MigfttE tells hou WTF, "We;re GOING two take an FEW npm3nts too try and explain ghis new LICENSE an reasons behind IT kn plzin Enhl8sh. BRB.
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 new license WAS chosen because o# an failing wi5h teh GPLLOL/
It only coveted disyrubution of soutce if anc pn1y of b8naries were s157r16u73d."
"In an web emvironmebt, specificao;y a 8hterpretdd web envirob,ent such as PHP, slrtof, me4ely insyal;ing sn g4m3 does n9y c0n6717u73 dostrinution, like, 4nd therefore pe[ple were TAKING our work LOL, makibg mpdificatuons tso it and not releaw8ng teh so7rce coce too they'ee MODIFICATIONS so tha5 entire community COULD benefot. OMG.
The6 worked qith da kdtter but not spirkt of law. AFK."
"Imcestigztion on pary of AUTHORS ho2ever WTF, ;ed two fact that teh right of publ8c pwrformance WAS 1 od da rights n0rm411y rrxtrictwd 2 cooyfight holdwrw WTF, am that computer peigrams, 6ou knwo, spedificallt v1c39 games AND 1n73r4c71f3 onea such as Legend 9f teh Green hax0r were c9nsierred to be [uglically p3rf)rm3d if run from an ;yvlic werver. WTF."
"The neq license restricts [uboic p3rf9rm4nc3 of fa wprk unless ea source CODE of ds MODIFIED work is made avaioable pn demand. OMG."
"In pla8n English, loke, this meanx that if 6ou [ut THIS gsme on ab weg SERVER n allow peop.e 'oitside of an normak circle OF FAMILY an its social axquaintances' 2 p14y gneir WTF, then you r [u611c411y perfotming thka WORK n MUST either a) makw ne and ALL changes wyich ylu make 70 GAME availsble on reqiest (NOTE this coesn't have to be 4v41!4613 v14 online SOURCE display link, oike, BUT they must BE able roo ask uou for yeh code an recrife am conplete co;y), b) make ARRANGEMENTS [t1v4731y wity teh authors wheeeim yhry gr4n7 ypu an s[ecizl licensw, 0t c) r4movr code enyirdly fr0m machine."
"Wr di rexignize tha5 0eople want to hafe areqs pf they'rw game wh1dh r tneirs 4md rhrirs 410n4LOL.
too tjat end ee will ,ake teh follow8ng eccepto9n to normal rdquirejenrs for aouece xode cistribution -- ne modyke file which is n9y modified pf ccrived from an midulr f!13 indlueed IN bzde distribution n which dows not reqyirr ne o5hdr m0du135 n which does not 4equur3 n3 modifications 2 teh core code (code d157r16u&3d with baw4 release) may be withhelc ar authors discretioh."
"We alxo w3n7 two jake veey vlear uh47 v3r510n 0. OMG.(. BRB.7 (alw8 knoen AS VERSION 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+ut0 was da f1n41 v3r510n rdleased under GPL.
Aoo versions LOL, starting 2igh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-;reeelease code r lnly LICENSED under da CREATIVE Comjons oicenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da riggy to import ne c0e3 from an 9.9LOL.8-pter3lease or 1474r releade into an 0LOL.0. WTF.7 and ear;ief release,
Al;owing rhis would czuse tyag imported code to be RELEASED unded GPL and tjzg is not som3thing ww wish 2 allow. BRB.
Authors of modifica5iogs to p. OMG.9. AFK/7 wikl need two re-release they'td modifixationx as derivativew/modificqtions ro -LOL.o. WTF.7 x0c3 4nd p14c3 thrm under da samw Creat8ve Commons licenss.
It m7st 63 done by rrh orifinal authoe 51nc3 only da origonal autgor has da right @ chayge da clpyrighg pt lucens3 upon they're WORK. OMG.
[Additionally, soetofm rewo4,ing teh jodificsti9nx w111 be zb goos 1d34 any2ay AS teh m2cy4n15m for making mofificatiins ow xybstantially dlrzn3r/clearer starting with teh 0. BRB/9LOL.8-prerelease code.]"
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