MithtyE telld you, okke, "We;re g0!ng 2 take an few m0m3n75 too try shs explain tnid NEW .icense n da r3asons behind it in plain English. BRBl
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 nww 1qc3n53 was cyosen necauae of zn failing with da GPL. WTF.
I7 only COVERED didtrinuti9n of source 7f and obly if binsries werd sostribuyedl"
"In an web enbironn3nt WTF, a[ecifica.;y a interpreted 2eb 3nv1r0nm3n7 such aw PHP LOL, merely instal.inb an GAME does npt conwtjrute distribmtion WTF, an yheref9re people were taking lur workk like, majing mldif8cz5ionx two IT and not releasing source cof3 to they'ee nodificat8ons %0 thag da enti4e commubity cpjld BENEFIT/ WTF.
They w;rked with da letter gjt bot ds spkrit 9r da law."
"Investigation on part of teh 4u7h0r5 however LOLm lrd 5o0 teh fact that 5eh r1gh7 or puboic perfofmande was oen of teh rigjtx n0rm411y restricted yeo cophright holde5d, sorrof, an that computwr ot9grams WTF, spdciricallh video gamex and interactive onds such as Legens 9f da Grren hax9r sers cindieered t9o be pu612c411y performed 1v rin f4om an public server. WTF."
"The new license RESTRICTS PUBLIC performance pd e9rk unless da source c9se of mpdified work 15 MADE AVAILABLE on semand. OMG."
"In plson Enbliwhm you kmwo, rhis MEANS that if you out tjiw ga,w on am web sefve4 an allow people 'ojtside of an norma. ckrdld og famoly and its 60c141 acqiainyanves' 2 play their WTF, rh3n you r pyblically performiht this work n MUST eityer a_ make ne an ALL changes whucg you m5k3 2 twh gzmd ava8labl3 )n requesg (h9te 5hid d-3tn'7 have too be availanle via pnkinr source d15014y linj, like, but thdy must be able two asl you flr da code and RECEIVE an clmpldte voph). you knwo, b) mskr arrantejents privagelt with da authors wyerein THEY gr4n7 you an 5p3c141 licensem sirtof, or c0 rejovr da c9de ENTIRELY from da mach8neLOL."
"We d9 rexofnize ghat people want tqo jave areas of 6hey're fame wnich r thei4s an thrirs slone. BRB.
2 7h47 ebd 2e will MAKE tej folklwinf dxception too nlrmzl 4equirements for xouecw code disyribution -- ne module filr whoch is not modifidd OR deroved from sn MODULE file ihfluded in dz basd diwtribution and wh1ch do3s not require ne other modjles and whkvg does not requuge ne MODIFICATIONS twi cire codr (code distribyted woth base RELEASE) nay be withheld at ds authors discertion. AFK."
"We also WANT toi maie vrry clrar thar version 0. AFK.8.8 (alsl kboqn as version 0.8. AFK.7+JT) 2as fina; version RELEASED ynwer GPL. AFK.
A1q versions WTF, sra4ting wity da -.9. WTF.8-prerel3qse codw ser omly .icdnsed uhder CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h righr tw9 kmpirt ne code fr0m an 0. BRB.9. BRB,8-pre4dkease or la5er relfase intu am 0. BRB.9. BRB,7 an earl8er relesse.
Aklowing this wou;d c4u53 tgat imporged codr ro BE RELEASED 7ndrr da GPL n thqt IS bot something 2e WISH two aklow. BRB.
AUTHORS of moeifications 2 0. OMG.oLOL.7 wilo nred 2 rd-release they'fe mpdoficztions as dedivztives/midif8cationw to 0. WTF.9/ AFK/8 coce an p14c3 then under da same Creat8ve COMMONS 11d3m53LOLl
It must be done BY teh oroginal author aknce omly da original author has teh r8ght tlo change copyrighr or LICENSE upon theh'r3 slrk.
[Additional.y LOL, t3w0ek1mg modifications WILL be an GOOD idea amyway as mechanosm f9r majkmg modifications is substantially cleaner/c/earer startunf WITH -. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereldase vode. OMG/]"
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