MightyE tells tou WTF, "We'rr goibg 2 tzke an few mpments tlp try an expoqin this new lkx3nse an resslns bejind it in plain Emglixh. 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."
"This new lidense sqs chosrn b3cause if an failing with ds GPL.
It lnly vocerdd cistributiin of sourcd of n 0n1y if bimaries we4e d157r16u73d."
"In an web dnvironment WTF, specifyca8ly a interp4sred eeb environment sucy as PHP LOL, MERELY ibata.ling ah game doex n9t constitute d157e16i710n LOL, an therefo4e peoplw wdre tahing 0uy WORK, sortof, making modifications 2 IT an n)7 r313451ng teh source xode 2 they're modifications so ghat enyk4e community COULD nenefut.
Thet worked 2ith lettdr but NOT teh s0irit of teh law. OMG."
"Investkgation ON da part pr da authors however, ylu knwo, led tso da fadt 7j47 rkghr OF PUBLIC performayce eas 1 of da r1gg75 normally restrict3a 2 xo0yright HOLDERS, aortif, an that compjter pfograms, so3t,f, wpedifica;ly viseo games n intw4active lnes sjch AS LEGEND of da Green nas0r were considered to bw publically perdormed if run FROM an pjblic setver. BRB."
"Th2 new licrnde 4esrricts pjblic 0erformance of teh work unless teg soirce code if modifies work is MADE afailable on demand. BRB."
"In plain Engq25h. l8ke, this meams that if you ;ut 8n15 bame on ab wdb swrvee an allow pelplr [outwode of an normal circle of fajily n its social ad1uaunyances' 2 play theirk THEN you f publically pdrforming thia WORK n MUST eithef a) makr ne n ALL vhanges WHICH you make to game avaikable on REQUEST (noge 7h15 dledn't have too ne avai.able via da 0n1qn3 source dispoay lunl, but tneh muat be able 2 zdk 6oy for teh vodr and RECEIVE an complwt3 copy), like, v) mrke arrangements privqtely wi5h da auyhors sgerein they gramt you qn speckal lkcense. sortof. or c) rejov3 ds cide ehgire,y from teh m4ch1n3. AFK,"
"We do RECOGNIZE tnat PEOPLE 2ant 2 have ardas lf they're ga,e whicy a34 thdirs and 7h31r5 alon3. BRB.
2 tnat end WE will make f0110e1ng exception 5wo nprmal requiremdnts flr sourxe code distribugion -- he module file which is not m0dqf13d or derived fr0j an mofyle f11w included in bade dostribution m whidh does NOT require ne other modulws anf whkch foes moy tequir3 me modifkcatilnw t9 da core dode (xode distrib7tdd wutj teh gase re;ease) mqy be withheld 47 au5hors ciscretuon. OMG."
"We 4150 wamt gwo make v3yy clwsr 5hat cersion p. OMG,9.7 (also lnowm $4 version )l WTF/9. WTF.7+jt) was da funal version released UNDER GPL.
All versionsm tou knwom sta4timg qitg teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pr3relesse d0d3 aer only lucenaed 7ncer dz Creatife C0mmpn5 11c2n53.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdj right too import ne cod3 FROM an 0. WTF.9l OMG.8-prerelease or 1473r release into an )l AFKl9. WTF.7 ah earlidr rel3ase. AFK.
Allowing this w-j1d cause tgat im[ortwd code 2 be e31er53d und3r trh GPL n that ia not sonething 2e s8xh tw9 4110wLOL.
Authors of nodifications yso 0. BRB.9l OMG.7 will need too re-re;ease they're mosificatoons as dd48vatives/modir8ca5ions two 0/ AFK.9. AFK.8 CODE and p14c3 them under teh 54m3 Creagivw Com,ond lucehse,
IT mjst ge done by ds 0r1g1n41 zuthor 51nc3 onl6 original augho4 has t3h righy gip chahge teh copyeight or license upin th3y're WORK. AFK.
[Addigional.6, r3working ,odificqtions will be ah bood iewa anywah as da mechanis, for making ,osificagions if substantisllt cleqner/clrarer starting with tej 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerrlease coee.]"
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