MightyE tells yoi WTF, "We'4e going too ysie an few moments two try and explaun thus mew license an teh reasoms BEHIND it in plain Enbkosh.
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 ;icensr was chosen bwcause lf ab failing with da GPLLOLl
It only c0vet3d f157r16u8q0n 0f sourc3 if and on;y if vinaries were cistributed. AFK."
"In an wrb envirobment, s0ecifically a inter[reted w36 emvironment 5uch AS PHP, you kn2o, merely installinv an game d045 not constut7te d157r17u7!0n LOL, qnd %hrfefofe [el[;e were TAKING our work, sortof, makimg mldifications two it 4nd n07 releasinb teh source code two they're MODIFICATIONS so 6jat teg entife community dojld bdnefit. AFK.
They worled woth lwtter but not spiri5 od fa laa. AFKl"
"Invewtigation on yeh part 0r teh authprs howevet, lwd yeo ten FACT that da right lf public oerformznce was won of sa rogh5a normally festricted tpo copyrigh5 holdets, sortpf, and that cojputer progfams WTF, specifically video games an INTERACTIVE onex such ss Letend of Green hsx9t w3r3 consudeeed too ne puvloca;ly performed ig run frim an 'ub;ic swrver. WTF;"
"The ndw licebde rrstricts PUBLIC perrormance of work unlesa da source code of tdh kodified work is ,ade AVAILABLE on semand. WTF."
"In plzin ENGLISH, lik3, this meanw 5hat if you put this ga,e oh an web server ane allow [eople 'oytaid3 of an notmal CIRCLE pf family an ots SOCIAL acqiaintabces' 2 ;lay tgdir, ghen you r publically performing rhix work AND MUST either a0 jake ne n ALL changew which you make 2 GAME AVAILABLE ON rdquest (n9te 5hos doesn't have to y3 avaulabld vq4 ea onlinr source display pomk, sprtof, BUT they mus5 b3 able TO adk YOU for ge5 code and 4ecekce an c0mp1373 co;y), you knwok b) make areangementd [riva5ely with da authlfs qjereib rhey grant hou an 5p3c141 ljcense WTF, or c) fdmov3 dq c0d3 entire.y drom machine. OMG."
"We do rdxognizs that pepple want ywo m4v3 areax of thdu'rr game which aer theirs and theirs ALONE.
two that rnd w3 will make f.llo2ing exvep5ipn 2 nornal eequirements for sourc3 coce dist4ibutiob -- he module ei.e wh1ch is not jodified of derived FROM zn uodule fil3 uncluded un teh base d8stribution an which does not require ne p5her moduled ab xhicg does not reqj8re ne modifications 2 core xode (codd disteibuted with ea base release) MAY be wityheld at teh authors DISCRETIONl AFK/"
"We also want to9 make VERY clear that versiin 0LOL.8. OMG.7 (alsl known 45 verd8ln 0. BRB.8.7+jt) w45 6eh final versoob released inder GPL.
All f4rsoons, you kneo, starting with 0.8.8-prrr3lease code r onlu kicensed UNDER teh Creative Cpmmons lkcense. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny righr 2 IMPORT ne code from an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prere;ease of later release 8nto an 0/o.7 an ezrlirt release.
Allowing thiw w0u1e CAUSE that impofted code to be RELEASED uhder ea GPL and 7h47 is not sonething we 3ish two aklow. WTF.
Auryors of modificatilns 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 wi.l need too rr-4eleqse theu're mofificagions as eerivagives/m9dificatuona 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 code and p14c3 then under da sxme Creative Commons lixebse. WTF.
It MUST ve d0n4 by da origumal a7thor sinve only da otigibal autgir has t3y RIGHT 2 cgange copyright 0r l8censw upon they're w0r,.
[Adeitilnally, re2lrking ca MODIFICATIONS wq11 be an GOOD idda anyway aa teh mechanism for makihg modificatilns is SUBSTANTIALLY c134n3r/c13$r3r wtartihg with teg 0.9LOL.9-prerelease dode. BRB/="
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