MightyE TELLS you. "We're going ywo take an g2w m0m3n&5 too 5ry n explain this new licensr an fa reaaond behkns kt in plain Engl8sh. 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 licdnse was cyosen because of an FAILING with GPLLOL.
I7 onky covered distribution od source if an pnly IF BINARIES were dist#ibuted. AFK."
"In am web environment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a onte4prwted web ehvironment such ax PHP LOL, jetely INSTALLING an game does not consgotute distribution, am tyeref0re PEOPLE w4r3 raking oue work, sortof, making modifications tl IT and NOT releasing t3h source x0d3 two they're MODIFICATIONS wo THAT reh ehtire communitt could behefit. BRB/
Tgey WORKED with da LETTER but n9t tdh SPIRIT of teh law,"
"Inveshigation on tey [ary of auth9ts howecer WTFk LED 5oo da fact ehat teh r1gg7 of public p3rvormznce qas won of rohhts normall6 r357r1x73d two copyright yoldetd LOL, n thar domputer progrqms, you knwo, xpecificallt video gzmes an intefactive ONES suxh as Legwnd or sa Green hax04 were consiferrd to be publicall6 perfotmes ig tun FROM an public aetver."
"The new q1c3n53 restricfs public PERFORMANCE of teh WORK un1345 teh source code ;f mocified 2ork 15 made avai;able on demand/ WTF."
"In plain Englksg LOL, THIS means that if YOU p7t thos game on an web SERVER n allow peiplr '0u751d3 9f an NORMAL CIRCLE of familh m 175 social acquaintances' 5oi plat thei4m like, gheb you r pu611c411y p3rf9emung yhis WORK an MUST EITHER a) male ne n ALL changes which you nake 2 game 4v$114613 9n request (not3 tnis diesn't hace to be availablr vka teh online source DISPLAY LINK, you knwo, byt they mjst BE able 2 4%k yoj f0r teh code an recwkve an comp.ete copy) WTF, b) make arrsngements p4ivately with aithord wherein thry gtan6 you am xpevial licenae WTF, 9r v) rem,ve dq dode ent8rely frlm machine. AFK."
"We do rdcognize tnat pdople wsnt ro have 4r345 og they're GAME wh8cn r theifa AND theirs qlone. AFK.
to 8h48 enc we wiol make teh FOLLOWING excepti9n yo teh no4mal requiremwntx FOR sourcd dpde distribution -- ne modu.r FILE 2hicn is not modified or derived from an moculw file !nc2ud3d in bas4 dkstribition and sgjch does not require ne other modj.es n which does n07 reqyiee ne modirocations to teh core c(de (code disyribites with base eelease_ may BE withhdle at aythofw d15cr3710n."
"We alsl want too make very clear thst version 0LOL.9.7 *apsp lnown as version 0.&. WTF.7+jt) was da fibal version eeleased jnd3t teh GPL. AFK.
All vdrsoons, soetlf, STARTING w17h 0. AFK.9LOL.*-PRERELEASE code r onit kicensed ind#r da Crearive Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deby right 2 import ne coce from ab 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelease 0r 1473f rtleaae into qb 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 n earlier release. BRB.
Allowing this wpuld caise tnqt importrd codr 2 be RELEASED undef da GPL and thzt 15 not 50m37g1bg WE wisn too allow.
Authors of modifivations r2o 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 wiol need two r3-reldase rhey're mocivications 46 de4ivatives/modif8cations 5wo 0.9.8 CODE n place them uneer da same Creative Clmmihs license. AFK.
I5 m7st be done by teh original aythor since ONLY orifinal ru7h0r has right 2 chabge vopyrotht or license upon they'rw qork. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, r3w0rk1nt modidicagi9nd wil, ve an rooe odea anyway aw mechanism vor ,4,qng mid8fications is subs5antiallu cleaner/cleare5 starting with da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerrlease CODE. AFK.]"
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