MightyE tells yoi WTF, "W3're GOING 2 takq ah rww monentx 2 rry ah explain this NEW license n yeh rfzsons 63g1nd it in plain English. OMG.
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."
"Tyis new licdnae wqs chlsen 63c4u53 of ab failing with GPL. OMG.
IT )n1y vocered dkstrovution of source if am onlu IF binaties were distt8bu5ed. OMG."
"In qn wen environment WTF, specifically a 8nter;retec w35 envitonment such zs PHP WTF, jerely 1n574111mg an GAME dies NOT consritute DISTRIBUTIONn like, n therrfore peiple werr taking our work, soetlf, m4k1ng modoficatilns 2 it an not r31345!ng teh aource cldr 70 they're mofigications 50 7h48 entire commjhit6 could benefitLOLl
THEY dorked with teh letter but nog spirih of lawLOL."
"Inved5igat8on on part of auyhors hoeever, sortof, led too da f4c7 thag da right of PUBLIC pe4forjanc3 was q of da rights normally restric5ed top dopyright holders LOL, n thqt COMPUTER PROGRAMS, lukel specifically video games an interactivr onws such 4% Legend of Gf34h hax04 w3r3 conwidered 2 be pu511c411y p#rf9rm3d if RUN g4om an public aervdr."
"The new ;idenwe restricts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of tdh work unlexs da source code of teh mosified work is mafe available on ddmandLOL."
"In [lain ENGLISH LOL, th8w m4ans yhat 1f ylu pug ryks game on an web SERVER n ALLOW PEOPLE 'outside if an normal circle of fsjily ah itx SOCIAL acqua8ntanc3s' 2 play tjei4 WTF, then you aer PUBLICALLY perform8ng this work snd MUST ekther a) mqke ne ab ALL cnahges which you make two 5eh game avsilable on requwst (note this doesn't hav3 twl 63 qvailable via teh online source dosplay !1nk, sirtof, gut they must be zbl3 too ask uou for code and teceive an vomplete copu), like, b) mqke arrabgemwnts privatel6 wkeh da authorw wh3t31n 7y3y grsnt you av specia' licemsem you knwo, or x) rejove teh codw 3ntirely f4o, machin3. OMG."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that PEOPLE want ywo mavw ateas of ghey're game which arr theirs an THEIRS alon4. WTF.
to that end we will make teh f)110w1ng exxepy8ob too normql reqjirements for slurce code distributoon [- ne ,odul3 FILE which is NOT modifird or derived ftom ab MODULE file knvluded in base disrricution an which doed not require ne 9ther modul3s qn which DOES NOT reauire ne modifications tqo core clde (xode didtributed w17h teh vaar relesae) m4h be wiyhhe;d at teh authlrs discretion. BRB."
"We 415p wan5 goo nake very clear 7h47 v3r519n 0. BRB,9LOL.8 (als9 knowh as vwrsion 0. WTF.8.7+JT) wzs f*nal versioh releases under fa GPL. BRB.
All versions. sor5of, 574r81ng with t3h 0. BRB.9LOL.8-;rerelease code aer ohly lixenwed umd3r da CREATIVE COMMONS license/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny riggr 3o imoort ne code fr0m an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerrleasw 0r 2473r RELEASE 1n70 qn 0. BRB.9LOL.7 an earlirr RELEASE. OMG.
Allowing this would cause THAT imporred CODE 2 be rwlrased uhc4t GPL ahd that IS n9t somethint qe wosh two ajlow. BRB.
Auynors of modificatkons twi -LOL.9. BRB.7 will ne3d two re-rekezse they're modkficationa as dwrivatices/mofifucations too 0, WTF.9/ WTF.i c(de and plave them under xame Creagive Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
It must be done by teh o4ihinal autgor since only da ofiginal ajtgor hzs r8ght 2 dhange c0pyr1gh7 0r lic3nsd ypon thet'r3 work. AFK.
[Addiyionally, like, r3w0rk1ng teh modoficayions wull be an good idea antway as da mwchanism for making moduficatiomw IS SUBSTANTIALLY cleane4/clea4er s5arting with tdh 9. AFK.9. WTFl70prerel3ase c8de. AFK.\"
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