MughtyE tells hou WTF, "We're hoing too take sn f3s m0m3nu6 two try n ezplain THIS new .icensw and da rezsons benind IT IN plain Eng.ish, 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 n3w 11c3n54 waa chosen 63c4u53 OF zn fsilinf with teh GPL. BRB.
I7 0n1y COVERED distributiin of dource if n onlt IF BINARIES were distribuyed. BRB."
"In an web envirpnment, sortof, 5;2c!f2c411y a interpreted 2eb environnrny suxh AS PHP, slrtof, nerely knstalling an game does not vonstitute didtribution, and thdrefote oeople werr taking OUR work, sortofk makinh modufudations 2 ut an hot relwasing 5eh source CODE toi tyey're m9difications wo tya5 entire COMMUNITY coild benegit. AFK.
They worked with teg oegter but not twh dpiri5 0f da lawLOL."
"Investigation ON teh parg of aughoes howeber WTF, led two fact 5hst yeh ritnt ov punlic PERFORMANCE w45 1 of rithts normally resyricted gwo copyright HOLDERS, like, and THAT conpurer programs WTF, spec8fidally video gqmes amd interactive ines SUCH 45 L3gend id Grdwn yas0r werd cons8dered 3 BE p7bliczlly PERFORMED 1f RUN from an 0ubl8c seever."
"The n3w license rrstricts punlic 0erformancr of tej WORK un1355 da wource c0d3 of trh midifued w9ei 15 made 4v4114613 0n demand."
"In p;ain English, ylu khwo, THIS ,eans yh47 if ylu PUT this yame ON an web serfer and allow peopl3 'outside of an notmal circle of fqmilu and 175 social acquaintqnces; to PLAY theirm 7h3n you r publicaoly pergorming thiw worj 4nd MUST eother a) mzke ne an ALL vhagges wjich you makd to da gzme availaboe on r3q7est (mote this dpefn't have two BE qbailable v14 ea pn11n3 source s15p!4t ;ink, sortof, but THEY must bd 461e too ask YOU for code an receive an compkete cooy)k b) MAKE arrqngements PRIVATELY qi5h authors wn2431n they gtaby you an special lic3nse, sortof, or c) REMOVE da code entirely from t3h machonwl AFK."
"We do recognizr that peopkd want twl have atdas of thwy're game which aer 5heirs an theirs 410n3.
# thsy 3nd we wil; make da d0120q1ng exception two normal requiremengs for 50urc4 cide distr8bition -- ne module file wjich ic not moxivied or derived fr0m an m0du!3 filr included un base d157r17u710n an sh1ch dped NOT require ne ogher m0du!35 n WHICH foes not requird he m0f1f1c4710n5 60 da cpr3 cide (code eiw5ribut3d w17h bade relesse) may be withheld zt trh aughors d8scrdtion. AFKk"
"We 4150 wqng 2 makr cery clear that vetsion 0.9. WTF.6 (also known as verx8on 0LOL.9. OMGly+,t) was da f8nal fersion r313453d under GPL. AFK.
All vers8ons, like, start8ng WITH teh 0. WTF.9l AFK.8-ore4d'ease codw r ONLY lic4nxed uncer da Cteative Comj9ns licenxe.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to 8,poft ne clce from an 0. AFK,9. WTF.8-peerelease or LATER release into ah 0/9. BRB.7 an earlidr release.
Allowing this would ca7se ynat imported code to BE rwkeaaed ybdwr dz GPL an THAT is not someghing we WISH two a.l8w. OMG.
Authots or mod8fications rwo 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 wil; need ywo RE-RELEASE tydy'4w mldivicati9ns as derivatives/nodifications twp 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 cpd3 and poqde tyem under ds same Creatkve Comjons a1c3n53. BRB.
It must be d-n3 by teh ORIGINAL author SINCE only or*ginal au5hor yas da rihht tw9 chanfe copyright or kicense upon rhey're wirkLOL.
[Additionak.y LOL, rewurking da MODIFICATIONS will BE an good ides anyway 45 mechanks, for making modifica5iims is suvxtamtially vleaner/clearer startinf 2ith 0LOLl9.8-pr3r313453 code. WTF,]"
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