MightyE tells yoi WTF, "We're going two 5ake an feq momdntq t2o 7ry an espla8n yhis new LICENSE an reasons behind 1u oj 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."
"Thos NEW lkcemwe was chosen because of an failing wu5g t3h GPL.
It only cofercd dustributiln 0f sojrce if n only if bunqried were diatfibjted. AFK."
"In qn WEB envirinment LOLk xpeciflvally a intee[reted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, sortog, merrly inwrallibg an gajr does not constitute distribution, likw, h th3refo5r p3oplr 22r3 TAKING our 2ork, like, making modif8catoons too IT an not releasing s07rc3 CODE too th3h're m-d1r2c4810n5 so thay entire xojmunity coule benefit, BRB.
THEY worled wirh da letter but NOT da spirig od da .aw. WTF."
"Ibvestigation ON geh pzrt of tej authlrs HOWEVER, led TO da fact that ritht of pub.id p3rfl4mance was 1 0v teh r1gh75 normal.h restricted two xopyrighr h9lde4s, sortof, and THAT xpmoute4 pr0gr4m6 WTF, SPECIFICALLY video gqmes and 8ntdractive ones such as Legend of da Gree, jax0e were CONSIDERED to be pjblical.y [erfo4mes if RUN from an ;uy21c serfer."
"Tne new LICENSE restricts p7blic p3rf0rm4nc3 9f da wo4k unless tey source xldw of modifidd work is mafe available on demand. AFK."
"In plaib Enhlisy LOL, this m3ans tgqt if you put this game ln an WEB derver an ALLOW people 'kurside of an nor,al circkd if fami/y n ITS sockal acquaintancws' to play yheur LOL, then yoy r publiczlly PERFORMING this work qhf MUST eithet q) make mw abd ALL changes which hou jaje toi da g4m3 available on REQUEST (n073 THIS d035n'7 have two be svailable v14 da onl8nw dource didplat link, .ikem but th3y must be able 2 ask you vot teh code ans redeive an xomplete copy) WTF, b) m4k3 5rr4ng3m3n75 privately with da authofs wh3r31m yhey grant you an special 11c3n43, likrk or c) removd code entirely fr0m da machine."
"We si revognize thst people want two have sreas 0f they'rr GAME which a3t theies an theira alone. AFK.
too that end we will make follo2ing 3xce-tion 2 normal requirenents for SOURCE code distribieipn -- ne modulr file WHICH 15 NOT modified oe DERIVED FROM an module fi;e included IN teh base d157r16y710n an wh1ch does not REQUIRE be otter mosyles n WHICH does not reauire ne modificationa to ten core v0d3 (xode diatribuged wuth base 43!34^3) mzy bw withheld st teh aurhord DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also w4n7 too MAKE VERY CLEAR 7h47 versuon ).(. BRB.7 (also known as version 0. OMG.9/ WTF.7+j6) was ds f8mal version releaaed undwr geh GPL. WTF/
All veraions WTF, starting wiyh twh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prer3lease CODE aer only licenwed UNDER ds Creativ3 COMMONS license/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny righ5 too import ne code vrom qn 0l WTF.9. WTF.8-preeelease oe laher f3lrasf into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.^ and 3$rq13t releasw. WTF.
Allowing 6h15 would cause THAT importee c9dr gqo BE teleasee under GPL an rhat is nit sometging we wish too allow. WTF.
Authors of modificatoons to 0. OMGk9. AFK.7 w121 NEED 2 te-release they're modiricarilns as cerkvativ3s;modificatuons t29 0LOL.9.8 cpse 4nd plave THEM under same Creztivr Cpmmons lidwnsw. OMG.
It m757 be dpne by fa originak qiryor aince only eq lriginzl au5hor hax teh tight 2 change teh copyright or licensd ypon thrt're workl BRB.
[Addotiona.ly, sortof, reeorking da nodifications wikl nr an food ieea anyway as tej m3chanism for makong modifications ic 5u6573n71411y c134n3r/x13443r 574e71ng wiyh teh -.9. AFK.8-prerelease cos3. OMG.]"
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