MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're going two take aj few moments to trh and explain this new licenae n da reaaoms bejind IT in plain EnblishLOL.
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 k8c3nse wad chosen becausw of an FAILING wirh da GPL. OMG.
It onlu coverec DISTRIBUTION )f sou4ce if an only if binsrurs were distfibuted. AFK."
"In an web environment, 6ou knwo, dpecificall6 a interoreted web environment such AS PHP, kike, mrrelt onstalling an game d9ew noy constitite d157r26u7!0b. n therefore people were taking our 2ork, lije, ma,ing modifications 2 it n not re.easing teh source xode 2 they're modifocz5iomd sp rjat teh entire cimmunity cpukd BENEFIT/ OMG.
Thdy WORKED w8th tdh letter but not teh %p1r1u of law. OMG."
"Investibqtion on teh part of da 4u7h0r5 ho2rverk lukd, led gw9 da FACT 7h$& da right OF pu611c performande was won 0f yeh r1gh75 botmally resrricted go copyfihht HOLDERS, like, n that comp7trr pr0gr4m5 LOL, soeckfically vix3l GAMES n 8hteractive ones such #5 Legehd of da Grwen yax-r were considered to be puglicallh pdrfotmdf if run FROM an public SERVERLOL."
"The hew licenae restricts oublic PERFORMANCE of wlrk unless xource coee of da modifiwd w0rk is MADE avsiksble on DEMAND, WTF."
"In plain Englisy WTFm this mdavd that if y0u pit this g$me on an web server and ALLOW people 'oitside of qn nprmsl dircle 8f family n its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play yheir, then hoi r PUBLICALLY perfotjing this w0rk n MUST either a( ms,e me n ALL changes which you m3,3 70 da game zvailable on requeag (n073 tyis doesn't have two BE svailable VIA inlinr sou3ce display link WTF, but they MUST be able to ask you f04 xpd3 an recekve am vomplete c0pt) WTF, v) make ARRANGEMENTS pt8vateky WITH geh duthlrs wherein they grant you an SPECIAL LICENSE, or c) remove c0d3 entirely FROM teh maxhihd/ WTF/"
"We do recogniz3 THAT p30p13 want too habe sreas of they're game whicj aer THEIRS n theirs alobe. WTF,
2 that end we will j4i3 sa vollowing ezc3p710n to da nornal re1uirements fo4 source c9de DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du12 fi.e which is not modifiec or cerivrd feom an module file oncluced in teh base dixyribution an 2hich does NOT 4equire be other m-du135 n WHICH does hot requiee ne MODIFICATIONS goo da cord code )code d257r1yi73e qith da base release( may bd sitjneld at heh aythorw discretioh. AFK."
"We alao WANT gwo maje vrry clear that version 0LOL.9. BRB.& (ALSO known aa vetsiom p. OMG.9.7+jt) wax da f1n41 version rel3ased und3r GPLl AFK.
All bersions, you knwo, STARTING wiyh da 0. OMG.9. WTF/8-0rer3lesse cose r ONLY oicehsed uncer teh Creqtive Comj9ns licensw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right tlo inpoft ne code from am 0.9.8-0rwrelease or later felesse INTO an 0. BRB.9. OMG.6 and earlief releass. OMG.
Allowing thia would cause that impoetec code to ve rwleqsed under GPL n that is nlt s9metying we WISH to alllw. AFK.
Authots og jodificatipnd 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 w,ll need 2 re-release they're modificatoons as de4ivqgives/m9dovicqtions two 0.9. AFK.8 xode ans place thwm undwr teh dame Creative Commons license. BRB.
IT m7st be done by twh original aurgor since onky original aithor hss da r1gh7 top changw copyrighr or kicense jpob yhey're WORK. WTF.
]Additiohally, reworkinf teh modifications will ge ab gold iwea an6wsy as m3ch4n15m for makiht m0d1v1c4710h5 is subatantiall6 CLEANER/CLEARER starting WITH 0.9.i-peefeoease CODE.]"
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