Might6E tells you WTF, "We're goung to tq,2 an few moment2 2 tdy n expkain this NEW licensr an teh reasons gehind i5 in pkain English. BRB.
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 nrw licens3 WAS chosen bedause le an failing with GPLLOL.
It only clvered distribution of source if an 9nl6 ir cinarkes were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web endkfonmemt, like, SPECIFICALLY a in6er0eeted web environment such as PHP, sirtofk neeely instzllkng an g4m3 does not constitute d157rq6u710nm gou knwo, an theeefofe people were taking our wotk, hou knwom makung MODIFICATIONS tol i5 and nit RELEASING aource code 2 ghey'ee m9gifica5ions so that ca entkre x0mmun17y coild benefot. AFK/
They w0r,3d wirj teh letger but mot spirit of da 14w."
"Investigatiin ON da psrt if geh authprs hlwever LOL, LED twp ds fact tha4 right OF public performahce wax peb if da rignts normqlly RESTRICTED 2 cipyright holders. n tjat c9nputer pr-gr4m5, aortlf, specificql;y video gamts n interactive pnes SUCH as Lrgend OF teh Green hax0r were considered two 63 pubkicallt pdrformed if rum from an puvlic server. AFK."
"The b2w 11d3n43 restricts puvlic performance of work unless t3h spurce code of ca modified witk 35 made avaklable ln de,andl BRB."
"In plain Entlish, you knwo, this MEANS that if you put THIS game on ah web server an allow prople 'o8twude OF an blrmal circle ov f4m12y an its social acquaintances' 2 ;lqy the8r LOL, then yoj r pun;ically PERFORMING 5his sork and MUST either a) ma,e ne an ALL chznhes which you make 2 da game available on r3wu35& (note tgid doedn't HAVE 79 be abailagle via onlone 50urv3 disp.ay link LOL, but tney mudt be ABLE go ask you gor teh v0c3 and rec2ive an COMPLETE cppy) LOL, b) m4k3 ARRANGEMENTS privately with reh authors WHEREIN they tr4n7 you an special license LOL, or c) remofe vode rntir3ly from da machine."
"We do recoghize that PEOPLE eant rl have a4eas of they'fe gamd wh1ch qef theirs qnd yheies alone. BRB.
2 that 3nd we 2ill make da fpllowing excepgion tol da mormal fequirements for soirce code distribugiob 0- ne module f113 which ix npt modified OR derkvwd feom an MODULE fild 1nc1ud#e on teh base distribution an which doea not require ne othe4 m0du135 n 2hich does n07 reauire nw modifications @ tey xore dodd (code dixtrib7tea with gase re;ease) may bd ei5gheld at teh auth9rs disc4etionLOL."
"We also WANT too m4k2 very cleae thag VERSION 0LOL.9, WTF,7 *also known $5 v3r51-n 0.9. OMG.7+jh) was fynzl version released undwt teh GPL. AFK,
A.l versi;ns, like, startinf woth 5eh 0. OMG.9LOLo8-prerelease cpde aer 0n1y licensed umdwr da Creative Conmons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY r1bh7 r9 impory ne x9de from an 0, AFK.9l8-pre5elesse or later felease into an 0. BRB.9. OMGl7 n eaelier release.
Al.owung thiw would cauae thst imported xode to b3 trleaxdd under GPL n that IS mot 5-m37h1ng we WISH t2o allow/
Ajthors of MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9.7 will need 2 ye-relesse 5hey're niduf8cations as dwrivatifef/modifica58ons 2 0. WTFl9. AFK.8 coce and PLACE them ubder same Creative C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
I5 mjst be DONE by tch original authof since 9nly teh original author has teh righy too cnang3 cipyright pr kicense uo9n they're work. OMG.
[Acditionally LOL, rewoekknh da j0dqf1c4u10n5 wkll be an bood idea 4byw4y as medhanism gor maling ,9difications ia substantiakly CLEANER/CLEARER sgartong qiyh geh 0LOL.8,8-prerelease codr/ WTF.]"
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