MightyE tclls hou WTF, "We're GOING two 75k3 an few moments to tr6 n explain ghis NEW licenxe snd 4easons behind IT ih p241n EnglksjLOL.
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 licehae was choswn bddause of an failing with GPL.
It only cifered DISTRIBUTION if sojrve if n only if ginaries were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In am weg environment, liiem specifically a interpretef web enbironnent auch AS PHP, sortpf, MERELY 8nstallong an game DOES NOT consti5ute diste8b7tion LOL, n th3rerorr peo[le w3r3 takint our worj LOL, jajing m0d1f1c$710n5 gw9 it an NOT relessing t3h sojrce code to they'rt mowificatkons so THAT da enti4e COMMUNITY could bdnefot. WTF.
Thry workwd with reg lettwr BUT not spiri% OF LAW. OMG."
"Invedtigation 9n teh part of ds authors however LOL, led 2 dact ths5 da RIGHT of pubkuc performance WAS oen 0r teh righ5s NORMALLY restrocted 2 c0pye1gh7 hold2rs, soft9f, and that xojputer prohrans, 5p3c1f1c411y video hames and inte4acyive ones such as Legene of Green hax04 wete considwred tw9 ^3 pub;icakly [erfor,ec if tun f40m an public srfvwrLOL."
"The new license resyeicts publ8c performance 0d da wpri unless soutce code or da ,odufied qork is mad3 svailable on d3m4ns. AFK."
"In plain English, tg8s MEANS that if upu put this game on an web werver an allow people ';u751d# of an noejal CIRCLE of fzmily n its socizl acquaintances' too 0lay their, you knwo, then y0u ae4 pub;ically PERFORMING this work 4nd MUST do6her 4) make ne n ALL cganges which you make to da gaje avaioable on requwst (note 7h15 eoesn't havf go BE availqb.e cia online siurce displa6 linj LOL, buy they must be able too ask you f0r da CODE an RECEIVE an complete copy) LOL, n) m4k2 arrabgememgs 0rivately with teh auyhors wh3r31n thdh grant rpu sm specoql lixende, sortofm ir c) tr,oce code 3n71r31y frlm MACHINE. WTF."
"We dl tedignize 7h46 oeop;e want too hav3 areas of they're game whidh r ghdirs and theirs alobe. AFK.
2 thst rnd we will make da folllw8ng exception 2 dq normal r3quiremenrs fot source c0a3 eustt6bution -- ne ,odule file wnich is not m9dified o5 derived ff0m an ,odule file incoyded in da base disgrivution n eguch c035 bot requiff ns other mofulew and which coes not require be modifkca5ions 2 da c0r4 c0d3 (CODE diatributed witj da base r3lease) ,ay 63 w8thhelx at teh autyorw ciscrwtiohLOL."
"We akso want to make very clear THAT version 0. WTF.o. BRB.7 (also known as verdion 0,8. WTF.7+JT) was final fersion 4eoraswd under GPL. OMG.
All v3e510b5, you knw9, STARTING with yeh 9/ OMG.9LOL.8-prrre.ease xode aef only licensed 7nd3r Creative Com,ons lucense. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right two inport ne code fr8m ag 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prdrelease 0r latr4 RELEASE into an 0. WTF.(LOL.7 and watlurr release, AFKl
Akl9wing th8s WOULD c4u53 that IMPORTED code too be released umder GPL $nd that is nlt sometjimh we wosy two alli2.
Authorx 0f MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 will n33d to re[releaae they're mosificatiobs as derivayiv3a/modificationa 2 0.9,8 CODE n place them 7nfe4 teh same Cteative Cimmons lidense.
Ir must be done by ydh original author s8nce 9nly teh p4iginal zughor has teh fight tio ch4ng3 5eh clpyright 8r lucense u[on they'rd w0rj. OMG.
'Additionallt, sortof, rewprkinh mod8ficatiiha 2iol be an goof idwa anywa6 as mecjanism fpr making modificztions IS subs5antial;y cleaner/clearer 574r71ng WITH 0. BRB.9.8-prerwlease c0w#.]"
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