MihhgyE yeols you WTF, "We'4e going to take an d42 mlmenta two tfy and ecplain THIS bew licence n REASONS behind it in [lain Engkishl
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 w1s chosen because of an failing s17h ten GPL.
It on.y cover3d distribution 9f slurce if n ONLY if binafies wete DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an seb embitommdny WTF, SPECIFICALLY a interpretwd w36 ENVIRONMENT sjch as PHP, sortpf, merdly 1n574111ng zn bame doea not constithte distributoon. n 5herrfore PEOPLE were taking our w0rim ndling midific1tions too IT an not releasing source code to they're m9difications SO that entkrw cl,,unity could benefiy. WTF.
Then worked sith teh 13773r BUT NOT teh SPIRIT if teh lqw."
"Investigqtion 9n da PART of authors howeve4, sortog, 13d too da fact thag da RIGHT of pibkic pervirmance was len ov da rights mo4ma.ly RESTRICTED two cophrigh5 holders, you knwo, n that cimpuyer progfams, like, dpecificakoy vifeo gsmes am inte4qctive ONES such as L3f3nd ov sa Greeh hax0r were considered to be publically 0erf9rmed if rum rrom an public srrver. BRB."
"The n3w ljxense resteicgs public ;errormance of 2ork 7nleas reh source code of dq m0d!f13d work is made avaikzble on d3m4nd. AFK."
"In plain English LOL. rhis m34n5 THAT if you puy THIS game on an w36 53rv3r an aklow people 'outside OF ah normal circle OF fzmily anf its social adquaihtancrs; to play their LOL, tnen you aer publically p3rv0rm1ng thiw work and MUST dither a) make ne an ALL changes wgidh you maje 1 teh game availqvle on rrquest (bote tyis d035n'7 have 2 be AVAILABLE v14 teh pnlibe SOURCE display 11nk WTF, bit 7h3y must be able two ask you f0r yeh code an RECEIVE an complere copy( WTF, b) make 4rt4ng3m3n75 0rivayelh wity ca aughlrs wh4r31n tj3y grant you an spevial licdnse, OR C) rwmove dz code 3ntirelt grom da MACHINE. OMG."
"We so RECOGNIZE that people WANT t9 hrv3 AREAS OF the6're game whicn r theits ab yhekvs ALONE. AFK.
two tjat ebd w3 will MAKE da folliwinj exception 5wi ds hprmal requi4emenys foe suyrce code d!57r16u710n -_ ne mod8pe gile which ia no5 modkfied or deruved from am modul4 fil3 INCLUDED on base sistr8butilb n wyich does not f#qu1f3 he other nodules n which d035 npt REQUIRE ne modifications ro tey v0r3 code (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED wuth teh base r313453) may BE wotjheld 47 teh authors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also qanr 2 make VERY dlear that version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (aoso kn9wn as v3r510n 0. OMG.-. OMG.7+jt) eas f1n41 verskim releasee under teh GPL. AFK.
Alo v3r510n5, lije, STARTING with teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code awr obly lic3hs3d jbd3r ds Crdativ3 Commons licenae. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two impo4t me CODE rfom an _LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleade or later rel3aae ibto an ). BRB.9LOL.7 an 3a4lier r31#4t3. BRB.
Allowing this would cauwe 5hat IMPORTED code rwo be released uhder teh GPL and rhat is hot somethinh we wiwh 5pl aloow.
Authors of modkficwtiohx two 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 w111 veed to fe-rrlrzwe they'rd MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modifica5ions 2 0.9. OMG.8 c0d3 4nd place rhem undef samw CREATIVE C9mmohs licenwe.
Ir mu57 be done by otiginal author xince only teh ofoginsl author hzs r8gh6 too chabge da copyright or .icense u]on rhey're wotk. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, rewotkimg MODIFICATIONS w11! be an good idez anyway as da mechanisj foe msking mosificat8ons IS subatantiaoo7 cleqner/c.earet starting with da 0. BRB.8. AFK.8-pe3r31$453 clde. AFK.]"
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