MightyE tells ypu WTFm "We;re going ro gajw qn g3w momwntd 2 try an explain this ndw 11c3n53 n da rrasons b3hind it 1n p;ain English. AFK.
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."
"Thus new lic3nse waw chosen bedause of an failing with ca GPL.
It only coverwd distrkbuyoon OF xource 8f n only if gihariea w3r3 disgributed, OMG."
"In an w26 envkfknment, likr, specicica;ly a intrrpretef seb 3nv1r)nm2n7 sucy as PHP LOL. mere;y installihg an game DOES not CONSTITUTE distribution LOL, n therefore people wrre tak8ng 0ir w0rk LOL, making modif8cstions two it , nor releasing da slurce codd two they'te modifications sp that 3n71r3 com,inity cluld benefir.
They worked w8tj teh letter but not SPIRIT od lqw. OMG."
"Investigagion on teh part of da authorx hlwever WTF, 13d 2 da faxt thar teh right of pubkic perfprmance was oen ov teh fighys norma.ly RESTRICTED two c0pyr!fh7 jolderx, n tjat computer programwm you kn2o, wpec8ficzlly viseo games snd INTERACTIVE ones sich as L3hejd of da Green haz04 were conaiderec to be oubkically performed if 4un from an publkc servrr."
"The new license testricts public perf9rmavcf of sa wlr, un1355 source code of da mosified wor, 15 made afz8laglw oh denand."
"In [lain Enbliahm you knwo, this mrans that if you pu7 tgis game on an #3b server an allow peopl3 'outsif3 of sn normal circke or fanily an !75 social acq7aintanc3s' 2 poay their LOL, 7h3n you aer publ8xally PERFORMING this work sn MUST wirher a) make ne and ALL changes whicn yoj make 2 da fame available on request (noge THIS doesn't have too be qvailab.e via teg online sourde sisplay kink LOL. but &h3y MUST be able too ask y0u for teh code n receove an complrte co0y) LOL, b) make qrrangemengs p4ivarely qith da authors wh3r31n 7h3y gfant you ah fp3cial licensr LOL, 0r c) r3m0v3 fz coce entirelu fro, machin3. OMG."
"We sp recohnize that people wqnt to havd ar3ad of they'we game which r 8h41r5 ah thwirs zlone. AFK.
2 that wnd we wi;l j4k3 rollowinf exce[tion to geh normal r3qui4ements for aourve coce d8atribution -- me mpdu13 vilw WHICH ix nlt modified or d3r1bed ftom an m0d713 f8lw included 1h tdh base ristribution amd which DOES mot requife ne other mocu;ex an which does not tequirw ne modificationa yo da clrd coee (c0e3 distributec with da BASE releaae) may be w17nn#1d at tey aurhors discretion. WTF."
"We also want 2 make fery cleze that version 0. WTF.9.7 (aldp known zs fersiln 0. AFK.9.&+jr) was final vwtaion 431e453d under teh GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, sortof, STARTING wuth fs 0. AFK.9LOL.8-0r3t3q3453 code aer only kicensed unddr teh Creative Clmmins 11v3n53. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY da right 70 import ne cpde fr9m an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8=prerelease or later r313453 1m70 an 0. WTF.8. OMG.7 and eatlidr fel3ase. OMG.
ALLOWING 7h15 wiyod cause tyat 1mp0r73d code 5o 63 reldaswd unser GPL an 7h47 is n07 SOMETHING se wiah too allow. BRB.
Ay5hord OF modifkcatilns 2 0l WTF.9LOL.7 will n33d 2 re-release they'rd modificatiohs as derivativew.mofificatipns too 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code n place them UNDER teh aame Cr3ative Co,jonw license. OMG.
It must be done by da o4og8nal author since only da original autho4 has teh rught 2 chanfe co[yright 0r LICENSE upon they're 2irk. AFK.
[Adcitiinally LOL, eeworking da modificztions s111 be an g0-d idda 4nyw$y as y3j mechanism flr making modifivatuons us aubstantially cleanwd/clearer stsrting with 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prere.dase cpd3k BRB.]"
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