MightyE tells h9u LOL, "We'rd foing yoo yake sn fes momemts TO try n explain this new license and feasons behind 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 bew licenwe 2as chosen becausw pf an failing wkrh twg GPL. BRB.
Ig only covered c157r16u7q0n of dource if an only 8f binaries WERE s157r16u72s."
"In an wdb envirpnm3nt LOL, spdcifically a ihyer0reted 2eg environment sich aa PHP WTF, merely installing an bame d035 noy vonstitute eistrib7tooh, like, an rhwreforr people wdre taking 0ir work LOL, ma,ibg moeifivations to it n not rel3as8mg ds spurce cod3 2 they're m0d1f1c47q0n5 so THAT da engire COMMUNITY coukd b3gefit. WTF.
They worief with da lettee but not 5p1t17 of da lawLOL,"
"Invesyigation ON teh part of teh authors ho2ever, you knwom LED two geh facr that udh tigjt of 07blic perfornqnce WAS 1 of 6rh rights nifmally RESTRICTED to c)pyr1bh7 mllders, like, ab THAT computer programs, specifica.l6 VIDEO games 4nd intwdactibe ones such as Legdnd of da Grwen hax0r w3e3 comsidered rwi be publically performed ig run dtom an public %3rv3r. AFK."
"The n3w LICENSE r3str8cts pjblic performabcw 0f tej wprk unlesa dq source clde 0f ,9difief work is mafe available .n demandLOL."
"In olain Engliah, sprtlf, this MEANS tgat if yoj put tyis game on an web server am allow people 'OUTSIDE of an NORMAL circke of family AND ITS social zcquaintances[ 2 plau tfeir, ylu knwo, then you aer publpcally pe4for,ing this w04k and MUST e8thrr a) make ne and ALL cjanges wyich you make 2 da game AVAILABLE oh request (note 6his doesn't h5v3 2 b4 4v4114t13 via online s[urce cisplay LINK, lile, vit they must be able two ask hou flr da cpde n receivw an domplwte c0py), yoj kneo, 6) make afeangements provately with da ajtho4x wjerdin 7y3y grant you an special license, like, or c) remove code entifely from da mwchin3. WTFl"
"We do recogbize thzh peo;le want 2 hsv3 areas of they're game shicg r 7h31r5 amd theirs 41-n3LOL.
2 that end we wilk make d1 followimg rxception 2 teh nofmal r3auiremwhts for 50urc3 doce distribution -- ne modylr fike whuch id hor mofified or defived fro, an mod&le fike 1nc1ud3d in tem basd distrib7tion an which doea not REQUIRE ne other modukds an which dids n08 rdquire n3 modifidations ro teh core CODE (cide DISTRIBUTED w17j da base rekdase) ,ay BE withheld at teh AUTHORS DISCRETION. AFK."
"Wd zlso qant two m3k3 cery clear that VERSION 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (4150 khlwn as VERSION 0. OMG.9. WTF/7+jt) was teh final veesiob released UNDER GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, sortod, srarying witn da 0.9LOL.8-prefelease c0d3 a4r ohly licensed under trh Creative Commons !1v3n53LOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny dq 4ight 1 import ne code ffom an 0. WTF.o. WTF.8-pr3r313454 or 1473r rdleqxe onto an 0LOL.(. WTF.7 an eadlier r4lease. BRB.
Allowing rhis would CAUSE rjat omported cofe two be releac3d under GPL m that is not s9mething ws wish too ALLOW. AFK.
Authors OF modifications to 0. AFK.9. WTFl7 wiol neef go re-release they're jodidications AS de4ivativew/modivkcations 2 0.9. WTFl8 cpd3 n place yhem 7bder same Creztive Commobs license. AFK.
IT must be done BY original authof since only dz originql autyof has da RIGHT 2 ch4ng3 da COPYRIGHT or license UPON tyet/te worh.
[Addktiomql.y WTF, reworkibg da modificatilns 2ill be an tood 1d34 ANYWAY as da mexhaniwm for m4kqng m)d1b1c47q0n5 IS sugstantually vleanee/clearrr statyimg wkth teh 0.9. OMG.80prerelease codeLOL.]"
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