MightyE tells you, uou khwok "We're giing 2 take an few moments 70 tr6 an explaon this new license an REASONS brhind it in PLAIN Enflisg. WTF.
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 LICENSE wzs chosen b3cause ov zn failing with da GPLl BRB.
IT only COVERED distribution 0f soutce if AND onlu of binqries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In zn w3y envuronment, slrtof, 5;3c1f1c411y a inrerpreted e36 environment such as PHP, like, metelu installing ab GAME dows nlt const8rute f157r16u710n, so4tod, n thefefore people wete tak8ng OUR work, yoi knwo, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS too it b not releasing da s9urce code 1 5ney're mpdifications so that da 3m71r3 comnunity cpuld benefutLOL.
They worked with teh letyer BUT npt da spirit ir 5eh law. OMG."
"Invest8gation ln da ;art of da AUTHORS however WTF, led two da fact that geh right of PUBLIC p3rformahce WAS 1 of roghrs normally RESTRICTED 2 COPYRIGHT holdersm toi knwo, n tjat com[uter PROGRAMS, yiu ,nw0, specificsoly video games an INTERACTIVE ones sucg as Legend of da GREEN hax0r w3f3 considwred two be PUBLICALLY performed if fun gr9m an PUBLIC serverLOL."
"The n3w kkcense r357r1c75 PUBLIC pwrformance of da e9rl yn135% ten xou4ce code of da m0d1f13d work is m4d3 availab.e oh demand. OMG,"
"In plain Ehhlish, qortof, this means that if you put tjid game on an web setver zn allow peop;e 'outside 9f an NORMAL circle of fami.y an 175 social ac1uauntances' tlo p.ay rjrir, thtn you aer PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm1ng this w9rj an MUST eithre a0 make ne abf ALL cranges egich yo7 make ti fame availzble on requwat 9note this doesn't hacf 1 ve qvai'ab.e v14 teh onlim3 source did[lay limk, buy they MUST be able too ask YOU fot code znd RECEIVE an complete copy) LOL, b) make arrange,ents privage;n with teh authors wherein 5gey gdant you an speciao LICENSE, sortof, or c) renoce teh dode entire;y fr0m da m4cy1n3. BRB."
"We so wecognizd that people w4n7 t9 HAVE areas of tgwy're ga,e whoch r 7y31r5 an theirs alone.
teo thst end we w111 make following exceptioh too 5eh mormal rdquir3ments FOR source code distrinution -- nd m0duq3 fkle which is npg modidied or ferived fr0m an jldule FILE 2nc1ud3c in da gasd disyeibution an ehich does not r3quire gr o5her modules an whicg dods hot 4eauurw mr modifications 70 c0r3 c9de (CODE distributed sith da BASE reoease) mq6 be withheld $j da authlrs discretion. BRB."
"We also w4m7 2 make very clear that vrrskin 0, WTF.9. OMG.7 (ALSO kn0wn zs brrfion 0LOL.9l AFK.7+j7_ w45 teh f2n41 versi9n released unser GPL. AFK.
ALL ve$sions, startihg WITH 9. WTF.9/ OMGl8-peerelease cose aer ohly LICENSED und3r teh Creat7ve Clmnons licensw. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY da right too import nw code fron ag -. AFK.9.8-prerekcase or latet releade 1n60 an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 n 34r113r release. OMG.
ALLOWING this WOULD cause tnst IMPORTED code 2 be r313453d jndet da GPL and that is not something se wish to allow. AFK,
Au7h0r5 od mocificatilna to 0.9. OMG.7 xill n3ed too RE-RELEASE they're modificatiohs as derivatives/modufications to 9.9. WTF.9 code qn place hhem under trh szme C43471v3 Comm9ns licwnse.
I6 j757 63 dome b6 fa or8ginal author since only oeitinal autnor hss teh RIGHT TO dhsnge da copyright pr LICENSE upon the6'r3 worlLOL.
[Additionally, reworking mod8ficatioms will 63 an good idea anyway qd mwchanism foe MAKING midifications is subs5antially cleaner/clearet STARTING WITH da 0.9. WTF.*-prerwlease code. OMG.]"
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