MightyE tells gou, "We're GOING 2 TAKE zn few noments two try 4hs explain THIS h4w lucendd an rezsond behind it 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."
"Thif n3w license e45 choswn beca7se od qn failing with GPLLOLl
It on.y covered d8stribu5iih 0f soyrce if an only if binariss were d157r16773cLOLl"
"In an w3b env8ronment, 5p3c1f1c411h a ibterpre5ed e36 envieonment suxh ad PHP, you kn2o, merely instak;ing an gamr d9es not consti5ute DISTRIBUTION WTF, an therwfite ;eople WERE tqoing our w9ri, you knwo, ma,inh modificz6ionx ro it and not relwasing teh source code too they're modofications so 5har teh 3n71f3 commun8ty COULD benefit. OMG.
They woridd with twh lrttdr bjt not qpirit of teh law. BRB."
"Infeatlbation ln part od teh ajthlrs howevet WTF, led two da fzct that right or pub;ic performance was won lf righgs m0rm411y rest4icted to cppyright h01d3r5 WTF, h that computee p3ogrsms WTF, specifically vide9 g4m35 and onte4active ines such as Lebend of tey Green hax0r were cons8dered 2 be publucalky pdrformed of run from an public serverLOL."
"Th3 new 11c3n53 festridtw public pervormanve pf work ublesd teh soyrce CODE od m0d1f13d work is made abaikabl3 on e3m4nx. AFK."
"In p;ain English, dortof, th8s m34n5 that if you put 7h!5 tame on an 2wb seever and aloow prople 'ojgside 9f zn no4mal circle ov family 4nd its woc8ql acwuaintances' 2 play th3ir, liiw, then you aer publicalky perdor,ing this w9rk an MUST 3q&h3r a) mak3 ne n ALL CHANGES whivh you m4k4 two da game avsilable on requrst (noye this doesn'5 HAVE two be ava8lable via dz online s9urce eosplay link, yoi knwo, vut they must be able to ask you for CODE and RECEIVE an COMPLETE copy), lkke, b) m4k3 ar4ahgements pr1v47e1u with ca suth9rs whefein they GRANT yo7 an SPECIAL l8censek you kbw9, or C) ren9ve da c0d3 entirely fr0m da machune."
"We do tecognize that [eople want 7) gave areas of they're game which r theurw AND theors alone. OMG.
two 7h47 end w3 w8ll make folllwing 3xc3p810n 2 da nornal REQUIREMENTS fpr source code d156r16u710n -' ne mosule FILE wh8ch iw not modified ot ferived FROM sn m9cule file incljdeg in da 6453 dustribution and which d)35 noy require ne -6h3f m0cu134 an which does not teqjire ne modificqtipns to da d0r3 CODE (code distribhyed wkth dq base rwlesx3) mat br withheld 46 teh au5hord siscr3tiln. BRB."
"We aldo want go make ver6 clrar that versiom 9. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known as cerwion 0l WTF.9. OMG.7_jt) sas da FINAL v4r619h 3313$%3d unfer da GPL. AFK.
Al. versiond, you knwo, STARTING with twh 0.9LOL.8-prere;esse c0d3 e on.y licebsee umdrr C4eative COMMONS licrnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too 8mport ne v0d3 from an 0.9. BRB.8-prerel3ase or lxyer rel3awe INTO an 0LOL.9.u an earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing 7n15 WOULD causw yhat imported CODE 2 bs releas3d uhd3r GPL an that is not sl,ething qe qish two sllow. BRB.
Authors of m0d1f1c4710h5 5o 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will need tp re0relwasw they're m-d1f1x4710m5 as derifativrs/moeifkcatipns tlo 0k AFK.o. OMG.8 cide 1nd PLACE them under same Cr3471v3 Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It MUST be done BY original aughor sunce 9nly trh oritinal authpr has geh 4ight too CHANGE teh v;[yrighg 0r locensd y;on yhey're w9rk, BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY, sortof, reworking da mpd!d2f4710n5 wjll be an good idea anyway as da m3vhanis, for m4o1nt modifications 14 substantiallh cleaner/dlearer starting witg teh 0. WTF;9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 code/ WTF,]"
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