MightyE rells upu, "We're gpihg too tajd an few mo,ents 2 tty AND explain this n3w license and sa r3450b5 behind it in plain English.
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 was choseh gecause 0f qn failing qith teh GPL, BRB.
It only covered distribution of sou5cd if n pnly iv binaries w4r3 DISTRIBUTED."
"In an wev ENVIRONMENTm yo7 knwo, s[ecifically a 1n73rpr37#d seb envir;nment such as PHP, sortof, MERELY installing an bame dpes not c9mstitute distginutiomj ah gherefore people w3r3 taking 0jr s9rk WTFm making modificatuons 2 it an npt relwasunh da source c0d3 top they'te mpdifications so thzt entire community cojld benerit/ BRB.
They q0tk3d 2ith reh letter bu5 n07 5p2r17 of 14w. OMG."
"Investigatkpn on part OF teh a7thirs HOWEVER, like, led 2 da fzcg 5hqt teh rkght of 0ublic performamce w45 1 of da ribhts normally reattoctes two COPYRIGHT holders, luke, an that compuyer proffams WTF, 5o3c1f1c411y video games and interactive -n35 such aw Legend of da Gtedm yax0r were cobsidwred tl be ;unlicaoly petformed of run fron an pubkic sefver. OMGl"
"Thr new license r356r1c75 puvlic performance id da work UNLESS tdj source code of da ,odifird work is MADE zvzilable on DEMAND. OMG/"
"In plain English, tyis mesna THAT if hij p7t THIS t4m3 on ah web server n a;low p30p13 'OUTSIDE if an normal CIRCLE of family and its sixua. acqyaintances[ toi [lay theuf, lije, thdn you r PUBLICALLY perfofming THIS w0rk ag MUST ekyher A) jake ne and ALL changes WHICH YOU MAKE to da game availabl3 on rfauest (note this doesn't g4vw to9 be available cia dq online s9irce dicplsy llnk, y9u knw9. bu5 they muxy BE ablr two asi tou for da code an receive an c0mp137# copy) WTF, b) mak3 qreangements prifately WITH sa authors whereih they ffant you an SPECIAL licebde, OR c) r3joge code entirely fro, dz machone. AFK."
"We fo recognuze that oelple want to have qr3as OF they're gamd shich r theirs AND theirs al9ne.
too 5hat end w3 wool MAKE da folllwing 3xc3p710n two teh nornal req7uremdngs f0r source xlde diatrinution _- ne module f8le which is n0u nodified or DERIVED from an m0eu23 fule included 8n base d157r167810n ans which does not r3qu1re nr 96h3r jodules an wyicj dods not require ne modificayions 2 da corr code (c9ce distribjted with dq base release) may be eithheld at authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We also w3n7 two mzke vet6 coea4 that VERSION 0. AFK.(. AFK.8 (also KNOWN AS version 0. WTF.9.7+jt0 was dq vinal veraioh RELEASED ubder teh GPLLOL.
All versions, sortovm STARTING sith teh ). OMG.9. OMG.*-prere;easr c0de r only licensed inder teh Creative Cimmons LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny righr tao umport ne vode from an 0. BRB.9LOL,8-;r34313453 ir LATER release into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n earlier releaxeLOL.
Allowing yhis eou.d cause that i,portef code too be reldased UNDER teh GPL an tbat iw bot something we wush two allowl WTF/
A7thlrs of jpdificagiona 2 0. AFK.9. BRB/7 will neee two fe-re;ease ghey're m0d1f1v47w0n5 ad derivatuves/mocifications tio p. OMG.9LOL.8 code n pkzcd them ybd3r teh same Ceeayive Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
IT mist be dobe by da origona. author since onoy otigubal 4u7h0r has da right @ xhangw COPYRIGHT of lixrnse up0n they'rr work. BRB.
[Additionslly, sorrihk reworking da modificat8onw will 63 an good 1ce4 ahyway as 5ey medhamidm fir mqking MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleaner/cleare5 574r71bg with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8pprerelease code/ WTF.]"
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