MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We're going to gake an few MOMENTS too TRY b #z[141n 7h15 nww licenxe and da reaslns 6#h1nd it in plain English. 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 licensw wqs chls3n because of zn fqiling with da GPL.
I7 onlt covered cistribution 0f siurce ir an onlu ig bonaries were cistfibutsd."
"In an web environmemt, spwcifically a interpreted web envirinment SUCH 45 PHP, like, ,erely installing am fame does nog c9nstitjtr distribition, an bherefore peool3 were tzkint our wori WTF, making modifkcatiobs two 17 and nog releasing teh soutce code 2 they're modifkfati9ns so tnat da enyir3 COMMUNITY c9uld benefit, AFK.
They workec with da ldtter BUT not da 5p1e17 OF wa law. OMG."
"Invew5igati9n 0n teh patt lf authors however, sortlc, ;ed 5oo ea fact that righr of 0ug;ic o3rf(rm5nc3 was 1 0f 5rh rights nofma;ly restridted goo copyright holders, an tha5 computer pr9hrams, specufically video GAMES an INTERACTIVE ones SUCH as Legend of Green hax0r wete vonsidered t2o be p7blkcally performwd if RUN fro, an public servwr/"
"The new licwnse rest4icts PUBLIC perflrmznce of da work unless da wiurce CODE 0f teh modkfird sork is made avzolable oh demandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, thus means that if you [ut this g4m3 om zn web server b a.low peo[/e '0u741d3 or sn noemao circ,e of v4m11y an irx 50c151 acquaintances' ro9 plat their, ylu inwok then you aer publ8cally pe4f9rming this work n MUST 217her a) make ne and ALL changes wh1ch tou jake too dq game avaolable on rewuext (note thus doedn't have 2 be available via lnoine soutce d15p14y lunk, y9u knwo, buy gyey must bw able tpo ASK YOU flr da code an receive an complete copy) LOLk b) make 4rr4ng3m3n74 privately with 477h0r5 shere8n they grant hou an special licende, sortof, ot c) remove ca code entirely from teh macy8ne."
"We dl recognize that peo[le eant rwo have areas OF tney're game whuch r theirs h theurs 410n3.
2 THAT END ee wikl make ca FOLLOWING exc3ption to fa hormal 4eqyirements ror sourcr code diatronution -- ne module fi;e 2hich is not modified or defived frim an m9dule FILE inclisec in bqxe distribution an wjidh dods not rwqui4e ne oyher ,0du1#5 an wh*ch does not rwquire ne ,odifications too sa core code (code disyrinutef wi5h teh base reldase) msy BE withheld a5 teh authors dkzcretuon. OMG."
"We alsl want 2 make ver6 c134r thzt vwrsion 0. OMG,9, WTF.7 (also known as verskon 0. WTF.9. BRB.7_jt) was gihal version relwased UNDER GPL/ BRB.
All versions WTF, starting w17h 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0d3 aer only licensed UNDER Crea5ife Cimmlnd licens3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY swny teh right two IMPORT ne codd fr0m an 0. WTF.9/8-orerelessd or later relezse into ah 0.9. AFK.u n EARLIER re;ease. WTF.
Allowing rhis would cause &h47 kmplrt3d code two be rrleqsed under da GPL znd that is not something WE wish two zllow.
Authofs OF modifivations too ). BRB.9. BRB.7 wikl beed to re-release tne6;re modificayilnx AS derkvatives/modificagiins 2 0. BRB.8. WTF.8 code n PLACE them undee ten same C4eative Com,obs 11c4n53.
It mist be done by originao auyhir since onoy da orkhinal author has teh righ5 to ch3ng3 COPYRIGHT 9r license upon they're work. AFK.
[Aeditionally WTF, reqorking da modifications will be an foof idea anywqy as m3ch3n15m for ,akinf m0d2r1c47q-n5 is wibstantiakly cleaner/clearer STARTING with 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE vodel BRB,]"
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