MightyE tells t)u WTF, "We're GOING too take an few moments 2 gty n exp.ain thix NEW LICENSE n da reasons behind 17 kh plsin Eng.osh. 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 ne@ lkcense was CHOSEN gecause of an failimg with da GPL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION OF sourcw 1f ahd pnly if ninaries weee disrributed. WTF."
"In an e36 env8ronmentm dortof, specifically a knteepreted wrb enbiron,en5 SUCH aa PHP, sort9f, merely insr1llihh an game does not c0n5717u73 d157r16u7!0n, so4tlf, m 5nerefore peoplr were 7$k1ng OUR work, you ,nwo, making modificatkons 70 it and not releasing source clde 2 tgeu're modifkcations so that rntire c0mmun17y vould benefit. OMG.
They w0rk#d with LETTER bug not wpirit of rey law. AFK."
"Ibvestigatkom on rey oar5 0f da 4u7h0r5 hlwece4, lec to da fzct that RIGHT OF public performance was 1 0f roghtx mormal.y restricyed to9 sopyrigjt holeers, like, n THAT computrr prpgrans, li,e, SPECIFICALLY video hames ah interactove pnes such as L3g3nd of da Green hax0r were considered y[ be publicslly perfoemed if run from ah pu611c serv3r. AFK."
"The n3w license RESTRICTS public PERFORMANCE of ea woek ynless teh siurce coee OF da mofified wprk is made available on semandLOL."
"In plain English LOL, tjis MEANS that 1f YOU pu7 yhia gaje on qn w35 server n allow people 'OUTSIDE of an mprmal cirdle of fa,ily n utd soxisl acquaintzncwx' too pla6 5heut, you knwo, ghen you sdr PUBLICALLY performing this wor, and MUST either a) make ne and ALL chanyes wh1ch you ,akd two trh t4m3 qvailable on rdquewt (note tjis d9dsb'g HAVE too 63 available bia teh on;ine $0uec3 display link LOL, but 7h3y must be able to awk you fo4 cpde n receiv2 an conplete c00y_ LOL, b) ma,e areange,ents pr1v4731y suth authors whereim THEY grsnt you an special licrnsem or c) remove yeh code wntkrely frim da maxhime."
"We do recognize THAT oroplr WANT teo hsve areas 0f they're g!me which aer gheirs an theirs al.he. AFK.
to that END we will make tdh fol.owing exception two tej bor,al requirrments for source cide distributoon -- me mpeu12 vile which ie nor mpdigied or deruvdd from sn moduoe file included IN da base distributuon an whkcn does hot rewuife ne ofger moeuoes n which does not reqiire he MODIFICATIONS too ca core code (code distributed with da bawe 4elease) may be witjyeld zt da AUTHORS diacretionLOL."
"We also wany top make vwry clear THAT verd7on ). AFK.9. WTF.7 (also known qs version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) was fknal version relezsed under da GPL. AFK.
All versiobs, likw. starrint w17h teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pretelease code aer onku licensed undet Crestive Clmmonw licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drmy da roght 2 ijp9rt n3 cose grom an p. OMG.9LOL.8-prwrelease or lqter releasd onto an 0. WTF.9. OMG/7 and earlier reldaseLOL.
Allowing this would cause that kmported code 2 BE 4eleased under 5eh GPL qnd thab kd npt so,eghing we wixh 2 zllow. WTFm
Autho4s of mpcifications two 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 wi.k need 2 r3-f3!e453 they'rw modigications as de4ivativea/modif8cations two 0. WTF.9.8 CODE n place them umder da same Cr447!v3 Commins license. OMG.
It must be cohe by ten oroginal author since onlu teh origonal author has ret ribht 2 xhqnge COPYRIGHT or licenae jpoh they're wotk. WTF.
[Addit8onally LOL, rewotking teh modifucztoohs wul; be an food idea anywst as da medhanism fir making nodkficationx is substantially c.eaner/clea4er startimg with teh -. BRB.9/8-pr3f312453 cide.]"
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