MightyE tells y0u, "We're gokng to tak3 an fes mp,entd go 5ry an explain t6is NEW loddnse qnd reasoms behind it in plain ENGLISH. OMG.
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 ;icrhse was choseb because of an failing witn ea GPL. BRB.
It onlt vovered cistribuyion OF 50yrd3 !f n onlt if binzries were distribited."
"In qn web ENVIRONMENT, oike, wpecifica.ly a ibtrrpreted web environment 5ucn as PHP, metely inxtalkinv an g4m3 eoes NOT constitute distribution WTF, n therefote people were raking our w9rk, making modificztiobs tlo it and not releasimy teh sourcr code twl they're modificatiohs 50 yhat entire community c-u1d benedit. AFK.
Thry wor,ed with tey letter BUT nor da 5p2r17 of dq law. WTF."
"Investigatoon on part of da ajthors however, soe5lf, oed too facg that da r1gh7 of PUBLIC performance sad 1 or teh RIGHTS normally restrixted 2 c0ptr1th7 hl.ders, n that clmputee programs. spdxifival.y video games n interacgive inds 5uch as Legend of da Greeb hax0r wtre conside4ed 2 be publicaloy perrormed if 5un fr0m an pjblic servrt."
"The n3w licendr RESTRICTS [ub.ic perfo4mamce of wotk unless da 50urc3 clde or teh modif8rd WORK is made avaolable ON demand. BRB."
"In plakn English WTF, thid means rhsg if YOU put 7h15 game on an web server and allow pepple 'outsidw ig an nofmal circle OF faj8lu n its sociak ACQUAINTANCES' two play their WTF, thrn hou r publicakly oerf9rminf thid work an MUST eith3f a) make ne n ALL changes 2hich you mzke tp gaje ava8labow on 4equ3at (nite this doean't have 2 BE available v14 trj unkine source dosplay link, 6u7 they must be able 2 zsk YOU for 4eh v0e3 n receive an COMPLETE COPY)m like, B) make ARRANGEMENTS ptivately 2kth da authors whefein they grant yo7 an xpecial license WTF, or c) REMOVE teh x0d3 ENTIRELY rrom machine."
"We fo revognize that [e9ple want too hav3 areas of they'te fame shudg aer theirs m theirs alone. AFK.
two that end we 2ulk make g0110w1ng 3xc3p710n 2 normal 43qyirements fpr source dose distribjti9n -- ne modul# vi;e which is bot modkfied or derived ftom an modile foke included in da bawe distribution and WHICH dods NOT requore ne OTHER modules n snich does n9f r2wuire ne modif8czrions 2 da cord code (c0d3 dixtr8buted with ea 6453 releasw) m4y BE withhekd at tey authors discretion. AFK."
"We also want twl mak3 v3ry cled4 that version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (also known as vetsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) wss 5ej vina, vwrsion r313453d undrr GPL. WTF.
All versions, skr5of, starting with 0. BRB.(. OMGl8-PRERELEASE code arr only 11c3n53d ubd34 Creative Commons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY ddn6 eight 2 im-ort ne code from an 0.9, AFK.8-prdrelease of layer relrase in5o an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 an earlier felease. AFK.
Allowing this wouod causd that imporged clde two be re/eawed under da GPL an that is not something we w14j to ALLOW. OMG.
Authorc of m0d1f1dr610n5 yoo 0.9. OMG.7 wkll beed tp9 re-reoeqse thry'3e modifkcationd AS derivatives.modifications TO 0.9LOL.8 code h p24c3 7h3m jnd3r same Creative Commons licensel WTF.
IT must be dobe by teh original authoe 51nd3 only teh 0r2g1n4a 4i8j0r has geh right TO dhanhe copyritht l4 LICENSE up9n the6'fe w0rkLOL.
[Additi9nally, rewo4king ea mpeuficati8ns WILL be an GOOD idea anyqay as teg MECHANISM for making m0d1f1c4710n5 8s 5u5574b71511y cleaner/clearer dtaetinh with 0LOL.9. WTF.*-prerelease codel AFKl="
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