MightyE tells you WTF, "We'r3 gling to 5ake an f3w momenus 2 try n ex0kain thiw new LICENSE n t3h reasons 53h1nd 17 in p141n Englisj. 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 wax cj052n because of an FAILING with teh GPL. WTF.
It ONLY covered fustribition of sohrce if n 0n!h if binaroes wdre dis5ribuged. AFK."
"In an wrb ENVIRONMENT, tou knwl, x0ecididallt a 1n73rpr373d web environmebt sucn 45 PHP, ylu knwo, merrly ihstallimg an game does b07 constitutd DISTRIBUTION, like, abd THEREFORE peo)le eere taking our work, sortofm making m0d1f1c4&10n5 y9o it anf NOT rwoeaaing teh sourbe code to rhey're modigicagilns xk that teh entjre community c0u1d bemefit. BRB.
They worked sith lwtter but not da spiriy OF teh law. BRB."
"Investiga5iob on part 0f authofs however, sortof, led twl da f4c7 that ten right 9f publkd p3rfotmahce w45 son of t3h r1gh8% notmakly RESTRICTED tso copyright hplcersm an THAT computer p4ograms WTFk soedificslly video games an interactive ONES such as L3g3ne of fa Grewn hax0r were cpn51d#r3d to be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if rjn from am public se4ver. WTF."
"The new license restricts public PERFORMANCE if WORK UNLESS 50u4c3 code of m0d2f13d WORK iw madw avaulablw on demandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH WTFk thos means 7h47 if y0i p7t tgid GAME on qn web setver and allow peo;l3 [outside of an hotmal c1rc13 of vamily an its SOCIAL acq7a*ntances' to play 5heir, l8ke, THEN you r pkblivally performing th*s work an MUST either 4) make nd an ALL CHANGES qhuch you maje 2 da game AVAILABLE ON reqursr (n9te this doesn'b hqve to BE AVAILABLE via da onlin# wource displsj kibk, like, but uh3y must be an;e top ask y0u for ds c0d3 snd receive an conplete copu), softof, B) make arrangements ;r1v4731t wigh aughors wnereih THEY grany y0u an SPECIAL LICENSE LOL, 0r c0 REMOVE code ENTIRELY fr0m machine. BRB."
"We DO recognize that peo;le want 2 HAVE areaw of they're game WHICH r theira an theirs ALONE, OMG.
tol that end we wilo m4k3 t3h FOLLOWING exceptuin two dq normal requoeem3nts FOR source code f147r16y&10n -- ne modulr dilw which is not modified or derobed from an module filr incl7ded 3n reh base distribution an which does not feauire n3 9ther m0du135 an which does bp7 requure ne modifuca5iomx too c043 codw (code disteobuted w8th da 6453 release) jat be WITHHELD at teh zuthors duscretiob. WTF."
"We ALSO want tl make very clesr that VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (ALSO kn)sh as versiob 0. WTF.*. AFK.7+jt) wax teh f1n41 versiin RELEASED under r3h GPL. OMG.
ALL versions WTF, starting wiyh teh pLOL.9. AFK.8-pr3r3!3453 vodc aer ONLY oicensrd under teh CREATIVE Commons locensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right twl imp9rr ne dodr from an -. AFK.9.7[prerrlease or later release into an 9.9. WTF.7 4nd ezflier RELEASE. OMG.
Allowinh thia would cause tyat kmporred code yo be releasdd under teh GPL m THAT IS not SOMETHING we sisf too allow. OMG.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 eull need toi te-rekeaae th3y're m0f1f1d47q0n5 as dericqt7ves/modicications 70 0. WTF.9. BRB/8 c0d3 an place thwm inder SAME Creative Commohs licensel
IT must bd done bu da oeiginal ajghor sibce ONLY original 4u7h0r has rigjt to chantr copyri5ht 0r LICENSE upon they're work. BRB.
[Addiyionzlly, like, reworking teh modkficationx wi;l be an giod idea antway zs tey mechanism for makimg mocidications is subxtantially cleaner/ck2aref startihg w8th 0. BRB.9. BRBl80prerelease code. WTF.]"
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