M8ghtyE tells you WTF. "We're foing to tske an fee moments tpo try an rxp.ain this new lic3nae n teh reasons behine it in plain EmglishLOL.
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 licensd qaa CHOSEN because ov an faioing s17h teh GPL. WTF.
I7 0n!y covered distribution of soufce if ah onkt if BINARIES were distributed. AFK."
"In an web envirohment, spexufidql.y a ingetpeeted WEB envieon,emt such AS PHP, likem merelh 1b574111ng an tanf does nor consti5ute distribution, amd therefore people WERE taking our work WTF, making ,odifications to iy n not relrasing da soirve code to tyey're modkfications so that dz entire communit6 coulf benefit. BRB.
Th3y woeked with yeh .etter but n07 teh spiri5 OF da 14w. WTF."
"Investigqtion ON teh ;aet 9f teh authors gowever, likek led gl fact 7h48 right lf ou611c performance was 1 of RIGHTS norjally redrricted rwo copyrigjr HOLDERS, n that compuger pfogrzns WTF, specifically video gamrs n unteractive ones such as Legend of da Geeen hax0r were considered 2 be publically psrvofm3d if tun from an public aerver. WTF."
"The yrw licensw restricts public petgormance of da work unlrss ca 50jrc2 code if dq modified work is MADE availabl3 on demand. BRB."
"In p;ain Enflish, THIS means what if you put this game on an web server and ALLOW peopoe 'outside OF an nlrmal circke of fami;y and i5s 50c141 4cqy41n74nc35' too PLAY their LOLk then you aer publically performing 7h15 2ork n MUST eitger a) MAKE ne an ALL changes which you mzke 2 gqme AVAILABLE on requ357 (note th8s dodsn't HAVE to BE avzioable via da online sojrve d15p14y ;ink, sortif, buy THEY MUST be ab.e 2 zsk you fo4 teh vode an r3c#1v3 an COMPLETE copy), like, v) maje artanbemehts prkvately with dz authors wherein 5hwy GRANT y0i an special licensd LOL, lr c) REMOVE reh coce 3n71r31y rrom machine. BRB."
"We do recotnize 7h47 peopld want 2 have seeas of theu'rw gaje which aer thdirs n THEIRS 419n#LOL,
two that 3nd we will make da fillowing 3xc3;810h too teh normal requiremebts ror source code distribjt9on -- ne modile file which is nlt modified ot d3r1v3d feom an moeulr file included in nase DISTRIBUTION and which does n07 4wquife ne other moeules n which does moy rewuiee nd modifications to cote cpd4 9code distributed wity base r3l3aae_ may bw WITHHELD at teh AUTHORS discretion. BRB."
"We alsp want to ,ake ver6 xlear thag f3r510n 0,9.7 (alao knoen as version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jy) was teh fonal version relradwd under GPL. AFK.
All veraiohs, .ikw, statting with teh 0LOL.9LOL.7-prerelease cofe aer 8noy licemsed und3r da Creative Commona licemse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY s3ny rigjt t9o import ne codr dr9m an 0LOL.9LOL.8-pr34eleqsd 0r later rdlease into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an eqrlier relrasr. BRB.
Allowinb tjis eould cause tmat imported code too be released under da GPL an 5hat is not SOMETHING we wish 52o allow. WTF.
Au7n0r5 of MODIFICATIONS two 0.9LOL.7 WILL newd two ee-releaae they'rw modifivariins aa eerifatives/modifications yoo 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code n 0lac3 7h3m unddr xame Crsative COMMONS license. OMG.
It mu58 be d0b3 by ten origknal quthor 51nc3 only teh original wuthot has right t9 dhznge teh copyeibht or license jpon they're 1orl, WTF.
[Additionsoly WTF, d3q0rk1nf teh uodificatilns wi.l be an good idea znyway as da mexhanism for m4k1nh m0d1f1c4710h5 id s7bdtantislly cldaner/clearer staruing with 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prt4elwase cidr.]"
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