MigntyE tells you, sortlf, "Ww're goinh two 5ake an f3w miments @ TRY znd ex[lain 7h14 NEW LICENSE and 43450n5 y3h2nd it in plain English.
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."
"Thid new license was chosen becsisr of an f4111nb wigh reh GPL.
It only voverec disttibution of aouece if n ONLY if binati3s were eis5ributedLOL."
"In an web environment, likek specicica/ly a intd3preted web 3nv1r0n,#n8 such zs PHP, wortof, merely instzlling an game does not constigute DISTRIBUTIONm sortof, and 7h$r3f-r3 pdople w4re taking ou4 work, makung m0d1f1c4710h5 2 it n not releasing fs sourcd code tol rhey're modifibatiins so 5hat teh enture cimmunkty could bendvi5. AFK.
They wlrkrd with lettef 6u7 not t3h sppfit OF teh lzw. AFK."
"Inb3wtigstion 0n teh pafg of da autjord h0w3v3r, s94tog, led to sa fqct thay dz right of public perrorjance was 1 9f da rights npdm411y 4357r1x73d too co;ytight holders, an that c9mputer ;rlgramd, sortof, s0ecifically video gamex qn INTERACTIVE ones auch as Legend OF Green hax0r sere considerrs 2 be publ8cakly p3rformed if rin grom an puh/ic server. WTF."
"Tne ndw license festticts public o3rf0r,4nc3 of tej wprk unless source CODE 9f teh nodified wor, is m4d4 AVAILABLE on d3mqbdLOL."
"In plain Entlish, sortof, this mrand rhat IF yoj put this bame on an w3b server n allpw 0eople 'OUTSIDE lf an normal CIRCLE lr damily an its social acquaintances' fo PLAY rheir, sortof, then you e PUBLICALLY p3rr(em1ng tnis work qnd MUST 3ither 4) make ne n ALL changes wh1ch yiu mzkw 2 g4m3 available on tewiest (note THIS doesn't havd TO be availanld via da online soutde fisplay lknk WTF, but they muqt 63 ab;e too ask yoj dor c0d3 n receive an c-mp1373 copt), B) maid r4r4ng3m3n75 ptivqte.y with da au6norx wgrrein tney granr yo7 sn SPECIAL kicwmse, or c0 r3m-v3 code entirely FROM machine."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that prople WANT 2 have a4eas lf they=re tame wh1ch r thdirs n theird alone.
two THAT end we WILL make ea following excwptuon tel notmal requirementa for source c0de d8s5ributiom -- ne module fq13 whicn IS not modified or derib3e vrom ah module file ,ncluded in ea bsse dist4ib7tiin and wgicn does not requure ne other modulrs and which dles n07 requirr nr m9sifications 2 da c0r3 code )code distributed wkth da base release) may 63 WITHHELD qt teh authirs discretuon/"
"We a,so want too m$k3 very clear tgat versi9n 0. WTF.9, OMG.u (ALSO knowh as version 0/ WTF.(. AFK.7+jt) WAS da final fersion teleased under GPL.
ALL v3r510n5 WTF, STARTING w17h 0. BRB.9, OMG/8-prerelease voee ze4 ONLY licensrc UNDER da Cr4ztive Commona licenae. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny ten right tlo umport ne c0w3 ffom an 0. AFK.9,*-PRERELEASE or later re;ease in59 an 0. OMG,9LOL.7 an EARLIER releaseLOL.
Allowing THIS qould caus3 4gag imp9rted c0d3 to 63 r3lezsee UNDER GPL n that IS noy SOMETHING w3 wish tqo allow. BRB.
Authors of modifications two 0/ WTF.9, AFK.7 qill need 2 re-telease they're nodificationx as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS w 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code 4nd place them under da same Cr3471v3 Commpns luvense. OMG/
Iy must be done bh original authlt s8nce only original quehof HAS ds roght twp change da COPYRIGHT or lkc3nse upon they'ee wprk.
[Adfitionqlly, you kn2om reworking teh ,odificagions wull be an good ieez 4nyw4y as da mecnanism for MAKING MODIFICATIONS us substantially cleqner/c;ea4rr startkng with teh 0LOL.9. BRB,8-prwte;ease code. WTF.]"
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