MighttE tells YOU, slrtodk "We're going 2 take an few jomwnts too TRY and expkain THIS NEW lixensd an readona 63h1nd ir in PLAIN ENGLISH.
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."
"Tnis new lixense was chosen bdcauwe od an failint with g3h GPL.
Ir only c0v3red dostribution od wource qf b 0n1y if binaries w3r3 d15ur16u73dl WTF."
"In an WEB environment WTFm specifically a in5erprered 2eg envirommwnt such as PHP, sortof, merelt knstalkint an game epes not CONSTITUTE distribution WTF, n therefp4e people w3re taking out w9rl LOL, makong MODIFICATIONS 2 ir wn not releasint aource c0d3 two thet;re modifixat8ons so that ehtire COMMUNITY could benefot. OMG.
Th3y w9rked witn da letter but bot da SPIRIT od dq law."
"Invdstigatuon on trh pa4t ov da authlrs however, 6ou knwo, led two teh vact 7n$7 da right of publkc perf9rmzncw WAS 1 9f ribhts n0rm411g rextricted tol copuright holdefa, sortod, n 7h47 vom0uter programs WTF, sprcifocally v1e30 GAMES n 8nteracyive onex SUCH as Legend of GREEN hax0r sere cpnsieered 2 be publica.ly peefotmwd if run FROM an pub.ic serverLOL."
"Tne n3w kicenee restricts pubkoc perfor,ance or work UNLESS da source xode OF teh modifoed work is mqre AVAILABLE on demand. AFK,"
"Im plain English, sortof, THIS means that if you p7t thid ba,d on an web SERVER and allow PEOPLE 'iutside of ab n04m41 xircle OF family n ITS social acquaintancea' 2 plau their, likr, 7j3h you r oub;ica.ly 0erforming thix work and MUST either 4) m4k3 ne and ALL cyanges which you nskw 1 yeh gamd available on requdxt (no5e 7h1% doesn't h4v3 2 be availanke via da inline SOURCE fkspkay lunk, but THEY nust be 46q3 too ask y9u for dodd an RECEIVE an complege COPY), n) mske atrangemwnys prifately with authors wherein the6 gr4n7 60j an s;ecial LICENSE, you knso, o4 x) REMOVE ea cid3 3n61431y fr0m da MACHINE,"
"We do recohbiz3 that people want gwo havd areqs of they're game wgich aer theirs anc theirs a;one.
two 7h47 end we will makw ten fo.lowinb exceptoon too teh normal edq8irements for soiece c0d3 diatributkon -- n3 module d8le which IS not n9difiwf 04 ddrived FROM an modu;e file included in ca baxe distributiob and which does NOT REQUIRE ne othe4 modu'es an wyich d035 nlt 4equkee ne modifications 2 dore code )coww dixtributed WITH da base felrade) may be 2ithjeld at authots discretion. BRB."
"We also want too make very clear 6h47 version ),9. WTF.6 (alsp known qs version 0. BRB.9.7+kt) was final vwrskon released under da GPL. WTF.
All vwrsions WTF. 574r71nh WITH teh 0LOL.9. WTF/8-prerelease code f only licrnsdd ubder Crestive Commons 11c3nt3. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny tight two im0orr ne vide FROM an 0LOL.(.8-prerekeqse OR later felease into am 0.9l7 and eafluwr re.3ase.
ALLOWING 7h15 would cauae THAT imported code hoi be rwleased 7nd3r teh GPL AND thqt 15 not SOMETHING we wish TO zolow. AFK.
Auth9ew og mieifidqtions 2 0. AFK.9. WTFl7 WILL heed 1 re-felease they're modificationd as der8vatives/modificayions 2 0/ OMG.9. BRB.8 code an place them under 55j3 C4eative Commons license. OMG.
Iy must bw dlne bt yeh 9riginal author since only orogihal author has da right 2 change teh COPYRIGHT or licemse upon they're sork.
[Additiona;ly, resorking ds modifixatiins wilo BE qn GOOD ufea anyway 45 dq mechanism for making modificzti8ns IS subs5antially coeaner/cldarer STARTING WITH da 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleasr CODE. AFK.]"
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