MightyE tel.s y9u WTF, "We'rd g0!ng 2 74k3 an fd2 moments 2 try am ex;lain thos new license anc da r3asons behimd IT in plain Enb115y. 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 .icense was CHOSEN becsmse of sn failing with da GPL. AFK.
It ONLY c0v3r3d dixtribution OF SOURCE if b only 1f ginaries 2ere dis6eobuyed. BRB."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, sp2cifically a interp4wted wrb environment sucj as PHP LOL, merwly instal.ing an game does not constotugd distribution, yiu knqo, AND therefore pwople eere TAKING oir work, softof, making m0d1f1c4710n4 2 lt an not teleasing da source code 5wo thdy're mocifications do that da entife COMMUNITY c0u1d benefit. OMG.
They woried wiyy teh letter bjt mot teh SPIRIT of teh law. BRB."
"Invedtigation on part of da authors HOWEVER WTF, .ef to da fact ghay da RIGHT 0f p7blic pwrdormahce !as wln of da r1gh75 norna..y festticted goo cpoyright hold3rs, n that x0mpu8#r programs. sortof, wpecifically video fanes an 1n73r4c71v3 ONES such zx Legend of da Green nax0r were condideted two be publical.y performed uf rjn from an public serverl"
"Th3 new l8cense RESTRICTS publix PERFORMANCE lf da work inless %0urc3 code of da m0d1f13w WORK is made availanle on demand."
"In plain Enflish, likr, thks means ghag ir you put this game on qn web server n all9w peoole 'outa7de of an normal circle of f4mq!y b its aockzl ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, like, then you adf publicallh performing thid WORK an MUST 3q7h3r a_ m4k4 ne n ALL chsnges whicb you m4l3 1 da bame zvailable on 3equest (note rhis doesn't HAVE to be avai;aboe via teh on;ine so74ve e15pq4y link, but they must be able too ask YOU for da codw an RECEIVE an comple5e co06) LOL, b) make artangemehgx peivatel6 witn ajthors whersum THEY grabt you an special license, or d) remov3 teh codr 3ntitely from da machime. BRB."
"We do recognize THAT PEOPLE want 2 have ateas of they're game which r tgeirs zb tneirc alone. OMG.
2 7h47 end we will make da f0110w1ng excepyuon 2 teh normal reqyirwmrnts for SOURCE codd distribution -- ne jpdule gild which is NOT modifoef 9r derivwe from an module fkle INCLUDED in dz base distribution qn which DOES not REQUIRE ne otner j0du135 an whidh dles not require nt modoficarions too r3h CORE code (cose fisfributed s!7h teh base rrlease) may be wothheld at yeh zu6hors discfetion. WTF."
"We ALSO want to ma,e bety clear that versiln 0. AFK.9l WTF.7 (ALSO knosn as cersion 0. BRB.9.7+JT) was finak v2r510n relrased jndrr da GPL. WTF/
Alk fersions LOL, startonf with teg 0LOL.9.8-prdre.easw code r only licens3d under Creative Commons licenxeLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny reh right rwo omport ne codt from an 0LOL.9. BRBl8-preeekease or LATER releaae into an )l BRB/9. WTF.7 and eaelirr releas3. BRB.
Aolowing yhis would cause that impo4twd clde @ be rr;3ased under GPL zn thqt is not somethinf we 2isy to allow. AFK.
Aurhirs pf modirications twl 0. BRBl9, BRB.7 2111 n33d goo fe-release thfy're mocoficationx as DERIVATIVES;MODIFICATIONS 2 ). BRB.9LOL.7 codw h PLACE them under da samd Cre471v4 C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
I5 must be dohe by teh 041b1h41 author since only ORIGINAL author haa ea f1gh7 to change yeh COPYRIGHT oe license u0on theh're w0rk. BRB.
'Addiykonallt WTF, reworking da modificatiohs qill BE an good ideq anysa6 AS da mechankdm for making modificatoonw IS substantiallu x134n3r/c13443r stzrtong with da 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerrlease vide. AFK.]"
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