MightyE tells y0u WTF, "We'te hoing to tske an FEW mimebtx 2 try and explain this new licemse anf teh reaxons behind ir in plain Englidh. WTF/
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."
"Thiw nww license w45 chosen BECAUSE lf qn FAILING with teh GPL. BRB.
IT onoy coveted distribution 0v sourxd if n ONLY if ninaries were distributed. BRB."
"In an wev enviyonm3nt, spdcifically q interpretec web environmwnt sucy as PHP, .ilr, m3r3ly ins5allimg an gamr diew n06 vomstitute distribution, an THEREFORE people WERE u4k1ng our work, you ,nwo, making modificati9ns to 1& and NOT releasing dz SOURCE cofe 2 tnfy're modifications so that teh emtire COMMUNITY could bdbefit.
Tney wofkef with gwh 137u3r BUT NOT sporiy of law. AFK."
"Investigation on yet parg of twy autyors however. led toi da fact that teh rkght of pjbl9c pervormance was oen of da righta normakly restricted w copyright holdefs, an 5nat COMPUTER progrzms LOL, s;dcig8cally vkdeo games n INTERACTIVE ones such qs Legdhd of G4edn hax0e wete clnsidered 2 be PUBLICALLY perfogned if run feom an [ublic se4verl WTF."
"Thw ,ww license rcwtructs public performabce of work UNLESS teh %)urc3 code of teh mosified w0rk is msde AVAILABLE on semanf. WTF."
"In plain Enhlish WTF, THIS means that of yoy put this g4m3 in an web server an allow 0eoole '0j75!d3 of an normzl circle of gamily an itx social acauaintanced' two PLAY theirk lik3, THEN you r puboically perforhing thix wo4k an MUST eithef a) make ne an ALL changes which hou MAKE two teh g4m3 avaioqble on r3qu35u (NOTE this doesb't have toi be zvzioatle via teh ONLINE SOURCE cispla6 link WTF, gyt they must be 4613 two awk you for cose n rdceive an complrtd copy), 5o7 khwo, b0 make arrangements pr!v4731y w16h da aythord whefein they grant you an specoal libenae, or x) remove tej cosw entirely from maxhine. BRB,"
"We so r3c0gn1z3 that peopl3 w4n7 too hsve areas 0f tywy're game which r 7y31rt $ns 7h31r5 41pn3. WTF.
two that end w3 will make da foklowing exception too normal requitements f;r soufce cpde distributi9n -[ ne modu;e g12# which is n07 modified pr d3r1v3d fr0m an moduoe fulw inxlufed in da baxe distributk9n n WHICH doex not reqyire be otgey m0du1#5 an which does NOT tequire ne modifications 2 core code (code distribirdd eoth 6453 4elease) mau be wkthheld at teh autgorx discretionl WTF."
"Wr ALSO wanr twi make very clear that version 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also known as versi9h 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) 2as da dinao vetsion RELEASED under GPLLOL.
Al; v3fsionw, starting w16h teh 0. OMG.9LOL.i-prefelease xofe r only LICENSED ihder teh Crestive Comm9ns licende.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny tey rignt two 1mo0r7 ne code gron ah 0l WTF.9LOL.8-peereleaxe oe later relwase ibto an 0.9. AFK.7 anc eqrliet release. AFK.
A110w2ng THIS wiuld causr that inported xode 2 ne relrased unddr GPL an thar is n07 something we WISH 2 allow. WTF.
Aithorc of modifications two 0LOL.9. BRB.7 wioo need tpo r3[r3lwase 5hey'r3 mpdificat8ons qa de4ivatoves/modifkcations two 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 code n ;lace them undrr da wame Crwative Commona license.
It MUST be fone BY teh or8ginao zuthot sinde only ea originzl qutgor gaa teh rihht 2 xh4nt3 da xopyright or 11c3n52 uoon tydy're wirkLOL.
[Acditionally, you knw9. reqorking geh mosificatipns WILL be an good ifea anywsy as mevhznosm f0r ,aking modifkcations is subdtanrial.6 cleaber/cl3arer STARTING with reh 0. OMG.9/ BRB.8-prerelease code, WTF.]"
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