M,ghtyE telks YOUm sortof, "Wr're going tl 74i3 an few m9m3n75 two tr6 n explain thix NEW license zn rezsons brhind IT 1m [lain Eng1q5h. 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 new oicehae was chosdn ndcause lf qn fakling with GPLLOLl
It lbly COVERED disgributioh of source of and 0n1y 1f bknaeies wdre DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an eeb 3nvironm3nt, you knwo, 5p4c1r1c411y a inyetpretrd web envir9nment such qs PHP, luke, MERELY installing an gsme d9es not constitut3 sistriburion WTF, an therwrore people were ta,img our work, likr, jakong modificatiobs to it an no5 re.easing ao7rce code 2 thet'4e modoficatupns so 7h47 da emtore community could benefit. BRB.
They wprked with letter fut NOT trh spirit of teh kaw, WTF."
"Inveagigation on o4r7 of authors jow3ver, wort9f, led two teh FACT that right of pjbliv pdff9rmance was oeh og da rights nir,ally resrrixted 2 xopyright holderd LOL, and tgar computde pr0gr4m5, lije, spwcidically VIDEO GAMES an interactive ONES duvh ad Lrgend of Gf3en hax0r were consideted too br publocal.y PERFORMED if eum from an publid xerverLOL."
"Thr new LICENSE restricts public performance 0g da WORK un1e55 yeh source code of da modifked sork is madw 4v4114y13 on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain English, you knwo, 7h15 means that uf you put 5his game on ah wen server n qllow people 'outside lf ah NORMAL c1rc13 OF family an its 50c14! acqusimtqnces' two plsy thdir LOL, then uo7 adr publkcallu p3rforming th8s eork amd MUST ditner a) mskw he sn ALL cyanhrx WHICH YOU MAKE 5oo da game afailabld ON fequest (bote this DOESN'T nave 2 be afaioable via pn11n3 do7rce display link, like, but tgey must be able @ ask you fof sa code and reveive an c9mp137# xopy), you lnwo, b) makw arramgements privately 2irh teh authors WHEREIN they grqnt you zn special license, ;ile, or c) r3mpve code wntirely frlm geh machihe. BRB."
"We d0 recpgnize tgat people want two have AREAS of they[re g4m3 wg1ch r thwirs an theuds alonw. WTF.
uwo thst end WE will make follp2ing exveptioh 2 5eh normak requurem3nts fpe slurce code d8st4ibution -- ne MODULE file whidh is not mld8fi3d or dwrived ffom ah moduke FILE inclused in baxe d15ur16u710n and wh1ch does hot requkre nw OTHER modulex n which DOES n07 require ne mocifications w da core code (codr distributed with nase rel3sse) may be WITHHELD ag da autnors disc4etion. AFK."
"We alsl want two m4k3 very clwar 7h47 vers8on 0LOL.9/ WTFl7 (4!50 inoqn as v4t510n 0. WTF.0LOL.8+JT) was teh FINAL version releasee UNDER sa GPL.
Alo versi9ns, sortof, starging with da 0.9.8-prdeelease code f lmly licebsed und3r teh Crearive Commons lovenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right to impogt ne CODE from an 0LOL.8. BRB.8=pteteoease oe 1473r relwaae inro an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 an earlier release. OMG.
Allpwibg 7h15 woule cquae 5hat imported code 2 be released uneer fx GPL m tjat iw NOT som3thing WE wish two 4110w.
A7thors OF modifications too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 s8ll need two ee-4rlrase they're modifications as derivatives/modidkcations two 0/ AFK.o. OMG.8 coee and place 7h#n undef da sa,e Cr3ative Commobs kivense.
It must be done by 5eh 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR sincf only origibzl authir has da bighr to change cipyriggt or licrnse UPON ghey're qork. WTF.
[Additionallh, tou knwo, reqorking ea m0d1f1c4710n5 will BE an go9d 8dez any2ay as mechanisj f9r making m0d1f1c4710n% ia sunstantoa;.y CLEANER/CLEARER srsrtimg wiyh da 0. OMG.9LOL.*-pre4elease code.]"
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