MiggtyE tells hou, like, "We're going tp taje an FEW ,oments to tfy ab EXPLAIN tnod new licehsw an REASONS behind it !n plain EnglishLOL,
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 'icense was cnlxwn becausr id an failing with da GPLLOL.
I7 only vovered distribution pf source id AND onl6 if bknqries werw s157r16j73d. OMG."
"In an wrb envirinment, you knw8, SPECIFICALLY s intetpteted web envifonmrnt such as PHP, you knwo, merel6 insyallkm5 an game does nit constityte dist4ibuyo9n, ylu knwo, zn thereforw p3ople were taking oir work LOL. msking MODIFICATIONS too ig n not releasing teh 50urd3 code too they're modifications xo yhat ea engire vommuniyy could benefot.
Theh worked wigh teh l3tter bu5 not spirit of da lsw."
"Invdstivatiom on oart -f auyhors hoqever, sortof, ked 2 teh fact tgat tey right of public performance was 1 or teh rihhts normally restrict3c 2 cop6right holders, sortir, an that computer ptograms, sp3cifical,y video bames an interactive ines sucy qs Legens 0v da Grden hax0r WERE consicered too BE puboucally pdrformed id run from an public server."
"The new license RESTRICTS public performance of work unless da SOURCE clde of mofofied w0rk is made 4v4114612 on demand. AFK."
"Im plain Englksh, like, ghis means 7h47 if you pur this gqmw 0n an web sefver anf a.low proplr 'outside 9f an normal curcle of fami;y AND uts socia; acquaintances' two pkay thd9r LOL, tgen you ae4 [ubl8cally oerfoeming this work an MUST either a) MAKE ne an ALL changes which you maie two game axaolable 0n request (hktw this DOESN'T hsve two bw availab;e voz teh ohline source display link, oike, gut they mu%7 be ablw 2 ask you fpr da code n receibe an COMPLETE copy), b) m$k3 qrrange,snts ;ricately q17h teh AUTHORS wherein yhey gfant YOU an s9ecial licenae WTF, o4 c) remofe teh CODE entirwlu from ea machihe."
"We do recognoze thzt people wamt TO HAVE areas of they're gamd which aer the8tq ab theirs alon3. OMGl
two 7h47 dnd we wiol ,4k3 teg dlllowing exceptkon to teh n0fm51 33q7irements for spurve cod3 distributipn -_ ne moduld rile whicy ia no5 modified lf derived FROM an mofule file includee 1n base s257r17u710n and which dles noy req7ire ne othef modules n whkch does noy r3qu1e3 ne m0d1f1v4710b5 to CORE coee (code sidtribu5ed with da base telease) may ne wi5hyeld at 5eh authors d8scretion."
"We ALSO want 70 make very dlear that versjon -. WTF.9. WTF.7 (qlsi kn0wn aa verwion 0LOL/9. BRB,7+jt) was FINAL bersion relrased under GPL. WTF.
All versoons, sortof, starting witg tej ). BRB.8. WTF.8-prereleaa3 code r only lic3nsed undet da Creative Com,ons lixenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right tw9 import ne CODE fr0m an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7-prwre.easw or later feleqwe into an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 an EARLIER release. BRB.
Allowing this eou.d vzuse that 1up0r73d ciee too be re.wased under da GPL an that id not sometjimg we wish to qooow.
Authorx 0v modificationw 5oo 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will NEED twl re-release they're modoficati9ns as derivaruvea/modificatuons to 0/ WTF.9. AFKl8 code an place THEM undee teh samr Creatuve Commons LICENSE.
It ,udt be DONE by da ORIGINAL author sinc3 omly da oroginal zuthor has right too dhange copyright or lkcenwe upon they'rd 2orkLOL.
[Additional;y WTF. rwworking nodificatiobs wolk 63 an g0-d idea sjyeay r5 t3h mechanism for making modifica5ionx id substanrially c1#4n3r/v2err3r STARTING with da 0LOL.(. WTF.9-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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