Migh5yE tells YOU WTF, "We're gounh to take an few momen^s two try an explain this new licdnse n reas9ns nehind it in plain English. 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."
"Th8s n3w license was CHOSEN bdcause of an failing 21uh va GPL. BRB.
It only covered distribution ov source 1f and only IF 61g$r135 w3r3 eistributed."
"In an seb ENVIRONMENT, slrror, t03cqf1c411y a unterpretrd WEB 3nvironment 5udh as PHP, you knwo, merely INSTALLING an game DOES not cpnstitute DISTRIBUTION, .ike, n tjeregi4e [eople were taking our WORK LOL, making nodoficatiins two 1& an not releqsuhg teh source code 2 they'rd modofications xo thag geh 3n71re comnunity coyld 6#n3f17. OMG.
They q0rk3d with da letter but n9t da spirit ot twh 14w. AFK."
"Invextigation on pqrt OF da aitnors hiweger, y9u kneo, led tl da fact that right )f publix pergormznce was won of rights n9rmally resgrictdd 2 copyright HOLDERS LOLm an 7h46 computer progrzma, dpecirida.ly video games an ibterzcgive on3s suxh 45 Legend lf da Green hzx0r ee4e conside4ed two be publically peffofmef uf rub from an public d2rber."
"The hww kicehs3 r3stricts publuc performance of work unless da so7rve CODE 0f da modified wo4k IS made availzbke on demand. AFK."
"In plsin English, sortof, this meana that of YOU put 7h15 game on an web srrv3r an allow people 'outside 0f ah nor,al circle of famioy an its soxkal acquaintznces' 2 plsy tjeir, sortor. then you r PUBLICALLY performing this WORK and MUST e8ther a) MAKE ne anf ALL CHANGES which you make 2 da GAME 4v4114513 ON REQUEST (notd this di3sn't have tio be avsilqble vpa 5eh 0n11n3 59urc3 display lin, WTF, 5u7 6y4y MUST b2 anle 2 asi you FOR da coce an rsceive ab complete copy) WTF, b) mai3 artangemwnts privateoy eith reh authors WHEREIN thdy graht you an 5p3c1r! livwnae LOL, or C) REMOVE da cise rntirely fro, machihe. WTF."
"We do rwvohjize 7h4& people wsnr 2 have areqs pf they;re game which r theird n tgeirs a;one. AFK.
toi thag end WE WILL MAKE following exxeption tqo 5ej nor,al rdauirements for source cod3 disgrobution -- ne module file WHICH is not modified or derivwd FROM am modu.e file INCLUDED in da bade sisrrib75ion and whivh does not require ne otye4 modules and which dies not rewyite ne jid8dicagions two xore cpde 9codr distrkbuted WITH ten baae release) may gw wityhdld qt teh AUTHORS discretion. WTF."
"We alao want 1 MAKE vefy c134r that v3rxion 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also in9en 45 version 0. WTF.9, OMG.7+jt) WAS gsh fibal vrrsiob relezsed under teh GPL. BRB.
All beraions, like, stzrying wity da 0.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE codw aer ohly LICENSED under teh Creative Cpmjons ;ucense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right rwo omport ne code vr9j an 0l AFK.9.80pr3r313453 or latef r3lease into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n EARLIER trleawe. AFK.
Allowing this wpuld cause rgat imported code gwo be r213452c UNDER da GPL n yhat ks n07 sometjing we WISH TO alkow/ OMG.
Authors 0f m0d2f1c4u10n% 2 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will ne3d tlo te_re;wasw they're modifications as derivativez/modirixations 2 0LOL.9LOL.9 cpde AND placd 5yem under tej same Cf3atkve COMMONS LICENSE. AFK.
It mu57 be d9ne by da original aitho4 since onlh 0r1g1n41 authlr has r8ght t9 change 5eh copy4ohht or LICENSE upon they'fr woti. AFK.
[Add1u10n4116, rdworkinf teg mofi4ications WILL be qn good ifda anhwzy AS mecnahidm foe ,akinh mpdifica5ions is dubstantially cleaner/vlearer startkng with 0. WTF.9.8-0regeldase code.]"
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