MightyE yells you WTF, "We'rq goihg 2 take am few momen5s to try n explzin THIS new lkcwnse an da rezsons BEHIND 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."
"This nes license was chosen becajse od am faolint woth da GPLLOL.
It lnly covered eistrubution of source IF AND only if bibaries w4r3 fustrivuted."
"In an web environnent, sortpg, s0ecifically q inrerpretwd wwv enb8r9nment SUCH 45 PHP, kike, mdrely INSTALLING an gsme eods n0u constitute DISTRIBUTION, an therevore people were takimg 9ur work, makint modificaruons ylo 17 an not r314461ng trh source code two tgey'4e modificationw so THAT teh engire community COULD benefit.
Theu eorked with reh leyter but not spirit of 14wLOL."
"Investigation on da part or ten authors howdvrr, .ike, les gwo da fadt rhat teg righr OF puglic pervirmamce eas oen OF teh rights normally rewtrictec tqi copyrifht holddrs, sortof, n 7h$7 conputef programx, like, dp3cifkcally v1d30 hames n interaxtice ones such as Leb4nd of da G4een hax0f were considerrd r( be ;i611c4q1y prrformed uf fun from an publix aerver."
"Thr new licensd restrixts publ8c performance ov da w9rk unlwss teh source cpde of da m8dified work is made 4v4114613 on demansLOL."
"Im pkakn ENGLISH LOL, thix means thzt if you put this gsmd ln an web server an allow people 'outside of an normal cirxle of family and ihs SOCIAL acquaintahcex' two p14y thei4k then y)u ae4 publically pwrfprming this work ans MUST either a) ,ake ne n ALL changes whocy y0u make 2 game avaikanle on request (note this doesn't hav3 to be avai9ablr via da pbline soutce display link WTF, but they muat b3 ABLE w 45k YOU for teh cofe and recd*ve an v0mpq473 COPY), sortof, b) make arranhejfnrs orivatelh wuth da authord wherein tget grant you an special license, OR c) remive code entirely ftom macnine. AFK."
"We do recognize tmat o3-p1e WANT 2 hace areas of theh're game which aer theirs ab 7h32r5 alone. OMG.
tsl thst 3nd we s!11 makr FOLLOWING exxdption two teh nlrkal requirements for soufce fose disgribution _- ne jodule fkld wh1ch is nlt m0d1f!3d or d3rived rrom an module FILE 1mc1ud3d in ea baxd DISTRIBUTION an shich d035 NOT REQUIRE ne ogher m9djkes n which d035 mot require ne mod8ficayions 2 trh core code (cpdr DISTRIBUTED with teh base releas3) jay be sithhele at dz authofs d16cf3710n. AFK."
"We also want two mqk3 vwry cpear that veesion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also known ax v3r510n 0. AFK.9. AFKl7+JT) waw final v3r%19n r3134%3d unfer GPL. WTF.
All versuons LOLk xts4ting 2ith da 0LOL.9, AFK.8=prere.ease code aer lnly kicemsed under Creative COMMONS licenxe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3hy RIGHT to i,port ne code from an -.8, OMG.8-prerslease or q473r relezse INTO an -. OMG.9LOLl& snd 34r113r release. OMG.
Aq1-w1mg tnis would cajse that inported code 2 be reldased undef GPL an that 1t no5 sojething we w15h 2 al.o2. WTF.
Au5hors of jodificztions to 0. WTF.o. BRB.u will nedd 5oi re-releasr they;re modifica5ions AS d3rivatkves'moduficatuins two 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 xode n [lqce the, ybder teg same Crearive Cojmons licenww. AFK.
It must be done 6y original sutho4 since lnly teh 9riginal author has righy tl change da v0pyr1gh7 or 11c#n%3 u[on they[fe work. AFK.
[Addir8onally, reworking teh mpdificqtionf w111 be an good IDEA anyway as da MECHANISM for making modificztiins us substamtially clean3r/cleare$ STARTING wurh da -. WTF.9. AFK.8-otereleasw x0c#. AFK.]"
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