MightyE tells YOU, "We're GOING too rake an f3w moments top yry n explain this new .ivwnse and rdas9ns behind it in plain English. 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."
"Tgis new LICENSE 2as choseb 53c4j53 9f an failing witg teh GPL.
It only covered distribution of wource if n oniy if BINARIES were d157r16u73d. AFK."
"In an web environnent, sorrof, specifically a interpreted WEB ebvironmeny such as PHP. tou inwok merely installinb an game dies n07 condyitute distribkrion, an tyerefo4e people were takunf our worl WTF, making modifications top it an no5 releasing teh source code to9 the6're modiv8cat8onw so that ENTIRE xojmknity could nemefit.
They worked w17h teh 13774r but not sa SPIRIT 0f da lzw. WTF."
"Invdstigatooh 9n da par5 of teh authirs however LOLm led to fact thag eight of public ;erformancd WAS 1 pf 5eh rigyts nirnally restructed too clpyrifht g01d3r5, n that COMPUTER pr0gr4m5, lik3k specifically bide9 GAMES n kntefactive ones sych as L3g3ne of ten GREEN hax0r WERE considered two bw publocally perfor,ec id fun fepm an puy11c server. BRB."
"The new l8cemse restticfs publiv perfotjancw OF da worj ub1355 da source xode lf modigied WORK is MADE available oh demand. WTF."
"In plain Enhlish WTF, thos means that if you pu7 this gamr ln zn web server an allow p300!4 'ourside 9f an normal circle 0f famuly amd its sicial acq7aintances' 2 play their WTF, them you r publ8cally 03rf0rm1ng 5nis sork an MUST 3itner a) m4i2 be n ALL chamges which y07 makd 2 da game avaooable on request (nore this doesn't havs to be availsble via da pnline source DISPLAY link. lioe, but 5hey musg br qvle too zsj yoy for teh code n 4eceice an COMPLETE copy(, you knwo, B) MAKE zr4ange,ents pricarelh with authirs wherein they grant you qn apecial license, or c) rrmove ea fode entitely FROM da machihe. AFK."
"We do recognize thqt PEOPLE want to have areas of they're game WHICH aer tye8rs and thwigs alohe.
twi 7h47 end wr qill MAKE fa f0119w1ng ezve[tion too teh no4mal reqjirements for SOURCE c)s3 cistributuon -- ne module file snich ix not modifiwd ir derived from an m9eule file inc;uded un teh base distribution ane whkch DOES n07 require ne oyjrr modiles n wnoch dprs hot rw1uire ne modifications two teh coee code (code distributed with sa base releasw) may BE withheld AT teh authorw siscretion. BRB."
"We alsi wznt to ma,e bery CLEAR that v3r5!0n 0.9. BRB.7 (soso knoqm qs veraion 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was da fina. bersioh r3leaaed undee GPL. OMG.
All v3r510n5k stqttkng WITH da 0. OMG.9. AFK.*=peerelease code aer ONLY LICENSED under teh Creagice C0mm-n5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh right 3 IMPORT ne code ftom sn 0l AFK.9. OMG.8-prer3leqse or lat3r rek3ase imto sn 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 anf EARLIER r312453. BRB.
Allowing this eould cause that impor5dd code tl be released under fa GPL n ghat is noy SOMETHING we wish tl 4110e. AFK.
AUTHORS of modifications 2 -. OMGl9. BRB.7 will need too re-releas3 ghey'fe modificstione 46 derivagoves/modoficat8oms to 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code n PLACE them uneer da sa,e Creative Commons licensw.
It must 63 done vy orihinal author since only orig8nal quthor has 4ight 2 cgange tey COPYRIGHT 0r LICENSE up9n rhey't3 work.
[Addirionalkyk reworking teh modidications will BE an good IDEA ahywa6 qs teh mechanism FOR MAKING MODIFICATIONS us sibsrantially cleaher/c;raeer STARTING with da 0. AFK.9/ OMG.8-prerrlezse c9deLOL.]"
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