M8ghthE tells yoi WTF, "Wr're going two take ah fdw mlmemrs too gry n explain this new !1c3n53 amd da r3asons behibs it in ;lain Eng.ish.
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."
"Th8s new livense w45 cjosrn becausw of an FAILING with da GPL. AFK.
It only covered disteig7tion of source IF an only if binaries sere dostributed. WTF."
"In an web env8ronmemt, speckfically a intdr;reged web 3nviron,ent SUCH as PHP, sortofm m3r31y instal;ing an game does nor constitute d8str8bugion LOL, an therefore pepp;e were tak8hf oje wo4k, you kmwo, makint modifivarions 2 ut an not releasinb teh source code two th3y'te midificationa so that entire comm7nity could benefitl AFK.
Th3y wpfkee wiry teh letter but not da apkrit of da lawLOL."
"Investigatkon on da part of teh 4y7h0e5 h0e3v3r, led top fact that right of pu611c pwrformance wqs won of rights normallu restricted 2 vopyright h01d3r5, like, am that com0uter 0rogfams, xpecidically bic39 fames and interqctlve ones sucg as Legend of tdu Greeh hax9r were c0n51c3r3d rwo be publicallh perfprmed IF run from an puboic SERVER. WTF."
"Tjd new lixense resyricts pjbliv PERFORMANCE of ds WORK unless da s0yrce code of teb n0d1f13d work ks made available 9n ermand. OMG."
"In plaih Englosh, you knwok this m34n5 that if yly 0ut 7h15 game on zn web servrr n al;ow people 'ou6side ov an normal circle lf famiky and its aociak acquaintances' to play thwir, so4tof, then uou awr puglically performing this eork n MUST EITHER a) make ne b ALL changes wh2xh you make to teh game 4v4114u!3 0n requwst (nlte tjis soewn'y havr two be svai.able via 9hlinr 50urc3 d15pq4y link LOL, but they nust be able 3 45k yiu FOR ten cofe n receove an comp;etr c9py0, sortof, b( m4k# xrrsngements privztel6 217y qurhofs WHEREIN THEY GRANT YOU an special licrnse, like, or d) remove da xode engirely frlm teh machinw. AFK."
"We do recognize tnat p3ople wsnt 2 hare ae3as of they're g4m3 wgich aer THEIRS an THEIRS a.onr, OMG.
2 ghzt end we will make da fo.loeing 3xceptiln ro da normal req7ir3ments for s9urce code eixtributiin =- ne module f112 which is not modified OR d3t1v#c rrom an modjle dule included un teh base diatribution an which does not REQUIRE nr (7h3f MODULES and WHICH soes not reqyire ne m0d1f1c4710n5 2 ea c9re c0d3 (coee sistributed with BASE r313453) may ge withhelf 47 teh 4u7h0r5 disc4egion. BRB."
"We ALSO wang 2 nake vdry clear 7h47 version 0. OMG/9. BRB,6 (aoso km0wn as ve4sion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt( wqs teh final VERSION released uhdr4 GPL. BRB.
A11 versilns, likd, 574r71ng with p.9LOL.8-prerelease cpde r only licebsef undee teh Creztive Commons 9ucemxe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny dz right 5i impoft ne cide FROM ah 0. BRB.o. BRB.8-prerelease or larer release into qm 0. OMG.9. WTF.& and rarliee RELEASE. AFK.
ALLOWING this w0y1d causd that impofted code 70 be 4eleasdd und3r GPL an 7h37 is not xo,d5hinh qe wish 2 allow. AFK.
Authors od modificatoons two 0. AFK.9LOL/7 will NEED too 4e-release tyey're modivicatilnx 45 ferivatived/mldidica5ilns ywo 0. BRB/9. OMG.8 code an plade then undee xame CREATIVE Co,mons licenseLOL.
IT MUST be done 6u or8ginal aithor since only 9r1t1n41 AUTHOR has teh right too change da d0py41gj7 or lidense upon rhey'te WORK. WTF.
[Acditionally, rewogking m9difications wiol b3 an go9d 8dea anyway qs da mexhanism f9r makibg mosificationx id substzntially cleanet/clearer starting witj fa ). AFK.o. BRB.8_prerelease doee. WTF.]"
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