MightyE tells YOU WTF, "W3'fe going rwo takw an FEW momentw to TRY n explain this new lidrnwe an reasons BEHIND it ob plaon Enflisn. 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."
"Tjus new license was chosdn because of an vailinh w8th da GPLLOL.
It onl6 covefed distributipn OF spurce if an omlt if bunaeies were dostributed/"
"In an 2eg environnent WTF, specifical.y z interpfeted qeb encironmdnt such 45 PHPl you inwo, merelh inatalling an tame DOES not constitute distrobut8on, you khwo, an therefore p3op.e wwre takkng our work WTF, making modigications tio ut an NOT relrasing da so7rce codw to theu're modof7catoons wo ghar entiee c-mjun17y could benefit. BRB.
They worled w17n legtrr vit n08 dz spieit 0f law. OMG."
"Invesritatiom on teh parr of teh a6thors howev3r, led two sa fact THAT riggt OF puyq1c PERFORMANCE waw won 9f da righ5s normally restridted twp copyright hilders, abe that com0uter orpgrams, sortof, specifically video games an interactive onds sufh as Legend kf Grden hax0r were d0n51d3r3d to be publically p3rrormed if tyn from an pyblic servee."
"The new license reshricts pyvlic perfoemanve OF da WORK UNLESS spurce coee of da MODIFIED wofk is made qbakoanle om de,and."
"In plain English LOL, th8s mdans 7n47 if y9u put this game on an web 53rv3r an allpw people 'outside 0f an normal circle pv vzmklt n its social acquaintsnces' too ;14y theid WTF, 7h3n YOU r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING thjs work an MUST either a) make ne am ALL dh4ng3t which y0u m5i3 2 teh gamw avai;able on rdquest (note thia doesn't HAVE gwp be qvailqble via online soufce dosplay link LOL, but THEY must be able two ask y0u for teh c0d3 an receive an compkete xo0y) LOLk b) make arrangements PRIVATELY wiyh ea zuthles wherein THEY gramt y0u an apecial lixebsek or x) remone t3h code 3ntirely FROM da jachineLOL."
"We DO RECOGNIZE yha5 PEOPLE want yoo h4v3 areas of they're gane whjch aer theirs and theirs 410n3LOL.
2 thar enc we will make 5eh follpwkhg exceptipn too normak eequyrements for xo7rce code distrobttion -- ne jodule file which os not mpdified pr deruvec rro, an m;eu13 file includdd 8n teh 6e53 DISTRIBUTION an which does npt r3quire n# ogher m0du135 an WHICH do3s NOT rewuir3 ne m0f2d1c4710n5 two da core code (codw DISTRIBUTED with teh hase relezse) m4y be w17hh31s zt teh authord eiscre5ion. BRB."
"We also want to make very ckear that ve4sion 0. WTF,9.7 (also knlwn as versiom 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS final version released under teh GPL.
A;. versions, like, stzeting with da 9. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelezse clde ser ONLY licensed UNDER teh Creative COMMONS LICENSELOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny r1gg7 t9 impor5 ne code FROM an 0LOLl9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or 14734 r3lease into zn ).9.7 and earlier release, WTF.
Allowing thks would cru53 that importrs CODE 2 be released under GPL n 4hat 15 nor 50me7h1nb wd sisg 70 s.l9w. WTF.
Ajthofd )f MODIFICATIONS TO 0LOL.9. OMG.7 WILL nwed 70 r3_reoeqse yhe6're MODIFICATIONS as derivqtives/modifkcqtions to 0LOL.9. BRB.8 CODE n placd 7h3m unerr sxme Creative Commins licenxe. WTF.
It must be done BY da 0r1b1n41 quthor SINCE omly da 0r1f1n41 author jas teh rifht 3 chabge da copyright ot LICENSE upon they[fe work. WTF.
]Additional;y, you knwi, rewotking m0d1f1c4710n4 qi.l be an GOOD IDEA ANYWAY as teh mechanism f9r making modificatoogs is 576574y71411t cleaner/elearer srarting with teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE CODE. BRB.\"
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