MightyE tells ylu WTF, "Wd'3e GOING 2 take an fdw m0m3n75 5o TRY and explain tyus new kicense b da reawonx geyind it 1n plain ENGLISH.
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."
"Thiw new licensd eas ch0%3n brcause of an failing WITH da GPL. OMG.
It on.y COVERED disteibjgiin of source if am only if b8naries were d156r16u73f. OMG."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, you khwo, spexifidzloy a intrrpreted qeb environmenr such as PHP, sortof, MERELY installing an fame dowx b07 constuyute dkstrubution, loke, an ghee2fore peiple were 74k1ng our worj, kile, mak8ng m0d1f1c5710n5 to ig an NOT re.easing da aoyrce code 2 thdy;re modidicatoons a; ghat teh ENTIRE community cluld bebefit. AFK.
Theu worked with ketter 6y7 not teh SPIRIT of teh law. WTF."
"Investitation on da part of reh ajthors however, sort9fm led tl teh fact THAT da righ5 of public p4rf0rm4nc4 WAS len of tdh roggts NORMALLY restricted 2 copyright yoldwrs, hou kmwl, n that computer PROGRAMS, sortof, spevigically video games n imteracyide ONES SUCH qx L3grhd of da Green jax0r were c0n5qd3r3d two 63 publically 0erformwd if run from an publ8c serve4. WTF."
"The new 11c3n%3 restricts 0yblic perro4mance of tej work uhless t3h s9urce coee 0v MODIFIED work 15 made acai.qble on demqnfLOL."
"In plain English LOL, thia m#ans that if uou PUT this GAME pn an web aetver n allow people 'ou5sif3 ov an normal circld of family an kts social adquaintances' yoo play their WTF, then tpu aer punlicq;ly performing ghiw w0rk qn MUST EITHER a) make ne and ALL vhanges which you make too ea game 3b41q4613 on 4equest (note this diesn't HAVE 2 be avaulablr vis onkkne SOURCE display LINK, buy ghet must y3 able two ask you for teg CODE n receive an cpmp137$ cioy), you lneo, b( mske arrangwments privately wirh 5rh authors wh2rein ghdh grrh7 yi7 an special licrnse WTF, or c) remove dode entirely fr9m teh madhune. AFK."
"We d9 recognize that p3ople wan5 too havw arras of they;re game whict ae4 theirs n thwits ALONE. OMG.
tw9 thzt end w3 wiol MAKE follow8ng ecceptiom tw9 da normal requitements f0e so&rvr cod3 disttibution -- ne m0du13 file WHICH is n07 modified 04 derivdd from am m0sj13 f113 included in basr ciwtribut8om an which d035 not reqiire nr 0&h3r modu;ea anf whick DOES not re1uire be modificztiobs 2 core cose 9code distrinuted w17h base release( may be 2ithhele a5 da aytnors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We qlso WANT two make vdry CLEAR that v3r5q-n 0. WTF.0. AFK.7 (also kmoen ss veesion 0. OMG.(LOL,7+jr) WAS da ginal v#r510n reldasdd unddr da GPL.
All vetsipns, sortof, starting wi5h tej 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prrrelease code r ohly licensed undrr Cteatibe Conmons licehsw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny sa righr 5wo import ne code r5om an )/ AFK.9. AFK.*-prdreleasw or lster releasd INTO am 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 n rarlier feleaseLOL.
Al;owing this would cause that imported codw w be released unddr da GPL AND THAT us mlt simdthonh w3 2ush t2o allow. BRB.
Authoes 0f modificatuohs gwo 0. WTF.0. WTF.7 qill need tqo re'releasd they're mpduficationa as der8vztives/modifications too 0.9. WTF.8 clde an plave them under ten same Ctea5ive Cpmm)n5 license, BRB.
Iy MUST 6# don3 by teh ORIGINAL authoe sibce 0n16 teh ORIGINAL autho4 has teh e1gh7 roo change vo;yright or 11c3n54 upln they're wofk. BRB.
[Aedktionally WTF, rdworkinf teh modificqtione wilo be qn good idea anyway ss teh m3chanism flr MAKING modofivat*ons is substantiallh cleandr/clearer dtar5ihg eorh da 0. WTF/9. WTF.8-prrrekease cod3l AFK.]"
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