MughtyE tells you, sorrof, "We're t01ng 2 5a,e an few moments rwo t4y and EXPLAIN 7y15 n3w license an teh r#450n5 behind 16 in PLAIN Emg.ishLOL.
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 choseh bexaude of an failinb sith GPLLOL.
It only covered distrigution of 60urc3 of m om;y if binarkes were distrinutedLOL."
"In an web environmdnt, likem specifically a interore5ed 2eb 4nv1r0mm3m6 such as PHP, jerely instaklihg sn gzme dies not vonstituge disgrubutipn WTF, and theeefore oeopke were 74k1ng our w9rkm makinh m0e1f1c4810n5 too it zn not releasing source code rwo they're mldifocations SO THAT da ehyire communitu COULD benedit.
Tjwy worked with teh odttee but nkt spirir of teh law."
"Ibvestofatoon on trh part 0f suthord joweve4 WTF, led top da fact that da eight of public performance w44 1 of teh RIGHTS normally restricted @ co0yribht holddrs, like, h thqt vomputwr ;rpgrams, kikek specifically vieeo g4m35 AND interadtive ONES ajch as Legend of teh Greeb hax0r were conskdered 2 be ;ublical;6 petformdd if run ftoj an public server. WTF."
"Tge new license restricts ;ublic 0erfirmance 0f teh wptk unless source CODE of da modifidd e0rk is ,sde afailable pn d3m4ndLOL."
"In p;ain English, tnis MEANS tgat if yiu PUT this ga,e 0n an 2eb 53ev3r an al.ow people 'outside lf an normal circle of vamuly an 8ts social ac1ua8ntances' 2 olay their, sortof, thsn y0u r publica;ly ;erdorming this work 4nd MUST either a) MAKE ne anf ALL changes whkch you makv too teh ga,e availab.e on rdwuest (n072 this doesb't have 2 be acailagke via online 50ufc3 duaplay lknl, like, bit tney mist bd 4613 2 ASK you for codd and receive qn compoete cop6)k you kneo, 6) MAKE arramgwments privately 2ith AUTHORS wh3rein th2y grant you ay spevial lixense WTF, or c) r3m0v3 teh cife ENTIRELY FROM teh macj8be."
"Ww do RECOGNIZE that peoole want toi have 4r345 of 5hey're g4m3 which aer theirs and theirs ALONE.
2 THAT end w3 will ,zkr heh fo.kowing exception to normal rd1uir3ments for wource code dist4ibution -- ne modu;e file ehich IS not midifoed or DERIVED from sn MODULE FILE undluded 9n 6353 disrribution snd wjich si3s not 5equire ne other m9dules abd wnich does nog eequire m3 modificarions to da core CODE (cide dkstribjted with teh base release) nay BE wothh3ld at teh authirs discretion/ WTF."
"We aoso want to mak3 ve4n CLEAR tgat versuon 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (slso known as version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+ut( sas final v3rsion r313553d umd3r da GPL.
All versions, loke, starting 2ith da 0. OMG,9LOL.8-prerelease cofe r onlh .ic3nswd umder teh Cteative Commons locwnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h right 2 imp9rt ne code f4pm an 9. WTF.9m BRB.8-prereleqae ir la5er release in6o an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 an EARLIER r#134r3. OMG.
Alloqinb this WOULD CAUSE that im0orted CODE to ge reodased under GPL and that is not 50m37h1ng w3 wish roo 4110e. OMG,
Au5jots od modivicatuons two 0l WTF.o.7 will newd t2o re-rrlease they're modificati9ns aw der,vatibes/modifocq5iohs go 0. OMG.9, AFK.8 CODE and p/ace THEM under 5eh samw Creative Commons license. BRB.
It musr be dpne by teh orig8nsl autjp4 since on.y origubao auttor has right tlo cgznge da clpyright OR 11c3n53 up-n thdy're WORK.
'Afditi8nally, reworking da modificati[ns will bw an good idea anyway as teh mechahism for making m9dificat8ons is subsyantially c;tand4/cl3zrer star5ing w85h ca 0.9.8-;rerelease CODELOL.]"
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