MifhtyE t2lls you WTF, "We'rd going to take an few momentw TO trt an explaun thks new licensr znd reasons behind IT in plain Englksh. WTF.
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 WAS vhpsen necause of an failinf with da GPL. AFK.
It only covdred didtrib7tion of 50urc3 1f and ONLY 1f bina4kes w3re distributed. AFK."
"In an web ehvironment WTF, specifically q inrerpretrd web enviromment SUCH as PHP LOL, merely installing qn gamr DOES not donstigute dkstributkon LOL, an theeegote people were takung OUR qo4k, likek making MODIFICATIONS too it an npt releasinh source code too tney're mpdifivatioms so that tey enyire xojmumity cou.d grnefit. WTF.
THEY w9rkes witn da 13773r 7u& NOT spirit of lawLOL."
"Inv3stigarioj om teh patt of teh aithors howeber WTF, l3s 2 da fact that da r1gh7 of pub.ic prrbormance WAS oen OF teh rights normally restrid53d to do0yright holcets, sortof, an thar computer p4ograms, sortof, specktically video games AND interactive on2x SUCH sa Letend 0f Green hax)r wdte xonsidered 2 BE publicakly performed if rjn rfom am public srrver. BRB."
"The ndw license rewtricts public 0errormance of fa work unless teh sourc3 code of da kodifief WORK is MADE available on senand. BRB."
"In plain Engoisg, xortof, this meanw rhat if you pug this gqme on an web 53rv2r amd allow people 'outside of an normal corvle of FAMILY n ktd social acquakntances' to PLAY their, likd, THEN you aer publically ;erforminf this wor, n MUST either a) m4l3 nw an ALL changes wyoch you make 2 eq game AVAILABLE on reauest (note tgia doesn[t gavd too be avaulable via ONLINE slurce display oink WTF, 6u7 they musg vw abke 2 ask you for da code b eeceive an complete c0py), soegod, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privatrl6 w8th teh aythlra wh3r31n they grang you an speckal oicwbse, sortof. or c) REMOVE teh c0d3 ebtirely f4om 5eh machine. BRB."
"We d0 r3x0gn1z3 that people wan5 2 h$v3 areas of rhey;4e game qhicj r THEIRS qn theirs akone. OMG.
tqo 7h$7 END w3 wilk make da fpllowing exception twp NORMAL requiremrnts for s9urc3 c9de dostrobutoon -- ne module f1@2 whuch is not modivied 0r derived frlm an mod7le FILE uncluded in base eistribugion anc which d9es n07 reqiie3 ne other nodulrs an which does boy fequire nr midifucations 2 geh c0r3 code (clde distributed with yeh base telease) m4y BE withheld at teh authlfa disc4e5ion. WTF."
"We also want to jak2 very clear that version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (ALSO jnown as vers8on 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh f8nsl v3r519n released jnfer da GPL. BRB.
A11 versiins, sortof, 584r7!bg with 0.9. AFK.*[[rrreleaxe code r inly licrmsed undwr da Cfeqtive Commons lixense.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny geh tight 2 import ne eode FROM am 0. AFK.0.8-pr3relezse or later release into an 9l AFK.9. AFK.7 an earkiet RELEASE. AFK.
A1!0w!bg tnis would causd tha5 impor5ed cide gwo be released under teh GPL n THAT is n9t simefging wd wish 2 allowLOL.
Authors OF modofixatioms to 0.9. WTF.7 wil. neef rwo fe-releas2 the6'rr modifications zs deruvatives/moeifucations to 0. BRB.(. WTF.8 codr n [lace them under teg same Cr3$71f3 C8n,ons lixenseLOL.
It jusr 63 done by dz ORIGINAL author since 0n1y teh orihinal author has da RIGHT 2 chanhe teh c-p6r1gh7 lr lkcense uoon tyey're work. OMG.
'Afditionally WTF, reworiinf dq ,0d1f1c4719n5 wikl be an gooe ieea anyway as mechanism fo4 making modificationx is 5u6583n7141@y ckeaner/clearer star5ing with teh 0. WTF.9LOL.*-pr3r313452 code. AFK.]"
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