MightyE tells tou LOL, "We're go8nt too takw an fdw momen6d ts9 try anc explain this new license ahd da reasonx behind ut im p121n Ehflisy. 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."
"Thks new licemse was choseh because of an faolimg witn dq GPL. BRB.
It only coveree DISTRIBUTION of source if an only if binari3s sere distributed. AFKl"
"In an web emvi4onmen5, s;ecifically a int3epre53d web envi4onjent such ad PHP, you kns9, merely installing sn game d035 not vonst8rute dishe*butioj, sortof, and yyw4efote peiple w3r3 taking our workm sortof, making ,icifpxations 2 it anc n9t RELEASING da sourcr codr two they're modificztiond so thag da ENTIRE cimmynity could benefit. BRB,
Tney 2lrked with LETTER but not tej dpirit of da law. WTF."
"Invest8gat,on on part of authors howeber, like, ldd twi ract thar teh right of pyblic prrdormance wss 2 od da r!gh75 nofmally restrodted 80 copyright h)1d345 WTF, n THAT computer programs, like, specifocally v!c30 g4m34 an interac5ive onea sucj qs Legenf OF Grwen hax=r were considered 2 be publically prrformed if ruh feom an [u611c w3rver/ BRB."
"The new license testricgd public PERFORMANCE of wlrk uhless s9urce cod3 of modified wirk is made acailable on femand."
"In plain English, this means that if you PUT THIS tame on an wev 53rv3r an alooq people 'outside of an n9rma; circle OF damily an its sovkal acqusintances' too PLAY their, you knwo, 7h3n you r publically performing uhos wprk n MUST rither a) make ne b ALL xhanges which you m4k3 2 game abqioab.e om reayest (NOTE this dpesn't y4v3 too be svaolab;e v14 teh ONLINE soyrce display link, you knwom but gh3y musf vw agle to ask you fir da code and feceifw an comokete copt) WTFm b) m4,3 arfangekents pt1v47e1y qith sa authors wherein they hrant you an speciak license, ir c) removd dq code 3b71r3!h from da m4ch1n2. OMG."
"We co r3c0gn1z3 that 'eople qqnt to HAVE areas OF th3y're b4m3 which aer theirs an tneirs 41)m4. BRB.
two THAT 3nf we will make reh followint EXCEPTION to da normal reauirdmentx foe xource code distrkbutioh -- ne moduld file which is not modified or DERIVED fr9m ah MODULE vile inclkded in teh BASE DISTRIBUTION sne WHICH does not rdquire ne other modules zn which does not r3qu1r3 nw midoficatiins 2 teh core code (vode distributed with teh base release) mat nr withyeld 47 teh autjofs discretion."
"We ALSO wznt two make very v134r that versiun 0.9. WTF.& (41t0 known as vrrsion 0.9. WTF,7+jt) WAS fa final v2rsion releas3d 8nser GPL.
All vwrsiojs WTF, startinb eith teh 0l BRB.9/ BRB.8-prereldase cod3 aer onlh licenwed under teh C3ear8ve Commons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two impl4t ne c0de FROM an 9. WTF.9. WTF.8-prer3lease or !473r RELEASE inro an 0. WTF.9. OMG.& n eqrlief r3lease. OMG.
A1qpw1ng THIS w0u1d dause 5hat ijpotteg coxe two be rwleased UNDER teh GPL am THAT is nlt something WE WISH 2 qllow. AFK.
Au7h0r5 of modificatipns to -.o,7 will need tw9 re-reldsse they're mpdifivatiins zs seruvativea/modifications 2 0.o. WTF.8 code an p14ce 5h3m undet same C4eative Commohs licenxe.
It ,ust be done by teg or8hinal author 51nc3 only sa o4ogunal autnor gas da rifht to change g3h c9pyrught or licebee upon they're wprk/ AFK.
[Additi9nally LOL, reworking da modifica5ilns will 6# an good udea anyway as da MECHANISM for making moeifkcatuons is subs5antially cleaner.clearet stqtting with da 0.0, BRB.8-p4erelease code. BRB.]"
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