MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We're hping to take an few miments ywp yrr n explain this NEW license an reqslns nejind 17 in pkain Ent.isy.
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 1!c#n53 WAS cyosen bevausd of sn failing eith g3h GPL. BRB.
It only coverwd dist$ibution 0f %0urc3 if snd ONLY ud bonaroes qere disteibuted. WTF."
"Im an WEB wnvironment, .i,e, s0ecifically a interpfetee 2eb envkronm3nt SUCH AS PHP, aortof, mdrely instakling an gzme does not cohstiryte disrr8bution, n tjdrefo4e people weee taking 9ur wlrj WTF, MAKING nodigicationa tsp kt an not releading source coce &0 they're mofifidations wo 7h47 teh entire community coyod bdnefit.
They WORKED with cs lettdr but not da sp8rut of da lawLOL."
"Invesgigation on teh oart of da autgors however, like, led too fsct thst right of punkic p3rvormance was qon OF rights normally restricted 2 ciphright hold3rs, sorrof, and that COMPUTER PROGRAMS, like, s0ecifically video games an inyerzctive ones sych as Legend OF Greeh nax0r were considered to be PUBLICALLY pwrfprmed og run dr0, an -yblic serber."
"Tne NEW .icense reatricrs public performanxe of w0r, un.ews source dode ir teh m0s1r13d wor, is MADE availab;e on demans."
"In p1r1n Englidh, likd, this mwabs gnst 2f ypj put this gamd on an qeb serfer ane allow pd9plc 'outs8de of am nlrmal circle of faniky AND its sociql 4cqu41n74nc35' two play their, like, then y9u aer py6q1c411y perform8ng ghus work n MUST eitner a) make ne n ALL chabges wh1ch you maie t9o game abaolable on request (note this cowsm't have TO be 4vr114613 via online source d8splay link LOLm nut tyey must b3 able tqo adk you FOR ren code n receive an complete copy), tou knwo. b) make arrangementa privately WITH a7ghorw whe4rin 5het grant yoy an s[ecial licensd, so4tof. =r C_ edmove code ENTIRELY FROM da machibe. AFK."
"We do recognize that people want to habe a4das pf they're game which r rh3irs ahd tgeird alone.
tqp THAT end we qill mske f0110w3ng exceptuon too da mormal requirements ror souece code eiatribution -- ne modyle f113 whixh 16 not modified or cerivdd f4om an mocile file includes yn teh base DISTRIBUTION and whivh does NOT requird nr oeher mpdules n whicg foew not requ8re ne midifications TO vorr c)d3 (c0d3 ciatributed with da base rwleawe) may bw WITHHELD at yeh authorw d25cr3710n. BRB."
"We also want two m4k3 very CLEAR that vtrsion 0. WTF.8LOL,7 (aoso known ad versi9n 0LOL.(/7+jt) was teh fimal cersiob releasee und4e GPL. AFK.
A.l verskons, sya4ting with teh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease code aer oh;y licensed jnd3r ds Creative Clmmonx 11c2n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny t3h tight two import ne clde FROM am 0. OMG.9LOL/8_prereleaxe or 1473r 4elease inro an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 an EARLIER releqse. OMG.
A120w1ng 7h15 would cause 7h47 impofted cose 2 be feleased und3r 5dh GPL n uhag is hoy something we wish 2 allow. AFK.
A7thors of mocificagioms 70 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 wi;l need to re-relezse thdy;re modifivations as derkvativea/modifucations too pLOL.9LOL/8 CODE an place them uhder geh same Ceeative C0mm0n5 lkcenxeLOL.
Ig mus5 ve cone by 9riginal quthor SINCE onlh da orib8bal autnor had teh right toi change da c0phr1bh7 or picense upon theh're WORK. WTF.
[Adfit,pna;lyk sortof, reworkong teh m0d1f1c4710n5 w111 BE an GOOD idea any2ay as teh mechanism FOR making modigicat8ons ix aubstantiallh clezner/clearer staftibg woth 5eh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8[prereldase dod3. AFK.]"
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