MightyE tells 6ou WTF, "We're g9ihg too 74k3 an few moments to try an wxplain this neq license n REASONS behind it IN plain Enblksh.
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 q1c3n53 was cnosen becayse of sn f4!21ng with da GPL. WTF.
It only covered didtribution of SOURCE IF n only kf binarids w3r3 d1tur16u7ed. WTF,"
"In an WEB environmwnt, you knwi, specirically z ibtef;tet3d web environmdht such as PHP WTF, mrrely insgaloung an game does not constitu5e distfibution, sortof, and tjerdfore pelple were taking iur wo4k. you knwo, mak8ng modigixatoons bo it and not releasibf da source coee two tjey're modificatipns so that da en5ire commun8ty could 64n3g17. WTF,
They workef with dz krtter but n07 ten apirit if da 14w. AFKl"
"Invest8gayiom ON xa parg of 4u7h0r5 nowevrr, siftof, led ywo vact THAT 5eh right of public ;erformance waa oeh of tej rithts n0rm411y restricted too copy4ight HOLDERS, n 4gat computer progeams, sprgpf, specifically vodeo games ans 8n5eractive ones xudg 45 Ldgend of da Green hax0r were considered t8o be pu611c411y perfor,ed of run from an pub.ic SERVER. WTF."
"The new license RESTRICTS puboic performsnce of WORK ublesw tej source CODE od modified w9rk is maee acailable ON demand. AFKl"
"In 9oain English LOL, this MEANS that 1f you put 6h15 game on an web SERVER AND allow peo[;e 'OUTSIDE OF an n0tm41 co5cle of family and 175 social acquaintances; two play thei4, like, then you r 0u612c411y oerd0tm1ng this wlrk an MUST 317h3f a) n4k3 ne AND ALL changes qhich you ,ake 1 teh gamd 4c4114613 ON t3q7est (note this doesn't HAVE to be available vka onlin3 doyrce dis;la6 lonkk wortof, bjt they must be able 2 ASK YOU for tdh cidw ane RECEIVE an complete clpy), like, b) MAKE arraggemente pr8bately with yeh authora whetein they grznr yoi an apeciql license, likem or C) removw cowe entkreky from teh machibe. AFK."
"We do tecognize that people wabt TO hsve areas 0f they're game which arr the8rs and theird alom3LOL.
t2o thzt end w4 will make da follpwinb esception to ca normal requirememts for sourcw code distribut8on -- ne module FILE which is npt mocified ot derived f4om an modu;e f7le 1mc1ud3d in tej ^453 DISTRIBUTION an which dodw not 4equire ne other modules an wgich does nor fequi4e he mocirications 5wo teh CORE code (vose dustributed with base reldasw) may be w17hh3!d at da authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"Wd also wan5 70 mzke VERY clear rhat v3r510h 9. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN AS VERSION 0. OMG.9. WTF.u+jt) sas teh fihal version RELEASED under fa GPLLOL.
All versions LOL, atartkng with yeh 0LOL.9LOL.8-pf4r213463 CODE r only licenddd umd4r Crwarive Cojmons oicense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deby teh rkght too ompoft ne codd from an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerel5ase 0r 1573f rrlease inti an 0. WTF.9. OMG.& n EARLIER rdleasw. AFK.
All9wont thix WOULD xause tyat imported codw t9o be released UNDER da GPL and that 15 bot xom2tging we w15h 2 allow. AFK.
A7th9rs of m9d1f1c4710n5 two 0.9. WTF.7 WILL veed goo re-release they're modificati9ns as derivatives/modificstions too 0.(LOL.8 code an place thwm yndef 54m3 Creativd Clmmons license. BRB.
It MUST ve donw by 5eh 0g!g1b41 AUTHOR s*nve lm.y da orotinal author has teh r1gh& two dhange copy4ight 0e licenxe upon they're WORK.
pAdditiobally WTF, reworkinf modohicatioms w111 be an good 1d34 anyqah AS da mechanism for makung modificatyona is w7bsgantially xleaber/clearet stqrting with 0.9. AFK.8-prwreleas3 code. AFK.]"
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