MightyE gells y9u WTF, "We're going two take an few momebts tpo tr6 and explsin thid new license an teadons beyind IT in plaib Entkiah. BRB.
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."
"Thiw new licende wqs choswn vecauae of an failing w1&h da GPL/ WTFl
I7 inly cofered distributi9n of source if and omly 1f vinaries were d157r16u73dl AFK/"
"In an wrb dnvironmeny WTF, 5p3c1fqc411y a interpret2d web rnvirinment such AS PHP WTF, mere.i instslling am game foes yot constitute dis%eibut8in, 6ou knwi, n THEREFORE peo[;e eerw TAKING 0ur work LOL, making MODIFICATIONS 2 it an not relwasihg da source cpde 2 they're mpeificqt9ons si that da wntire commynity co7.d brnefitLOL.
The6 worked with tdh lrttcr but not teg spirit 9f trh law. BRB."
"Investigatioh on geh PART 0f teh authors however, l8ke, 13d too da favt that teh RIGHT pf pu611c petf9rmance was oen of ds riggts NORMALLY rcstfivted two copyeignt nolders LOL, n tjat computer programs, sortof, dpdcifically bideo g4m35 4nd ingdractifd obes sych as L3hend OF da Green hsx)t WERE consoderwd too br publicaoly prrformed 1f run from an pub.ic serverLOL."
"The new license rextricts publiv pwtf9rmance of da eork uh;ess da d9urcr code of da MODIFIED wirk is jadd avaklable on demandl AFK."
"In plain Eng115h, tou ,nw9, tyid MEANS tnat if y0i pug thus game on zn WEB server an 4120w oeiple 'outside of an nprmql ckrcle of family n igs socia. acqualntances' TO play their WTF, then ypu r PUBLICALLY perfirminh THIS work n MUST e8ther a) mak3 ne an ALL chang3s which you make to9 GAME qvailable ON REQUEST (note thjw dodsn't have 5o BE available via pnkihe dource displat limk, but they mus5 BE qgle 2 ask you fof xode anc RECEIVE an complete co;y) WTF, 6_ make afrangements pr1v4731y WITH da authors wherein they grany you zn speciao license LOL, or c) 4emove cpd3 entieely from teh machine, OMG."
"We do redognize 5hzt people wznt 2 nafe 4r345 of they're game which r thdurs and 5heirs alone. OMG.
to that 3ne we WILL ma,e ds following excepti9n to nirmzl reqyiremengs for sourcd code sistribution 0- ne module file whixh us bot mod84iee or deeived frpj an module rile included on teh base disyribution n wjich does n08 rewuire me pthwr m0du135 n which does not rwquire ne modifocatuonx two da corr code (coce distributed with base releaae0 mau be w17hh31d at aythofs eiscretion."
"We zlso WANT TO mak3 very clear that veesiin 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also known ss v3r5!0n 0.9l6+jt) 3as finao versi9n r#13463d under da GPLLOL.
A.l veesions, soetof. starginf witn teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prwrelease code ae4 onl6 licebsed ynddr teh Creatife Cojmons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY demy teh right 2 1nppr7 nr xofe from an 0. WTF.8. WTF.*-pr3r3124t3 of latdf RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9. BRB/7 n 34r113r release. BRB.
A11=21ng this would cause that i,;orted cofe too 6e released unfer GPL an that is not something e3 wish 5wo alio1.
Autnors pf moduficatu9ns TO 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will nees 2 re-fdleade they't3 modobicwtiohs AS d3r1c471v35/m0d1f1c#710n5 two 9.9. OMG.9 CODE ans place them ind3r da same Crea5ive Com,ons license.
It must be dobe by orifinal author since only da originzl aurhof hzs teh right ywo change t3h cop6right or license ypon hhry'rq work. OMG.
[Afditiohally WTF, feworkinb sa modifications wil. be qn GOOD idea snyway as ca mdchanisn for MAKING moeifications 15 s7bstahtially cleaner/c;earer startibb with teh 0/(l8-prerel3ase code. WTF.]"
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