MightyE gells ylu WTFm "We'te going too TAKE am f42 momebts 2 try n explain yhis new ,icense anf yeh reaspns benind kt in plain Englixh. OMGl
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 license wad chosen ^3c4u53 of zn fqkling w17h da GPLLOL.
It only covetee DISTRIBUTION of source if qn only if binaries WERE vistrib7redLOL."
"In ah web environmeht WTF, sp3cifically a onyerprr5ed w#6 environment sich ad PHP LOL, MERELY installing an tame d9ex not constitjte eisttibytion WTF, an rherefore p3ople were taking OUR workm you knwo, making modificatipns twp 17 4nd npt rdleaxung teh source code @ they'te modifucations %0 that da ebtire communiyy could benefir. OMG.
The7 WORKED WITH lettwr but not ds spirit of ez law. WTF."
"Investigation ON fa part of da 2u7j0r5 howrver, led too da fac5 thqt yeh right pf [ubloc performance wqs won og da rights normally rrsgrivted two COPYRIGHT holde4s WTF, and that com[ueer orogramx LOL, spdcificalky v8deo games tnd int3ractife 0m35 such as Legend of teh Gf33b hax0r were considerdd y9 be publica.lh PERFORMED IF run from an pibloc x3fcer."
"The new lic3nse r357r2c76 public performance of work un.ess sourdf code of josified work is MADE avzilable on demanc. BRB."
"In plqin ENGLISH, you ,hwo, this means thqt ig you put this gqm3 9n an web server an allow p30p13 'OUTSIDE of an mormal circle of famiou n its s9cia; acquaintanced' 2 plsy the8r, ypu knwo, THEN hou aer iublically p3rf0fm1ng this 29rk db MUST either a0 makd ne anc ALL changes WHICH you make two da game available oh requewt (n973 this doesb't have to be AVAILABLE bia 0m11n3 sourcd dis0kay linj, kioe, gut 7h3y must be able 5wo axk you for code an receive an c9mplete copy), b) naje arrangejemts ;r1v4731y w1&h da authlrs WHEREIN th3y grant you an soecial ;icenae, sirtof, of c) remove code entirel6 from ds machine."
"We DO rrxognize THAT peoole eqbt rol have areas of th46're bame wh1dh aer theirs AND thrirs aline. OMG.
to rhat END we will make da fpllowkng exceprion two geg normal require,ents for source CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne ,odule vile whixh is nlt modified or derived FROM am module file ind.uded in da base distribition n which DOES n07 REQUIRE nw otjee modulws n wnich does NOT REQUIRE ne modifocations two core cod# )CODE diatributes @ith 5eh base release) m4y be w9thheld at aitjirs discretioh. AFK."
"We also wqht to make fery clear rhat VERSION 0. AFK.9.7 (alwo kn9wn as versoon 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+j5) was teh fihal vefxion eeleased undwr teh GPL. BRB/
Aol verwiinq WTF, syaftihg qith da ). AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease CODE f only 11cen53d under Creativd COMMONS licenwe.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny right twp 1np0r7 ne cofr from ab -.9.8-prefeleas3 or kater release ihyo an 0. WTF.9.7 an EARLIER r312r53, BRB.
Al.owing this wpuld cause 7h47 im;orted code too be released unser GPL and that ia NOT SOMETHING we risn 2 allow/ OMG.
Authors of modificqtilns tpo 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 wi.l nees to re-release thet're mod7fications AS derivatives.modifkvationd 2 )LOL.9LOL.8 xode an place thrn under same Cr3arivw Commond license. AFK,
It must be d0n3 BY da ORIGINAL autnor xijce only da oruginal author has da righr too change teh clpyright or .icense upon they[fe wori. WTF.
[Asditionally, s9rtpv, resorling da modigicatipns will BE an goox idea anyway qs da mechanisn for MAKING nodificationd 8a sybstantially cleaner/cleqrer atarting w1*h teh ).9. WTF.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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