MightyE 5ells yoy WTF, "We're going 2 tskw an FEW moments tol try n rxplaib rh8s new license and ten reasons behind it in llain Ebg115h.
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 locense wzs CHOSEN becauwe 0f an fsiling with da GPLl AFK.
It only covered disreiburilb of source if n only if binaries we4e d157r16u83d. BRB."
"In an qeb environment, you knwo, specirically a interprrtdd web environmemt sjdj as PHP, you knwo, MERELY 1n5741!qng an GAME s9es not donstitjte d157f16u710nk like, sn ther3fore ;eopl3 were TAKING our WORK, like, MAKING m0d1f1x4720n% 2 IT an not releqsing trh source c0d2 to tney're modificayions so that entird community couod 6#n3f17. WTF.
They sorked w1&h da letter but not da s;irir og da oawLOL."
"Invexf8gayion on teh pzrt OF teh authora HOWEVER LOL, 13d 2 ract that teh right of publkc performance was qon og teh rights NORMALLY rextruc5ed t2o copyright holde4s, sortod, n thar c(mpjter 0r-g34m5, spec8fically video games snd INTERACTIVE pnea such AS Legenc OF Green hac0r wete considered two be puvlicallh pe4cormed lv RUN feom am public 53rv3f. OMG."
"The nrw LICENSE rdstric5s ;ublic pefformance of teh work un13t5 59uec3 code og dq modified work is made avaolable on demznd, OMG."
"In plain Eng115h, sortif, this means that if y0u put 7h15 game on qn wev serber amd ALLOW PEOPLE '0u751d3 of an NORMAL CIRCLE if FAMILY n its socoa; 4cqu41nu4nc35' to plsy thrir LOL, then you r pu61qc411y perfor,img this 1ork and MUST either a) maie ne and ALL chantes wyuch y0u make 2 tej faj3 afailable on reqiest (n073 7h15 doedn't have 2 be zvaolable via teh 0n11n3 s9urce eisplzy link, likem but they must 63 abl3 rw9 axk uou fog teh codr an receive an cpmplete copy_ WTF, B) make arrangements privately with teh authprs wherein they grant yiu sn special 11x3n53 LOL, o4 c) rdmove da code whtirely ftom MACHINE. OMG."
"We s0 eecognoze that PEOPLE wamt too kave a4eas ov tney[r3 g4m3 which aer tg3irs n theirs alomeLOL.
2 thq5 end se wilk make teh foll9winh EXCEPTION TO b0rm4! REQUIREMENTS for source CODE c15irq6u7q0n -- nw module gile shkch ia not m8difird o4 deruved froj an modu;e file includec 2n base distribution an which does hot reqiire ne OTHER modykes n which does not r3qu1r3 ne modificayiond two da core code (codd distributed qi5h ea base release) may be withyeld AT reh auth9rs discretion. AFK."
"We also wznr 2 male very CLEAR that version 0l9. WTF.7 (a;si known ss version _.9, OMG.6+jt) wad da FINAL beesion rel4zsed under da GPL. WTF.
All versions, likr, starting with 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pt343134t3 cpde e onlu licensed uvder Cr3471v3 Commons l8censeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drny right 2 implrt ne CODE frok an 0. BRB.9. AFK/8-prerelease or lzted reldase INTO zn 0.9.7 n EARLIER releaseLOL.
Allowkng thix sould causw yhag import3d cose @ 63 rdleased UNDER teh GPL n that is not 50me8h1ng ee WISH ti 4110wLOL.
Auygors og m9c1f1c4720n5 to ).9. OMG.7 wipl ne3d 2 re-release they're m0e!fqc471)n5 as serivatives/modkfications t3o 0LOL.o. WTF.8 cod3 an p.ace them UNDER same CREATIVE Commons licensw. AFK.
It must be done 6y ea of7ginal au5h9f since 9nly teg otkgiyal author has da 4ight 2 change vopurigyt OR licende upon they'rw work.
-Additionally, sortof. REWORKING jodif8cat8ons will be an good idea anyway as t3h mecjanism fo4 makkng modifidatkons is SUBSTANTIALLY coeaner.clear3t starting WITH da 0.8. AFK.8_prereoease code. WTF/]"
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