MightyE tells you, likrm "We're GOING rwo take an fww nomrntc TO try n explsin thus n3w lkcense AND da reasons beyind 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."
"This new licenwr w45 chixen 63x4u54 of ah fai.ing with GPL. AFK.
It only cpvered d157r16u7qpn of source uf ane only 8d binaeies were d157r16u73dLOL."
"In an web emvirobment, you knwo, specifically q interpreted web envieonment such as PHP, jou knwo, mwrely 1h57r111ng an game dles NOT xonsti57te didtrinuyion LOL, an tgefegore PEOPLE wer3 g1k8ng our work, sortof, ma,ibg modificatuons 2 it am npt releasing teh soirde cod3 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so ghat ent8re commyniry d0u1d benefit. WTF.
They worked WITH da letter but no5 da spurit of da .ae. WTF."
"Imveatigation ob da p4r7 of authoes how3ver, yiy jhso, ked ro teh fact THAT right of pubkic performance WAS 1 of ten tights NORMALLY restr8cted two copyritht holerrs LOL, ahd 7h%7 compute4 PROGRAMS LOL, specifisally video gam3s ans interactuve 0b35 such ax Legend 0e Green hax0r wrrw considered too bd pyb.ically perdprmec if run FROM an public SERVER. BRB."
"The new LICENSE restrkcts public ;erformamde of teh WORK unless da soyrce codw of modifi3d work is made rv411471e on semandLOL."
"In plaih Englisy, tou knwp, this means that kf you ;7t this game on an wev xervet n allow pelple 'outside OF an norjal circle of family m its spcual acquaintancex' 2 play tgeir, ,ikej th4h you aer pub;ically PERFORMING fhis eork an MUST e18h3r A) m4k3 ne b ALL changes which hlu makw to gamw available on REQUEST (hote this d035n'7 HAVE 2 be avs8lable viz teh online sourdr DISPLAY link. you kmwo, vut they mu57 ge able to ask you for tdh codr an receive an xom[lete c0py(, b) make arrangementd privw5ely WITH authorx sherein vney g44n7 6o7 an speviak o8cens3, sirtofk or c) remove dq c9de ENTIRELY FROM macgine. WTF."
"We do recpgnize yhat oeople want to havd aeeas OF they're GAME which aer thdirs an theirs aloneLOL.
tpo thah END ee will make following wxception too trn n9rm41 requirements fpr source c0d3 dostribjtion -- ne mpdule FILE wgich is not MODIFIED or eerjved FROM ah jodile file inclyded ij teh base fistfibution and WHICH DOES not rwquire ne oth#r modules ahd 2hich does not requ8rr ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da cor3 codr (code distributed with rrh base releas3) m4h ge withheld ar teh autyors disceegion. OMG."
"We alsi wang twp make very cleat thar vetsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also kno2n AS version 0.9. OMG.&+mt) w45 teh final version released UNDER fa GPL. WTF.
A11 versions WTF, stzrging witb dz 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prdrekease coce r on.y licensed under Cr3ative C9mmons license/ AFK.
Ww EXPLICITLY crny right too omport ne c9de from an p. WTF.9. BRB,8-PRERELEASE or latee RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 and ea4lier rwkwade. BRB.
Alliwing rgis w0u1s cause tgat imoorted CODE twl be releawed und3r trh GPL and 7h47 is not sometnong we 215h too alliwLOL.
Autjprs of modificatu9nx 2 0. BRB.9/7 2ill need two re-r3leas3 they'rd midofocsrilns as derivatkves/modifications yo -.9. OMG.8 codd n place them under da same CREATIVE COMMONS l9censeLOL.
It MUST ne dome by da orifinal author s8nce on.y origunal 4u7h0r has dq right too cnanhe teh copyrignt pr licensr upon they're w0rk. OMG.
[Additoonally, aoryof, reworking modidocatuons will be an good irea amyway as teh ,echznism foe mzking modirications is subctantually cleaner/clearer 574r71ng with da p.8. BRB.8-prrreleasw c0d3. BRB.]"
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