MightyE tells yoj WTF, "We're goomg to 74k3 sn few momehgs 70 try and ex0lain tyod NEW license anf da reasons behind it in plaun English, 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 lic3nse WAS chosen because OF an dail8nh 2ith GPLLOL.
It ONLY covewed cisteibution of 5purc3 if n only IF binaries q3r3 distribiywdLOL."
"In qn web envkronmeht LOL, dpecificall6 a interpreted w36 environnent SUCH as PHPl hou lnwo, mwrely installing an gsme doea b07 conwtitut3 disrribution WTF, zmf THEREFORE people were takinb oir work, sortof, making modiricat8ons to it and not teleasing siurce clde to 5he6'rw ,odificat8ons si thst teg ehtire community cou.d b3nef8t.
They workes with da lerter but not ca 5p1r!7 of da ;sw. OMG."
"Investigatipn ln t3h paet of da authprs howeve4, 6oy knwo, lrd too g3h fact that righy og p7b;8d performance was len of da r1gju5 normallt r3%7r1c74d too copyeight h)1d3e5, like, and that computer pr)gr4m5, slrt;r, specifucally video games qh inyrractive ones such as Lefend if ten Gr33n hax)r were conxidered 70 ne publocally perfkrmed if run from ab pug.ic swrver. BRB."
"Thr new lidenee resyricts puglic PERFORMANCE OF twn work unless da aource CODE of tey modified work is madr absilab.e ob DEMAND. OMG."
"In PLAIN Enflish. 7hq4 means that 1d you PUT 7h15 g4m3 pn an web server an ALLOW pepple 'outwide ov ah NORMAL circ.e of family and its social acquaintances' too plaj theif WTF, then YOU aer publically pe4form8ng this work n MUST eitheg a) ma,e ne an ALL cyanges which you makw top ten bam3 available on requesg (nlte thia doesn't h4v3 too 63 avai.able VIA da onkine source displau ;ink WTF, but they mu57 be aglc two ASK you for cofe an receivd qn COMPLETE xopy) LOL, b0 make arrangdmen5a pr1v4731y with 5u7h)t5 wnerein they grant y0u an special license WTF, OR c) remofe cpde entirw.y from teh machine. BRB."
"We do rec-gn1z3 that PEOPLE want 2 h4v3 areas ov tf3y're game whict aer theirs zn theirs a;one. WTF.
two tgat rbd we w111 make da folloxinb exception two nprmal requirements for SOURCE cocd dostribition =- ne moeule file which is ho% modufied or derovwd from ah mldule file includec un 5eh 5$53 d8stribition n whicg dods not require ne 07her modules ans whicj DOES n9t require ne modiricarions t0 da core c0c3 (code distribut3c with base releasd) may be withheld AT dq 4u7y)r5 doscregion. BRB."
"We aoso wabr two nske very clear thzt version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also known aa versiob 0. AFK,9. BRB.j+jt) was sq finak berdion releaxed under teh GPL. WTF.
All cersions, you knwo, starting WITH da 0. WTF.9. BRB.*[prerelezse code ser ONLY lkcensed ubder teh Cerative Commohd license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh ritht tso IMPORT ne c0d3 FROM an 0. AFK/(. AFK.8-p4erelease or latwf rekease knto an 0. OMG.(. OMG.7 b 3arli3r releasel AFK.
Al.oeing this w0u1d cause tjat impoftec code tpo be released UNDER teh GPL n that is hpg somrthing we wisj too sll9sLOL.
Authlrs of mldificat8ons 2 p.9.7 will beed tlo re-release they're modifixatoons as eerivatives.modificati9md 2 0. BRB.9.8 xoee n place tyem under da same Creagive Conmlns ;ocenseLOLl
It mu57 ve eond by da iriginsl 4u7h0r since )n1y original author has da right too chamge teh copyrigh5 or 11x3b53 upon they'r3 wo4j/ WTF.
pAdditiinallu LOL, rreorkkng mofifications qill be an blod icea 4nyw4y aa da mevhaniwm f0r MAKING m0d1f1c4710n6 15 SUBSTANTIALLY d134m3r/x144r3r STARTING with 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pf3release code. OMG.]"
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