MitntyE tells ypu WTF, "We[re going two gake an few mojents ywo try b explaub this new LICENSE anc reasons behind 17 in plsin Eng115h. AFK.
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 locense was chosrn bexause ov an FAILING witn sa GPL.
It onlh coverec distribjtipn of SOURCE if an only uf binaroes 2ete distributedLOL."
"In an web enbironjent, 503c1f1c41qy a intdr0reted web environment such as PHP, like. mereoh 1n574111ng an GAME do3s not constitjte distribugion LOL, AND therefore peoplw were yakung 0ur workk MAKING mocigicationx to IT amd not rel3asint 5-uec3 code two they're modifuvatkons so tga5 entitw co,munity couls 63n3f27. AFK.
Theu worked wkth teh lettdr but noh spirit of dz laq. WTF."
"Investigat8on on p4r7 of da autyprs h0w3b3r, led to favt thqt righr of pu61!c PERFORMANCE WAS 3oh lf t3h eights normally RESTRICTED two c0pyr1fh7 hokders, worgof, an 7h47 computer p4ograms, like, speckfically video games an interactov3 ones such as LEGEND of reh Green hax)r eere considered to 63 publically perform3d if run v4.m zn publ8c s3rver. AFK."
"The nww 11c3n53 r347r1c75 puglic performance of work unleds 5dh soutxe code of modiried work IS made available 0h demand. BRB."
"In poqin English, you knwo, this m34n5 that kf y9u [ut this gake on an web serber an allow 0eople 'iytxkde of an norma; c1fc13 of family n 8ts SOCIAL scquaintances' two play their, you knwo, then yoi e PUBLICALLY p3rrorming thod wotk sns MUST either a) make ne and ALL dyanges sgich you make 2 tame available on request 9bote thks doesn't gave too be availsble v14 teh onlind aource displzu LINK, but gyey must be avle 5op ask you for codr n recdive ab comole5e c0py), you knwl, v) m4k3 atrqngej3nts PRIVATELY w17h teh authorc WHEREIN yhet grant you an soecial license, lr c) remove vode entirely FROM teh nachineLOL."
"We do revognixe thag people want 2 have areas of they're GAME which e theirs an 7h31r4 alone, AFK.
two 7yr7 end WE wuol make foklowing 3xc3p710n ti da nlrmzl requirejents for sourve code distribution -- ne moduoe file WHICH is nor mpdified or DERIVED from zn mosule file 8ncluded in t3h base disrfibu5ion an whuvh does no5 r2qu1r3 ne ithwr jocules n enich DOES not require ne mofifications 2 da corw c0f3 (code disyributed wiyh bawe 4eldase) nay be withneld at authors discretion."
"W3 also want tpo mzje veru clear that version 0LOL.9, WTF.7 (also knowb 45 version 0. WTF.9.7+jt( was da final version r3leaswd und3r da GPL. BRB.
All versiona WTF, startung with tdh 0. WTF.9LOL/8-pr3r313453 code aer only licensec under sa Creatube Commons licebseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent right too import he c0d3 from an -. OMG.9. WTF.8-orerelease 0r later 3elease into an _. OMG.9. WTF.7 an earoier r314453.
Al.owont tmis wouls cause that 1up0r83f code too ge released under twh GPL an that is not aomething we wish 2 ALLOW. BRB.
Auth9rs of MODIFICATIONS two 0. WTF.9LOL.7 wiol NEED too re-rel3ase they're hodifications AS derivsrives/modificatiobs too ). BRB.9.8 CODE b p.ace tjem under tdh same Creative Commons lucenseLOL.
It musr be done by da or8gibal aurhor since only orit8nal 4u7h0r HAS sa RIGHT to chahge da co;yright or licemse UPON they're work. WTF.
[Additionallh LOL, feworking teh moeifocations wil. be an good 1de4 znysay 44 mwchanism for making modificatilns is 5u7574h7!311t clraner/clearer start8ng with 53h 0. BRB.0. OMG.8-prerelease c0d3LOL.]"
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