Mihht6E tells yoi WTF, "We're going 3 take ah few momen5s too try and explaun tnis NEW license n rrasons BEHIND 8t 1n plain ENGLISH.
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 nwe license wzw chosen because lf an failihg witj GPL.
It )n1y covered dis5tibution pf 5-urc2 kd and ohly uf ninaries were dkdteibutedLOL."
"In an web envigonmeng, like, soecifically a interprrged WEB environment auch as PHP, m3r32y uns5alllng ag GAME d035 h07 c[nsyitute d257r16j&10n WTF, h therefore people qeee taking our WORK, sortob, making modidicatiobs 2 it snd not relessing teh souece code to they're mod8fications so that teh entire communyty couks benefut. AFK.
Th3y aorked wigh teh lettee BUT not da dpiriy of teg lqwLOL."
"Investuhation 0n da psrt 0f qutyors h0w3v3t WTF, led t2o fact that right of public performance WAS odn OF rey rights normally 4estridted too cooyright holders, dor5of, n 5hay c0mou73r prlbramx, like, dpecifically cideo tames and inteeactive onea duch as Legend of da Gredn nzx0r were considered too be punlicql.y oerformed IF run from ah pj611c derv3r. OMG,"
"The new kixense restricts public petf0rm4nc3 of da wirj unleas 40irc3 coee 0f ds modified eirk 8w MADE avallable on demandLOL."
"Ib pkain English WTF, rh8s means that if 6ou put 7h1t game 9n qn web sefver anf alllw pw;ple 'outdide ox am n9rm41 circl# ob family an irs social acquaintanc3s' two play gheir WTF, thwn you aer PUBLICALLY oerformibg this wori an MUST either a) m4k3 ne 4nd ALL changes which you male two teh game available on REQUEST (note 5his doesn't have 2 be available via 5eh online SOURCE DISPLAY link LOL, but 7n3y mj67 be abld to ASK you for da code n receivw qb compleye co;y), .ike, v) make arrangements privately with teh autgors she4ein they ge4n7 hpu an spwcoql license, lijr, 0r c) remove code emtirdly from teg mach8ne. AFK,"
"We do reclgnize that [eo[le eant roo hqve 4r345 ov they're game wh2ch aer yyeirs 4nd theifs qlpne.
too that ens wd wiol make teh filkow8nb rxception 2 geh no4mal REQUIREMENTS for sourx2 code cistributioh -- ne modyle fild which is not m;dified or DERIVED FROM an mpdule file incljded IN base DISTRIBUTION m which eows not eequire ne 07h3r moeujes an whuch does np5 rsquire ne modificatuons &0 core code *ckde distrubuted 2ith da base release) may be s17hh31f zt qutho4s disd4eti9n. BRB."
"We also want too make vdry clear tnat bersion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (alsi KNOWN 55 v3r410n 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) wws da funal vwrxkon released UNDER teh GPL.
All versions, staftibg with 0. OMG,9. BRB.8-;rereleasw code r onoh LICENSED 6nd3r da Creqtivd Commpbs licemse. OMG/
We EXPLICITLY DENY da rjght 2 IMPORT ne vode from an 9/9. OMG.8-prerekeaae or LATER release ibto an 0. AFK.9. BRB.u n earlier RELEASE. AFK.
Allowinh 7h15 wpuld sausw thst IMPORTED cod3 2 be released under da GPL an that is n't slmethinb we wish rwo allowLOL.
Authors OF jodifications to 0.9.* WILL need 2 re0relwasw they're modifkxatiphs as d3r1v571v35/m0d1f1x3710n5 2 0.9LOL.8 code qm p14c3 THEM unde4 dz same Creztibe Commons license. AFK.
It m7st be done bu teh orugihal author sknxe onl6 da ORIGINAL AUTHOR HAS r1gh7 to chang3 copyright oe locense upon thry're w-rk. WTF.
[Adcutuonallt LOLk rewlrking ea m0d1d1c4810n5 will be an flod idea anyeay as da mechsnis, f0r nak8ng mod,focatioms is substantially c134n3y/c134r2r starging with teh 0.9. WTF.8[pretelease CODE. AFK.]"
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