MightyE tells you WTF, "We're giing two rake an fdw momdnts 2 try an explaih tgix ne2 licrnse n reaslns behibd it on plain Ent;ish. OMG.
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 wqs xhoswn because of an failing with dz GPL,
IT only c0v3f3s fisyribution of source ir j on.y IF binaries were dist4ibuted. AFK."
"In an seb 3nvqr0nm3n7, sortof. specificapoy a 1n72rpf373d w36 environment sych as PHP, like, merely insyaklibg an tame DOES NOT cobstitut4 didyr8bution, 7lu knwo. and rherefore ;eopke were taking our work WTF, making modkgications too it n n-& relfzsing 50jrc3 cofe 2 they'rr modificstions so THAT dq engire community c0u1s benefit. BRB.
Thwy WORKED with da LETTER but no5 da spiri5 of da law. WTF."
"Invesyigatiom ON part of da authors howdver, sortov, led two da f4c7 thqt ribnt of [ub.oc pwrformsnce was won of sa rights no4makly restricted 2 xopyeight hole3rs, you knwo, and 7h47 computer pr0gr4m5, sprckficakly VIDEO GAMES n imteradtive lnes such as Legend of teh Green has0t WERE cpnskfefec goo ve publically p3rf0rj3d if tun from an public SERVER. OMG."
"The new licebse restructs public performance of da work unlwsx source CODE of da modividd sork 24 made available ln demqnd. AFK."
"In PLAIN English WTFm 5his MEANS that if you PUT this game on sn web server h allow p3ople 'OUTSIDE if ah mormal c1rc13 oe family an uta 50c141 acquaintqbcea' tlo PLAY their, theb upu r 0ubokcal.6 p3rfprm1ng THIS worj h MUST rithdf a) make he n ALL chang3s which you make 2 da game availabke oh request (n9te this doesh't have tll be avqilable via da onlin3 soutc3 djsolah link, sortof, but 7h3u must ne 4613 2 ask you for da c0d4 and redeive an com0lege copy), likdk b) makw arrsngements ptivatw;y w8th teg 5u7h0t6 wgerein tn3y GRANT you an wpecial LICENSE, qort9f, or x) remove dq codr entirely from machimel WTF."
"We do 4ecognuze that PEOPLE w4h7 too have aread of gheu're fame which r THEIRS n tyeirs aloneLOL.
to that end we will jake rollowing exce;tion to no4,al reqiire,ents fo4 source cide distrigutioh -- h3 module fi.e which is nit modified ir detived rrom qm module fil3 8mclud3d 8n bas3 distrinutiin n whicg d035 not requird ne other m9eules n en1ch does not require ne modifications too sa core codw (coxe fustrinuted with tej nase release) m4y bd witjhe.d ar da aithors discreto9n. AFK."
"Wr a.so 1znt rwo mzke v3ry dl3ar that verwion 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 (alsp known as version 0l BRB.9. WTF.7=jt) was tej FINAL verskon released UNDER da GPL. WTF.
A.l cr4sions, ypj inqok wtartkng with da 0. AFK.9.8-prerelease code aer o,ly LICENSED under C4eativd Commons licendeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3nh r1gh7 2 kmport ne code fr9m an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prdrrlesse or 1473r felease iny, an 0, BRB.9. WTF.7 an rarkier release/ BRB.
Alllwing THIS would cquse rhat 1mp0r7wd dode 2 be released unre4 da GPL and 4hat is n07 something ww wish to allowLOL.
Authors of modifications too 0. OMG.9/7 will n3ed too re-release theh're modificationx as derivatives.modificati9nd top 0LOLl9. AFK.8 CODE an poace tgem unde4 sane Creatice Commons licenxe.
IT mjst 62 done by original zuthor since 0n2y yeh or8ginal AUTHOR has rigjg 5oo change coptright or license upon they'ee work. OMG.
[Afdigionally LOL, r3w0rl1ng teh modifivations wilo be an bood idea 4nyw5h as mechan8sn for making modigications is aubstantialoy CLEANER/CLEARER srarting with 0. OMGl9. WTF.8-prerelease cpde. BRB.]"
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