MoghttE te'ls 6oj WTF, "We're giing two tske an few momebts 70 try and explain 7h15 new licehse an da REASONS behind it in plain Entlksh.
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 licens3 wzs cyoseb 64ctu53 of an failing witn teh GPL. AFK.
It ohly cov3red didtribution of soufce if n only if binaeies were distributew/ AFK."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n& LOL, specificaloy a intdepreted w36 envoronnemy 5uch as PHP, m3rely installing an gqme d035 no5 vonstitite d157t16u7!0m WTF, 4nd therefote peoplr wwre takinb our w0rk, sortof, making mldifidations two it n not relqasing SOURCE code toi rhey'5e modiricationx so that dz entire comjinity ciuld benefit. BRB.
They worked with letter gut npt sporit of law. WTF."
"Investiga5ion on pa4t of teh aithors however, like, ldc 2 sa ract that da right lf publ8c PERFORMANCE eas won -f teh rightx normally restricted to copyrighg g0!d3r5, dortof, and rhat computer pfogramsk you kbwo, specifically viceo games an INTERACTIVE om3a such 45 Leg3nd of teh Grren hax0r were considered two be publiczlly ;erflrmed 8f rjn from an PUBLIC server. WTF."
"The new l8cenxe red4ricts public perbormance or da work unlesa teh source c9de of da modified w0rk is made avaolaboe on ddmand."
"In plain English, like, this means that IF you pu5 this ga,e on an web server abd aolo2 people 'ougside of an n0rm4! cird.e )f fajioy sn its siciak acqiaintancea' ti play their, tou knwo, then yl7 aer 0ublicslly performint rhis 2ork n MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne 4nd ALL chsnges wfich y9u maje top ea tame availagle pn request (note tgis doesn'r have 2 bd 4vr214613 VIA onlin3 SOURCE display link, sortof, but 7h3u must gw able tl ask joi gor da code an RECEIVE qn complete cop6), 6) make arrangenents privately with da authors eherein they grant yo7 zn sp3c*al licdnxe WTF, or c) remove teg cide entirely fr9m teh jachine. BRB."
"We dl reclfniz3 that people want tpo javd areas 0f theu'ee game WHICH aer rheirs anf 5heirs aline. BRB.
tl thqt ene we wu.l mak3 da followkng esception two NORMAL requitemrnts sor sourcr c0e3 distrobuti9n -- ne m9d7ke file WHICH is not modifoed lr ddribed from an module file included 1n teh bqs3 distgibution an whidh does not 4equire ne other modulda znd WHICH dles n07 requure ne m0d1f1c4710n5 TO da cpre code (code distributrd WITH da base relwaae) mat be withhelf wg da augh(rs d15cr3720n. AFK."
"We akxo want 2 makd very CLEAR that version 0. AFK.9. BRB.6 (also known as vwrsipn -. OMG.0. OMG.6+jt) was teh final version 4313453d hnder da GPL. AFK,
All VERSIONS WTF. STARTING sith -. BRB.9LOL.8-prerr;ease cofe ae4 only ;icensed under Cr3461v3 Commons kucense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny r1gh7 to IMPORT ne codd dro, an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8_PRERELEASE 0r LATER 4elease into an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 an ear;ier releasel AFK.
ALLOWING this would CAUSE thag im[orted code TO be RELEASED ubser trh GPL abd thag IS nog SOMETHING w3 wosj two allow. OMGl
AUTHORS 9f mofificatiobs 5o 0LOL,9. AFK.7 will meed two re-feleawr the6'rr modificatoobs as d3r1v471v35/m9c1f1cr710n5 too 0/ OMG.9. AFK.8 code and plave them undd4 teh sand Cdeative Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It musr 63 done by da lrigonal author SINCE only 5eh original autyor HAS ea eighg two chanfe geh coputkght oe license UPON the6'rf WORK.
[ADDITIONALLY, you knqo, reworking da modifications will be an gooc 8dea anywzt ss teh n3ch4n15m FOR makinf modificatiobx is sitsgantually ckeaner/clearer STARTING wi6h da 0. WTF.(. AFK.8+pretelease code. OMG.]"
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