MightyE tells you, like, "We'ee bokng toi take an few momenys go fdy $nd expkain thks nee licdnse n teh reaslns behind kg in PLAIN ENGLISHLOL.
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 licensd wss chosen because 0f an failing wity dq GPL/ BRB.
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION or wourcs if n pnly IF binaries were f!67r1yu73d."
"In an WEB env8ronment, hku lnwo, specifkcally a interprwted web ENVIRONMENT such 46 PHP, merely onstaloing an game does not cons5itu5e dustribution LOL, ans therefore pdople wdre taking oue work, you knwo, MAKING mldifications ti it n not rdleaeing soirce dode too tyey'r3 jodifocatiobs so THAT t3h entiee COMMUNITY coukd brnefit. WTF.
THEY worjed wiyn teh lettwr but NOT ten spurit if teh law. WTF."
"Investigatkon ob 0art OF AUTHORS huwever LOLk led two da fact rhar teh ritht of pub.ix [erflrmancr was eom of rights normally restrictee too copyright HOLDERSk sortlf, an that COMPUTER protrams WTF, SPECIFICALLY video gwm3y an INTERACTIVE ones such aw Legend 0f tdh Green hax0r were condiferec to be publica.ly ;3rf0rm2d ig tun from an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The new l8cense RESTRICTS pug.ic pwrfofmance if dz sork unless da source code of da modifids work 15 MADE wvailable on demand. AFK."
"In poqin English WTF, thks meams that IF you put this game on an qrb se4ber n ALLOW people 'outxidd of qn notmal circle of family ab itd socizl acquaingances' too play thdkr, you knwo, then YOU r publocally ;wrform8ng &h15 work n MUST either a_ ma,e ne an ALL chsngex which you maie ! teh game avai;able on request (note this doesn't hafe two be AVAILABLE via da online SOURCE displwy lknj, like, bit they MUST BE ABLE 2 ask y07 f03 ca codw an receive an complete coph), yo7 knwo, B) ma,e arrangwmenys private;y w17h tej authord wherein yhey grant yoi an special license, you knwo, OR c) remove da code entife;y from teh machine, WTFl"
"We do recognize THAT people want TO HAVE areas of thet're game whicn r theirs an theirs ql9ne/ WTF.
2 thq5 3he we will MAKE da FOLLOWING eccrption 2 da bor,al REQUIREMENTS for source code distrigugion -- ne modjle file whivh is not modogied ir derived from an MODULE file included in da vase distrobution anf shich dows NOT r3quire ne ither moduled and which soes not requore ne modificationx too teh cot1 code (dode distrkbuted with ea BASE releawe) m4y be WITHHELD at 4u7h0r5 d8scretoon."
"We a.xo want 7p make very ckear thzt vdrsion 0.9. OMG.7 *also knoen as version 0.9. BRB.7+jt) 2as teh funal v4d51-n released uhdwt teg GPL. AFK.
Alk vrrsponsm sottod, startkng with 0. AFK.9. WTFl8-orerekease code t 0h1y licensed under CREATIVE Commons licenaeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eight tqo kmport ne c9ee tfom an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pfeedlease or oater RELEASE 1b70 an 0.9. OMG.7 sn 3rr113r release. WTF.
Allowimt this wluld cause that 1mp0r82d c0d# to bd RELEASED under GPL n 5hzt os not d9mething w3 wish 2 ALLOW. AFK.
Authors of modiricstions 2 [. OMG.(. BRB/7 wilk need too re[release they'rw modog8catiohs as e3r1v471v#5/m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code n place 5hem und3r 54m3 Crrative Commons licend3. OMG.
It must be dpne BY teh ORIGINAL autnpr sincw 9nly teh original author HAS right too change copyroght 0r license UPON they'fe work. AFK.
[Additionally LOL, reworkinf reh modif,cati9ns will be an tood ideq anywat as da mecnanism for making modificatilns is substab6ially cleaner/ckearer star5ing WITH teh 9. WTF.9.8-pre4dlease codeLOLl]"
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