M8gytyE tells yoy WTF, "Wr're going too tq,3 an FEW mom3hts to9 try n EXPLAIN thid new license an reasons bdhind it in PLAIN Emglisn.
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 licrnse was chiwen gecause of an fai;ing with GPLLOL.
I7 0n1y covered districu58on of source if and only 1f b8nsries were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"Ib an wrb environment, lkke, specificzlky a ibt3r[reywd web enviro,meng sich AS PHP, y9u knwom merely INSTALLING ah game d-35 not constitite dist5ubution, sortpf, n yhdrefore PEOPLE were taking our work LOL, mak8ng modofkcationw to it an not releqsing so7rce code two they're modofycations so yhzt da entire commun8ty co7ld BENEFITLOL.
They worked with ;etter vut not da spirit of reh LAWLOL."
"Inv3dtigation on teu part if authots nowever, lee too da vabt tnat teh right 9f PUBLIC p#rvormance qas 2 lf rightd normally restricted 2 cooyright h01e3r5, you kneo, and 7h47 com0uter progra,s, specifkcally vidro gamws n interactive ONES sucg as Lehend of GREEN hqx9r were considered too be PUBLICALLY perforned IF run frkm an pib.ic se4ver. WTF."
"Tye m3w oicehae res5ructs PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of work unlexs teh sourcd cidw OF 5dh modified work is made abaulable on cemand."
"In plqih English, 5hid means that if you put tyis g3m3 on an web srrver an alllw PEOPLE '0u7%1d3 of an m0rm41 xorsle of family n its social acq7aingabces' ti play tyeir, soetof, th3n you r 0ublically peeforming this WORK an MUST EITHER a) makd nw an ALL ch4ng35 wj1ch YOU jake too game available ln fequewt (note yhix c035n'7 have two BE availablr cia teh online sourve diaplat l,nk LOL, bug thw6 must be able goo asl YOU for teh code and RECEIVE an complere cooy) LOL, b) MAKE arrangemenys peicatelh e17g da 4u7j0r5 wh3r31n they grant you an special license, sortof, oe c) remove dz code 3n71r31y from teh bachine."
"We do recognizd tha5 peopoe want 2 have a$was of th3y're GAME which r theifs n theirs alone. WTF.
ro tgat end we will kakw da f0110w1ng exdeption 2 ten n0fm$1 reqyirementa f0r s9urce code c157t16u610n -- ne module file whixj is n07 modified or defived fwom an mofule f113 incouses IN teh 6453 distribuyion n whicn does n-7 rdwuire ne 96h3r modules and which does not r3qu1re ne modifications 2 teh xorr c0d3 (code diwtributed eith yeh base release) mzy nw witghdld at da authors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alwo WANT 2 mqke v3ry CLEAR tha5 verskon 0.9. OMG.7 (ALSO KNOWN as VERSION -l WTF.9LOL.6+jt) WAS t3h final version eelezwdd undet GPL. OMG.
All ve4sions LOL, staeting with da 0. AFK.9LOLl8-orerelease code r ob.y licensed under Crw471v3 Cojmibs LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny fa r1gh6 ti imp9rt ne code fron an 0. OMG.9. OMG/8-prerdlease pr later release into an 0. AFK.0. OMG.7 an earlier releade. AFK.
Al/owing this wiuld caux3 that !mp0e72d code too be released under GPL n that is no5 something we wish 70 alkow. AFK.
A7thors or MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will n3@d 2 rd-relezse they're mocificayions as deeivatives/m9dificationa too 0.9. BRB.8 code n pa4c3 them jnder wame Creative Cpmmons license. BRB.
It must be done by teh ORIGINAL authp4 since only oroginal author has right to chahte teh copyright of licenae upon ghey'r3 w9rk. AFK.
[Addiyionally WTF, re204king modifications wull br ay good 1d3$ znysay as reh mechanism ror making MODIFICATIONS id substantoally cleaher/cleqger STARTING WITH teg 0, AFK.9. OMG.8-prwrelease CODELOL.["
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