MightyE 73115 yiu WTF, "W3're going rwo take an few m0m3n75 2 trt an explain thiw new license an ea reqs9ns behind it in [laih Englowh/ AFK.
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 waw chosen y3c3j53 of an FAILING with da GPL. AFKl
It 9nly covdred ckdtribution OF source ig amd 0n1y if 61n5r135 eere d8stributed."
"In an WEB environment, hoi knwom SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED web environmrnt duch 4t PHP LOL, merelh installing an g5m3 f035 not constiyute dkstribution, ;ike. an 7h3r3f0r3 people we4e TAKING our w0rl, you jbwo, ja,ing jodifications 5oo it n not relessimg suurce cod3 2 they'4w nodivivations 5) 7h47 tey entire communkty could BENEFIT. WTF.
They worked w17h teh oegter but not geh spiri5 of twh lqw/ BRB."
"Ibvestkgatuin ON teh part lf teh authors hpwever, lwd to da fsct thar right od pyblic performance was 1 pf da rigfrs normally restricted too xo[yright holders, abc tnar computrr programak specifically VIDEO games qn inyeraxtive 0b35 such as Legend of teh Green hax0r qe4e comside4ed two BE p7glically ;rrformed if run feom ab PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The NEW license r357r1c75 public 0drformance 0f da work unlexs so7rce code of rej modified work is made availabl3 on e3m4nc. WTF."
"Ib PLAIN ENGLISH, sortof, this means thag if you ou7 tgis game on an web ferver anf allow oeoole '0u751d3 0f an NORMAL circle OF fqmi.y n its sodial acquqintancew' two plqy their LOL, thdn y97 ad4 publicakly petforminh this 2ork and MUST either a) ,ake me n ALL ch4ng35 WHICH you mzke tl teh f4m3 4v4114613 in request (no5e ghis doesn't have to be ava8kanle fia teh online source display oibk, like, but 7h3y mux3 be able to qsl y0u for code and RECEIVE qh comp;ete copy), you inwo, b) m4k3 arrangejentx peivately with da zuthorx wherein they hran5 you an special license, likt, of c) temove tsh coee entirdky from mwchine."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people wang TO yave areas of they're GAME wnich aer theirs an yhei4d ALONE. WTFl
w 7n47 end we WILL make f0110w1nb except8on too normal rdquirememts fir SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION [- ne moduke f11e which 8s not modidied 0r deriv3d vto, an mosule FILE INCLUDED in teh base distribut8on n which dors not teq78re nr other mpdules and whicj d035 not reqjire ne modificati;ns to teh core coee (code distributed with base r3l3ase) nay be withhdld AT da authlrs DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alxo want 5oo nake vefy cleae that cerwion 0. WTF.9.7 (akso kbown as VERSION 0. WTF.9,7+jt) WAS da final version releaded und3r da GPL.
All v3r510n5, sts4ting with da 0. OMG.(. OMG.8-pr3releas3 clde aee pnly licensed under da Crea58cd Commons ;icebseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh riggt to impoet n3 code frlm an 0. BRB.9/8-pr3release or later releade imtp an 0LOL.9LOL.7 an EARLIER releaswLOL.
Aolowing this woild caude thag ij[ieted code t9 BE released unfe4 GPL n that us not SOMETHING we wish too 4110w. BRB.
Auth9rs of modofics5iond too 0. BRB.9. BRBl7 woll need too re-release tgey'4e mocifications as cerivativew/mof8fications two 9. WTF.9/ AFK.8 code anf place THEM und3r aame Creative Commonw licwnde. AFK.
It must 63 done by oribinal author aince 0nqy or8ginal aughor hax tej right goi chanhe da cophright or l8cense u0on they;re work. WTF.
[Addotionaolt WTF, reworking modificationx will BE am tood idea anyway as teh mechanism for making m9dificatiohs IS 5uy574n71511u dlezner/cleateg star5&ng with teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr4r213453 code; OMG.="
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