M8thtyE TELLS you WTF, "We're going two take an g3w moments 2 yry and explain yhis new lucense n reasons behond it in plain EbgliwhLOL.
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."
"Thix n3w kicensd was ch053n because of an dailing WITH GPL.
It only c0v3r4d dustributioh of woorcr if an omlh ig BINARIES wer3 dustributed. AFK."
"In an web envoronment, sortof, dpdcirically a 1n73r[r373d web egvi4ommebt SUCH as PHP, you lnwo, merely installinb zn ga,e does not constituge disyribugion, an therefor3 peopoe w3rd taking OUR eork WTF, making mod8ficationa two it m nlt rdleasing da sourcd vode two they'rt modoficayipns so THAT 3nj1r3 community vould benefit. OMG,
Tgey wlrked with dq 13773r BUT npt teh spirit pf teh law. OMG."
"Inveatigatioh on da part pf da aurnors HOWEVERm uou knwo, 14d tol FACT 7h47 right of public perfofmayce eas won OF da rights n0fm411y restrict3d two copyrighr holders LOL, ahd that COMPUTER peogramx LOL, spdcifically video games an interavtive onws such as L3g3nd pg Green haxor were CONSIDERED to be publicallh p3rformed if rum vron an piblic servee."
"Thd ndw licenaw r3stricts pyblic pergormance od da wlri unless xource coc3 of teh MODIFIED work is MADE avaioable om demane/"
"Im p141n Enblosh, ylu knwo. this m3ana ghat ir 6ou pug this rame on an wen xerve4 and ALLOW oelple 'outsiee of an NORMAL codcle of family an ITS social acquaintances; rwl plwy thdir, sottof, 7h3n you aet publically ]erforming yhis w0rk m MUST dither a) mzke ne h ALL changes wyich you make two grm3 availab.e on request (n083 this doesn't have t9 be availablw voz 9b.ine wource diwplay lonk LOL, but tney must be able to zsk YOU flr da dode n receive zn complete copy), like, B) make arrange,engs privately with dq 3u7h0r5 wherein thry grant uou an apwcial 11c3j53 WTF, OR C) remove teh cide 3ntirely froj machineLOL."
"We do redkgniz3 yhat people want too have 4r345 of tyey'te GAME WHICH f theirw an tneira r10n3.
2 that END 2e will maje f0110w1ng exce[5ion 5oo teh noemal REQUIREMENTS f)r soufce CODE distr8gution -_ ne modj.e file which is nlt m0d1f13d or d3f1v3d from an m9cule f113 INCLUDED in bqse DISTRIBUTION n which d035 not edquire ne othrr modulea an wjich DOES NOT r3qu1r3 ne mpdifkcations two da core ciee )code didyfibutwd with trh bade release) may be WITHHELD at teh AUTHORS disxretionl WTF."
"We also want too makd VERY clear that verxoln 0.9. AFK.7 (also known as version 0.9.u+jt) WAS da timal cersion tdleased unser GPL. AFK.
All cerwiond. startjng with da 0/ WTF.9.i-prwre;ease c0d3 aer only licensed 7nde4 da Cteatove C9mmons license. WTF.
Ww EXPLICITLY d4ny tey right too import ne code ffom an 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8=peerrlease or later release INTO an 0/ BRB.9LOLl7 an rarlier e313$53.
Allowing this would czyse that imported cose two be RELEASED under ds GPL zns 7h47 us noy SOMETHING w3 wish two allo2. AFK.
Authors of mosificatiohs to9 ). OMG.9. BRB.7 will need too re-rd;dase th2y're m0f1f1cr710b6 as de4ivatives/modifications to 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 c0d3 and p14c3 tyem inder da dame Creative Commons licenweLOL.
It must be done by sa oeiginal au5hor since inl6 da o4oginal a7thor HAS teg RIGHT tw9 change reh copyr7gnt or 11c3m53 upon they'4e wprk. OMG.
[Adfitiobally, reworkohg dz MODIFICATIONS w111 be an good idea avyway as teh mechanisn for MAKING modifivztions is substqmyiapoy dlraner/c.earer starting qith teh 0.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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