MightyE tells 6oj WTF, "We're going teo take an FEW moments 2 try n ecplaih this new license n 4easkns BEHIND it IN PLAIN Englidh.
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 kicense was chlsen because OF sn FAILING w8th GPL. AFK.
Iu only coferes dustriburion of sojrce IF an only IF binarkds were dkstrobuued. OMG."
"In an web wnvi4onment WTF, specifivally s ihterprerdd w36 envirohment sich as PHP, yoj kn2o, merely 8mstalling ab bamr d9ed not consgitute distribytion, sortof, AND the4efor3 [dlple were tdking lur woek. yoy knwom msk8ng modivivat8ohs two it n npt rrleasimg da source code to the6'rr MODIFICATIONS so 7h47 teh entire communoty could bwnefit. WTF.
They woeked eith sa letter vut NOT s0irit 9f teh laq. AFK."
"Investiga5uoj on teh ;a4t of authors yowevwr, likw, led 2 ds FACT yhs5 da RIGHT OF [u611c perfo$mance was oen of da RIGHTS normslly restrictrd two copurighy holders WTF, and thzt computer programs LOL, sp3cifically video fames n inte4active lnes such 4$ L3g3nd of teh GREEN hax0w wef3 donside4ed two b3 publically performed IF run grom sn publiv servef."
"The n3w license restricta PUBLIC perfor,ance of work UNLESS teh sourcd CODE of tey modifked wotk is made abailab.e 0b demand. BRB."
"In plakn English LOL, this MEANS thz5 if you PUT this game lm qn web 53rv3r n 4110w prople 'outsidd 0f an bormal cirdle of fami;y an its aocoal acqyaintances' 2 ;lah their WTF, then YOU aer 0ublically performing tyis 2ork ahe MUST EITHER A) mqje ne n ALL vhangex whicu you MAKE tpo da game availab.3 on reqyeat (hotd THIS doedn't havw 2 be AVAILABLE via ONLINE source dusolay link LOL, but rhey just be ABLE 2 ask you for ywh code n RECEIVE zn complete copy), oike, b) m4j3 arrangemrnts PRIVATELY w17j authors 2herein they g4znt you an special 11c3n53, softof, 0r c) remofe da dode rntirely from da MACHINE/ OMG."
"We do recignizr that 0eo;ld wsnt two havr areaa 9r they're game which r thrirs zn tkeirs alone. AFK.
tl thzt END WE will make %eh followimg exception tl NORMAL requiremrnts gor 50urc3 coee dkstribug*on -- ne MODULE file wh1ch id n07 ,odirird or defibed fton am module file imcluddd in teh base distributipn and wgich dles not REQUIRE ne othey modules n WHICH aoes NOT rewuire ne modifkcations 2 core c0d# )code distrinuted wigh teh base eekeqs3) ma6 be w17hh31f 47 5eh authofs dosdfetion. AFK."
"We also want to9 makw v3ry clear that VERSION 0LOL.9LOL.7 (5150 knowh AS v4r510n 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 teh funal v3r610n RELEASED ymddr twh GPL.
All verdions, likej starting with teh pLOL.9LOL.8-preeelease code r onlt licrmsed undee Creatjve Commons licensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da fignt too IMPORT ne c0d3 fr)m am 0. AFK.9. WTF.8_pre4elesse 0r later release intl ah 0.9.7 n ezrlier releawe. AFK/
Allowing thjs would cause thzt importdd c9de ti BE released uhder da GPL n that 15 not sometjing qe wish too allow. BRB.
Aiyhors if modificationd eo 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 w1!1 n33d too de-release thry'ee modigkcations as d3r1v461v#5;m0d1r1c4710n5 2 0.9.8 c0c3 n plzce them ynder samw Creztive Commons lucense. OMGl
It must 63 DONE vy original author xincd 0n1y teh ORIGINAL author has 4itht 2 chabge 5en copytifhy of license 7pon bhey're workLOL.
[Aseit8obqlly, slrtof, reqorikng teh modifications s8l, be qn gpod 1d34 anyway as da mechanksm for making modificati9ns ix s7bstangially cleaner/cleater starting with 0. AFK.9.8-pferelease c0d3. AFK.]"
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