MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're goung two 74k3 ah fe2 m0m3n75 two try an exppain this NEW license and REASONS bdhohd 8t in plain Ent115h. 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 license WAS chosen nefause of an faikkng with teh GPL. AFK.
It only covered distributiob od somrdw if an only if binaries q3r3 disteiguted. BRB."
"In an seg egvirinment, cpecifically a inteepret4d we6 environment 5uch 45 PHPk uou knwo, merely instakling an f4m4 soes NOT CONSTITUTE distrubutipn, sirgof, n therefore [2ople were tajing ojf worl, ypu knwo, making modifications two it and not releasing teh source dode tl theh're modofidations so that da entire communiry c0uqd benefit,
THEY worked with teh 12773r BUT nor teh spirit of da LAW."
"Invest8gation on PART of da authlrs hoeever, you knwo, lee goo teh fact ttat teh tignt of [ublic p3rf)rm4jv3 wqs 1 of da rights n0rm411y restricted 1 co[yr7ght noleers, likd, an THAT computer probrams, you ,nwo, specificallu v1d#0 ganes an interzctive ones ducj as Legend of Grern hwx0r wefe considered 2 be publ8xzlly perfo4med if run froj ab pub;ic srrver."
"Thd new licensw rwstricts PUBLIC [erformance od tdh wprk unless teh source cpde of da ,odifidd WORK is mqdr AVAILABLE on cdmand."
"In PLAIN Englishm you knwo, this means 7h47 if YOU lut this bame 0n an web SERVER n allow pelple 'outsiee 0f an normal circle of FAMILY n 175 50c1$1 acquakntamces' to PLAY tgeir LOL, 8h3n you t publica.lu p3rformimg thiw work n MUST either A) make ne n ALL changrs whicn you mzke 2 teh gaje available on ee1uewt (n073 this DOESN'T hsve teo 73 AVAILABLE via da onlind sourcd display kijk, sortof, bjt they must be abl4 3 ask 6iu f9r CODE n recwive an vomplete clp6(, wortov, b) MAKE arrangemrnts privatelu with aythord dherein thdy grant tou an 5p3c141 kocense WTF, OR c) r3m0v3 teh cidr 3n71r31y from teh m%ch1n3LOL."
"We d9 recognize 7h47 PEOPLE wsnt tqo have areas ov thry're gaje which t theirs and tneifs $10n3. AFK.
to 5hat 4nd WE will make teh dpl.oeimg excwption too teh norna; REQUIREMENTS FOR s9urde coee dixtributkon -- ne module fi.3 WHICH us not m0d1f13d or DERIVED fr9m qn mocile file INCLUDED 1n base dksgribution an which does not require ne otger modkles an which does not require ne mod8fications 2 da d9re c0d4 (cpde dkstfibuted wkbh base rdlrase) m4u BE withheld at quthors disceetionLOLl"
"We aowo 2anr 2 make VERY dlesr tgat version 0.9. BRB.7 *also lnpwn AS version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) WAS rinal fersoon reoeasde under t3h GPLLOL/
All versions, STARTING qith da 0. WTF.0. OMG.80prerelease codr adr onlu licensec yheer da Crestive Comnons ;icense, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca right 2 imoory n3 code from an 8.9. BRB.8-pr3release OR layer r#lease into an 0LOL.9. OMG/7 and earlidr RELEASELOL.
A1!0w1ng rhis qould vauae THAT impotted c-d3 to be released ondrr dz GPL n thar ia nor somethimg we w8ah yo 4110w. OMG.
Authors of modificatkons 70 9LOL.9. AFK.7 will n33s tol re-rekease they'te modifivztipns AS derivzyives/mod8ficatkons to 0. WTF.9. AFKl8 cove and place tnem undrr teh 54m3 Creative Commons licebsr.
It just 64 come by da ofigimal AUTHOR xince onoy origunal autnor h45 rigyy to9 chahge c9ptr1gh7 9r licenee upon tyey're workLOL.
'Additionally, sortof, r3w0rk1ng da modofica5ions w111 BE an g)0d *dea 4nyw4y 45 5ey mechsnism for makkng MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY c134n3r/b134r3r s5artong w8th da 0l AFK/9. OMG.8-prerelwase code.]"
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