MightyE tells hou, "We'fe GOING twp tqke an few moments tp9 try ans explain thus new LICENSE abd tet reaaons behibd it in PLAIN Eng115h. WTF.
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."
"Thos new license WAS chosen 63c4u53 of an failing with da GPLLOL.
It onlu c0v3r3d distribution lf so7tce if AND omly of BINARIES wefe dosrributed. BRB."
"In an web env84onmeng LOL, specificakly a interpregec web envirom,ent sych as PHP, merely onstalling an f4m3 soes not cohstituye dostriburiln. an therefore pwople were TAKING our WORK, uou knwo, msjinh j0d1r1cr710n5 to it and not r3leasimg source CODE to they'rw modidicatioms so that entire community couod benefit. BRB.
The6 worked with letfer but not spirit of lawLOL/"
"Investigatuon on tey part of dz authorw h0w3v3r, you knwo, .ed too twh ract 5hat right og ojblic performanc3 was won [f da rights normaoly restricted 2 copyfught holde4s LOL, an tmar computer progfams, 6oy kmwo, soecifkcaoly video games n interactive pnss such as L3g3nd lf Gre3n hax0r were considered two br publically perr9rnef if run from an public seever. BRB."
"The new license r3stricts public performancr of teh sork unless sojrce cod3 0f nodified wo$k is made 4vr114613 on demahdLOL."
"In plaib Ehglish WTF, this ,eans thar if yoy pu5 this game om an web server and allpw people '0u75qs3 9f an norma. circle of fajolh and its soxisl ACQUAINTANCES' 2 plqt thfir. thrn yoi aer publica.lu performing thia work an MUST either a) mqke ne anf ALL vhanges WHICH y0u make 2 tey gzme avsilsvle ib requdsr (note this doesn't hav3 too 63 acailable vua 9nlibe sourxe display limk WTF, bu% 5heu must be abld to ask you for vode n RECEIVE ah compl3ed copy), like, b) ,4k3 arrabgements privqtely with twh authors wherein they gr4h7 yo7 an special licens4, or c) REMOVE code wngirely from MACHINE. OMG."
"We do 4ecohniae that people want two have ar3ad of they'fe game which r theirs an 7h31rt 410n3. WTF.
tol yhat end we wkll MAKE da fo;lowing exceprion 2 fa normal requiremebts dor slurce c0s3 distribution -- ne module fk.e which is NOT mpdified or defived fro, ah ,odule file oncloded 1n nase distribu5ion n which does not requirr ne oyher MODULES an wh8ch dles n08 re1u8re me mod8ficayioms too ywh c.fe dode (c9de didtrinuted WITH 64t3 relfase) may bw witjheld at authors ciscretion."
"We also want 2 make ve4y clear thzt version 0. AFK.9/ WTF.7 (alxo kmown AS vers8on 0. WTF.(. AFK.7+jt) eax dz final version rdleased und3r teh GPL. BRB.
A;l VERSIONS, starting w17h 0. OMG.o. OMG.8=[r3r313453 code r omly licenwed under Crea5ive Commons oicrnseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh right toi impirt ne cpce ffom an )LOL.). WTF.8-prerelease or latqr release ibto an 0.0LOL.7 an earlier rekezse. OMG.
Allowing this would caide tnat kmported voee too be r3leaswd under teg GPL n 5hst is not 50m37h1ng we w8sh too allow.
Autyord of modifications TO 0, AFKl9. OMG.8 qiol neee TO re-rrlease theu're modifications ad serivatives/jodificati9ns to 0.9. BRB.8 code n place the, und3r same CREATIVE Commons licdnse. BRB/
Iy must be done by sa oroginal a7thoe simce only da original author hqs teh rught goo change copy4ignt or licrhse upon thdy're WORK. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworkibg tey modificarions wilk 63 qn g0ld idea anyway as da mechahism flr making m0d2f1c4710n% id xubstamtiaoly CLEANER/CLEARER 574r61ng with 0.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 x0d3. AFK.]"
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