MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going two ta83 an feq momehrs t29 tr6 n explain this new license n teh reasons behine 8t in p1r1n EnglishLOL.
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 bedauqe of an failing wigh GPLLOL.
I7 onoy covered duxtributiln pf source if and only if bunariex were cistrkbutdd. BRB."
"In an web environnent WTF, specifically a interpreted 236 encironment such ad PHP, you knwo, m3rely knstalling an g4m3 does hot constutute dkxtribution WTF, an ggerefore p3opke s3r3 taking out work WTF, m4k1ng modirivayions too it and mot re;eawinf SOURCE code to they're modifocatuons so that rbtire cimmi,ity co6ld bdnefitLOL.
Tgey worked with letter but not da spitit of teh LAW."
"Inbesrofagiuy on part og da authors however, lile, led too teh faxt 5hat da right OF 9u611v performancw eas eon pg da rights NORMALLY rextr8cted to cop6right holders. like, n THAT computer PROGRAMS, you lnwo, specifkcally video famea g INTERACTIVE ONES 5uch as Legrnd of Grren hzx0r wetw considered too be publically pergormef if rjn f4om an pubkoc s3rvet. OMG."
"Thr new license rws5ricts PUBLIC 0erfprmance of teh worj un;ess yeh source cpde lf da modifi3d wprk iw mzde abailagle in demand. OMG."
"In plaon Enf115n LOL, THIS mesns that if YOU put yhis game ON an web servef n allow peiple 'outside of an normzl circle of fa,ily and its 50x151 acquaintances' to p;ay the8r LOL, THEN y07 aer pub.ixzlly performinh THIS q0rk qn MUST either a) make ne zn ALL changes which y9u make 2 da game svwilsblr on reqyest (mote thks coesn[t hsve to be AVAILABLE via online s9ufcw displah link, like, vut th2y mywt be able two ASK yoi fpr da code sn receuve an COMPLETE cppy) LOL, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4731y witn auyhors wh3t31h they GRANT u8u zh x[rc8al license, like, o4 v_ remove fa code entirely from da mrch1n3. WTF."
"We s0 recognize 7h47 pwople sant too have areas of they're GAME whuch aer uh3146 n theirs aline. WTF.
too that enf we wilk make rolkowinh 3xc3p710n 2 teh normal requiremehts for source cpde eisyribuyion -- ne module file wjkcn ix not m9didied or derived from qn m)du13 r113 INCLUDED kn da base distributuon and which does nor 4equire me other MODULES n which eoes n07 require nw modificationx too da c0r3 CODE (xode d8xtrib7tdd WITH teh base release) may be WITHHELD 48 da authors duscreti9n. WTF."
"We $150 w4n7 2 mske very CLEAR that version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (e140 khowb as version 9. WTF.9.7=jr) was teh dinal version releaxed UNDER fa GPL.
All VERSIONS WTF, STARTING witg 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3e31345# c0d3 4 only ;icensed undee heh Cr3ayivr Ck,bons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right @ ijport ne c0d# FROM an 0/9.i-prereleqse 0r later release inyo an 0,8. WTFl7 ane earliee releqseLOL.
A110w1ng this sould caysc that impirted code tio bw releaaed under da GPL znd thqt is n07 somwthint we WISH too allow. BRB.
Authors ov mpdificatkonx two 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will nded two re-reldade they'4e MODIFICATIONS as d3rivatkves/joeificationd 2 0l AFK.8. AFK.8 code an place thwm under teh same Creativr Commpns licwnse. AFK.
Ig MUST b3 fone by aa original a7thor 51nc3 on.t original autk9r HAS da 41gh7 to chante copyrihht lr license upon thdy're work. OMG.
[Awdutkonallyk like, rwworling dz modkrixauions will BE an glod idea ahyway 45 mechanism fir MAKING moeificationa 14 SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cleater stsrting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prereleas3 xode. AFK.]"
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