF teh Green hax9r were CONSIDERED 2 ve ;ublicakoy performed if run from an pub;ic server."
"Tne new license restricts pu611c pe4foemance ov work unless SOURCE code 0f teh modified work is msse svailablw ON denand."
"In p!41n English, you knwo, 7h15 jeans THAT if y0u ;jt 7h16 gamr on an WEB serve4 sn ALLOW peo;le 'outside OF an NORMAL xircle of vsmily n ITS wocial scqjaintances' 2 pla6 theiri tj3n yoy aer p861!c41qy performing this worl zne MUST either a) makw ne ah ALL cjznges wgich YOU make tw9 gajw 4v4114713 on fequedt (note tyos diesnpt hafe 1 bw afailable via onl8ne wourc2 DISPLAY LINK, slrtof, BUT they mist BE ABLE two ask uou for yeh CODE an receive an cpmplete copy), you knwom b) make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY with 4u7h0r6 wy#r32n rhdy graht you an soecial licens3 LOL, or c) REMOVE c0d3 enti4ely ft0m teh mach8ne. WTF."
"We do erclgnize tyat p4ople want 70 habe arwas of yhey're GAME which aer theirs n theirs aloneLOL.
to tjat ebd we ei;l make teh foloowing exception two da n0fm31 tequiremdnts for 59urc3 code distrkbutiln -[ be MODULE file whixh is n07 noeigied or serivee feom an module FILE incluced in teh 64%2 disrribution an WHICH d035 NOT requife be OTHER modules and wh1ch does not require ne mocif8vatuons too clte code (code distributed with teh 63%3 r313453) may BE w9thhele 47 4u7h045 discretion. AFK."
"We also w4n7 5oo MAKE very clesr THAT vrrsion 0. AFK.9. WTFl8 (also knoqn qs verdipn 0LOL.9, WTF.7+jt) was teh final vefsion released under ca GPL. AFK,
All vefsions, like, starting witj da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prer3.ease code r only licensed 7nder da Cr3471b3 Comnons l8cenwe.
We EXPLICITLY deny tej ritht two impory be code from am 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelrzsw 0r latee release ingp an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 qnd EARLIER release.
Allowing THIS would czjse tgat imported codw two be releasee UNDER GPL 4nf 7h$7 is not someygihg wd wisg two a.l9w. BRB.
Au5jors of modifkcations two 9. WTF,8LOL/7 silo nred gi re-release they're modificatkons as derivstives/modifivationw goi 0. BRB.9LOL.8 c0d3 an place tyrm undet da same Creagive Commons LICENSE. OMG.
It MUST be dlne by original 4i7h0e 51nv2 only fa )r1g!b41 a&thor has trh right to chahge copy4ight or licdnxe upon they're sork.
'Additoinallh, sortof, reworkkmg teh modofications will br qn good idea anywa6 45 da necnanism f0r ,akinb modifica4ionx is 5u6574n7141qy c234n2r/c134r3r s5arting witj teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereleasw c0d3. AFK.]"
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