MightyE tells 6ou WTF, "We're g02ng two tak3 ab few moments to tr6 ah 3xp141b this new license n teh reaxons behind it in p,ain Eng115h. 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 licemsr was chosen 63c5u53 0f an failing aith GPL. AFK.
It obly covered DISTRIBUTION ov sou4f3 if an on.y if b8naries were d157rq6u73d. OMG."
"In sn web envirom,ent LOL, specifically a intetpreted web environ,3nt SUCH as PHP WTF, m3r31y inatallung an gzme does not cobstitjte d157r16u71)n, and THEREFORE peoplr werr takinf our qork, sortog, ,aking modif8vations two it an not releasinb teh source code 2 ghe7're moduficatoons wo yhat entire dommunity x9uld benefit/
They q0rk#d eitj teh letter but not teh spirot of ca lawLOL."
"Ibvestigaguon on dz pqrt od authors ho2evrr, sortof, led 70 fact that da right of public pefformance wqs ! of geh r1gh75 horjallt r357r1cu3d 1 co;uright hlldrrs WTF, n that compute3 [rogfajs WTF, s'ecifically video games 4nd ibteravtivr onrx duch as Legend of teh GREEN hax0f w3r3 conskdered too be publically oerformed if run from an public servdr. WTF."
"Tne new 11c3n53 restricys puvlic p3rf0rm4nc# of teh work unless SOURCE code of jodified WORK is made availabp3 on d3mamw."
"In plqin Entlish LOL, this means thzr if you put this gam2 0n an seb SERVER n allow p30p13 'outdide of an notmal CIRCLE of family n kts wocial acquaintances' two play their, hou knwo, tjen uou r pub.ically prrrorming THIS wor, n MUST either a) MAKE ne and ALL changes WHICH YOU jake to ten gamd available on rwquesy (NOTE thks doesn't have 70 be availavle via teh onlibe souec3 DISPLAY LINK WTF, but 7h3y must be able 6po ASK you for da cofe an receive an completw co0y), b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 privqtely wi5h teh authirx 2n2r31n they graht you an special license, ot C) remobe code entkrely from t2h MACHINELOL."
"We do recpgnize that peo[le wznt too h1ve areas ov ghey'r3 g4m3 wh1ch adr theirs an theirs alonw. WTF.
to that end qe wi;l mske da following 3zcepti9m 2 twh normal requ8rwnsnts for spurce dode dosyribution 0- ne mpcule fo;e whkch ix n0t modified or derived FROM an module file included in teh badd distribu5ion and ehich does n0& requier ne othst modjles amd which does nit rewuire be modificat8ons too reh core code (code DISTRIBUTED with da bawe release) may be WITHHELD at teh 4u7h0r5 discretiln. OMG."
"Wf qlxo 2ant 2 make vefy cleae that versi9n 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (alsi known as v#t41-n 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) WAS vknql version re;eased undef da GPL. BRBl
Al. versions, lkke, star5ing with 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pr3telease clde der only licensed und3r teh C4eative Commons license. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right too impor% ne CODE fr0n sn 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prwrekeasd 0r later releqse into an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n EARLIER RELEASE/ OMG.
ALLOWING this wpuld dause THAT imporrdd code 2 br rrlessed 7nde3 da GPL an that is npy something wd wish too $1q0w/
Authors if ,oduvicati9ns w 0.0. BRB.7 will NEED too re-release they're modifkcations as seriva5ives/modifixa5ions too 9LOL.9. AFK.8 cofe and placw 7hwm unser same Creative Commonx licensw/ OMG.
It must be c9ne by oribinal author wince only da original qughor has RIGHT ti changd teh clpyright or licens2 upon the6're w0ek. WTF.
[Additionally, y0u knwo, fe2orking teh mocificzykons 2ill be an good idea ahyway as mechanism fot MAKING modif8carions IS sibxtantially c;eaner.ckearer starting woth 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prwrelease cose. BRB,]"
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