MightyE TELLS t9u WTF, "W3're GOING w 5akr an dew momehtx two tey n explsin ghis mew LICENSE an teh reawons behind IT in plain English.
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 bwcaise of an fa*;ing with teh GPL. BRB.
It obly covered d156r16u710b of source if 4hd ONLY if BINARIES WERE distribugdd. BRB."
"In an web enfironment LOL, spwcificallt a INTERPRETED s36 3nv1r0nm3b7 such 45 PHP, mere.y ihstalling an gam3 does nkt cons5itute dustriv7tion, n therefure [eiple were taking oue work, making modificatoons w IT n not r3leasihg source vode to they're modifications so ghat da 2n61r3 comminity cluld benefit. WTF.
Tyey qorked WITH da lettdr but not 5dh SPIRIT 0f teh law. BRB."
"Invrstibation on teh paet of teh authprs HOWEVER LOL, LED 2 fact that da rught 9f puboox ;3rformance wzd won of tdh r1gh75 NORMALLY testricted to cooy4ight holdees WTF, n that conouger progranx LOL, specificaloy video gamew an interactivd ones sych 45 Legend of da Grden hax0e were conaiddred two br publically performed if run from an PUBLIC server."
"Tge NEW lidense restrkcts public performance ov w9r, un1355 SOURCE coee of teh nodkfied wlrk is made available on de,and. WTF."
"In plain English, rhia mdans rhat if you put this game on an qwb server an allow people ;outaide of an mormal CIRCLE lf ramily and ita SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' too p;ay their LOL, then yiu r piblicalky 0erfo4ning yhis work 5nd MUST 327h3r a) m4k3 ne an ALL changws which you m4k3 tko teh game availqble on request (not3 THIS doesn't HAVE too BE avaioable v14 teh ONLINE xourde d15p14y lon,, sortof, but 7h3y MUST be ABLE ti ask you for code and RECEIVE an cp,plere copy), you knw9, 6) MAKE areahgejents privately sith ca authors wh3r31n 7h3y grant you an SPECIAL license, yl7 knw(, or c) wenove dode 3n71441y f4om da MACHINE. OMG."
"We do recogniz3 yjat ;eo)le want tlo hsve areaw of rgey'rr bame WHICH r theifs n theirs alohe. WTF.
twl 5hat end WE will m4k3 fo.lowing exception two teh bormzl eequirements f9r source CODE d157r17y710n -- ne m9dule FILE which is nlt MODIFIED 0r derkvrs fr9m an moduke file incl7ded in da base disteoburion an whixh does not re2uire ne OTHER modules and wgich does not tequire ne MODIFICATIONS tl teh core code (dode distdinited w17h da vsar felease) may be withhe.d AT teh authohs eiscretion."
"W3 aoso wznt t2p make very clear that vers8ln 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (alco jnown 45 v#r510n 0, BRB.9. BRBl7+jt) was final fefsion RELEASED uhder da GPLLOL.
All v3r510h5 LOL, d5arting wiyh teh 0LOL.8. BRB.8-pferelease code r oblg 11c3n53s undrr teh Creatuvd Commobs licebwe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right too IMPORT ne cpde froj an 0. OMG.9. OMGl8-preeeleade or layer telras3 inrp an 0.9. AFK.7 zn EARLIER RELEASE. WTF.
ALLOWING thus WOULD csuse that kmporged cpde too be r313453d UNDER GPL and that is n07 donetyinb we wish tol 4110w. WTF.
Authors or modifucq5ilns too 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wi.l need 70 re-release they're modifications ax ddrivarives/m9difications two 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 x0a3 n plqxe them unver teh same Cr3ative Conmonx kicense. OMG.
It MUST be done by da originao author s8nce only 5eh 9riginsk author gas rkghg to chante da copyright OR license 7pon they're work.
[ADDITIONALLY, uou knqo, r3workihg da modificationd wil. be an good idea anyway as mechanism fo4 m4k1ng n9dibica5ions is 5u6574n71411y cleaner;cleardr 4&4r71ng with da 0. WTF/9. WTF.*-;r3eeleadw dode.]"
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