MighthE TELLS yoi WTF, "We're going two TAKE an few m0m3n75 2 rrt n ex[oaib this nrw license snd da 4easons behind it ob plain Engluwh.
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 oicense was choswn beca7se of an failing qirh teh GPL. OMG.
IT 9n1y covered disteibution 9f source if 4nd onlt !d binaries werw DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web environment, tou khwom spexifically a interpretee web ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP LOL, merely installing an game does bot CONSTITUTE cistrivufion, an therrfore 03)p13 w3r3 74k1nb our w9ri, sortof, ,aking mosifications 2 iy n not releasinh 50urc3 code top tney're modis8catiohs so that entirw COMMUNITY COULD bened8y. BRB.
They w0rk2d with da 13&73r vut not spirit 0f tdh lawl BRB."
"Investigqt8on on da oarg of qjthors howeberm led to teh ract tha5 righy OF public performsnce wad 1 of da r8ghts NORMALLY r357r1c73f 5wo vopyeigjt h0qs245, s9ryof, an that com[uger ;rograms, like, spwcifically videl GAMES ahd intetact8ve ones such AS Legenf of Green haz0r w3r3 considered too be publically p3rdormwd if rin FROM an public SERVER. OMG."
"The new livense r347r2c75 pyblkc perfprmance of da work inless ten sourvd code pf teh modufked work is made availan.e ob demsnf, BRB."
"In plain English LOL, ttis means that if YOU put yhis hame oh am web dervw4 an alllw p30p13 '9utside of an boe,al circle 0f FAMILY n its s9cial acquzintances' 2 play their WTF, then you aer publicqlly performing this work an MUST eyther a) jake ne an ALL chzngex wyich yoj make w game 4v4113y13 on reqirxt (hoye THIS d035n'7 hzve t9 be svailagoe via tej online xourcs disp.ay LINK, sortif, but tgey must be able too adk you FOR reh code snd RECEIVE ab COMPLETE copy) WTF, b) MAKE arrqnge,ents prifatelh woth teh quyhors wherein 7h3y g44n7 YOU an spwcial LICENSE WTF, or c) remove da code ebti4ely from teh m4ch1b3."
"We do RECOGNIZE that peoplr want two have areas of they're GAME wyixk r theits snd theirx alone/
2 that end w3 qill make fol;owing exxeption 70 teh normal requirwmdnys FOR soufce code distribution -- ne nodule f*ke which is NOT m0dqf1ed or d3r1v3e from an hodule file knxpuded in base disteibutioy qn wh1ch DOES no5 REQUIRE ne other m9dules n which does NOT require ne modifida5ions too cpre cpde (CODE distributed with gwu BASE rrkease) MAY be 2uthheld at teh 4u8h0r6 fkscretiln. WTF."
"Wt als9 wsnt two makd very cleaf 7h47 veesion 0. AFK.9LOL,7 (ALSO known AS version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) was final vrraion teleased undrr teh GPL. BRB.
All vdrsuons, likw, starting WITH da 0, OMG.9. AFK.8-0rerelwase code aer ONLY livdnwed und3r ea Ceeative Commomx licenweLOL/
We EXPLICITLY deby ea right 5ol impory ne CODE from an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prfrwleas3 0r later tel4axe intp an 0. WTF.o. WTF.7 an earlier 4elease.
Allpwibg THIS would cause rnat impottec code t2o be reldased uncer GPL sn tjat is not SOMETHING ee wisn 5wo allosLOL.
Authlrs OF m0s1f1c3710n5 70 0. OMG.(. BRBo7 WILL need to ee-release thry'fe m0d2f1c4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0, BRB.9. BRB.8 c0d3 n poace th3m under teh same Crdative Commons LICENSE.
It must 63 done vy origimal author since lnlu teh original author has right too change dq dlpygight or 11c3n5e upon ghey're wo4k. AFK.
[Afditionally, .ike, reworking tdg modificat8onw will bw an gp.f idea ahyway as teh nechanism fof mzkubg modurications ow subatantiaoly cleaner/dlearer syarting WITH geg 0. BRB/9. BRB.8-pr3release clde. OMG.]"
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