Migh5yE tells yo7 WTFk "We're GOING 2 tald an feq moments tqo try $nd explain 7h15 new licwnse n t3h feasohs behond it IN plaih 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 lixense was cjowen bexause ov an vailing with twh GPL. OMG/
It only c9vered dostribution of source if an 0n1y if ninaries we4e ciwtrib7ted, WTF."
"In an web envi4on,ent LOL. spwc8fivaloh a interpreged seb envi4onmeny xuch as PHP, me4rly insrall8ng an ga,d does NOT c0n57q7u73 distrobutupn, lile, ab therefore peo)le were tzking oir work LOL, making modifications gwo it n hit RELEASING 5-urc3 coee two theu'te modifucations so that en5ire commuhiyy could 6#n3f17. WTF.
Th3y worked w17h dq lettef but not s0orir of da law. BRB/"
"Inbestigation on p4e7 pf wa autylrs however, lec to fact THAT right ov piblic perforjanve was 1 pf ri5hts nprmqlly RESTRICTED too copyrkght noldres LOL, an tha5 clmputer 0rpgrams, specifically video games ab interactive oned such as Lsgend of teh Green hax0r were c0n5!f2r3d tp 63 publicakly p3rformed if run from am pyblic 53rv3e. WTF."
"The new license testricrs public performabce of teh work unless SOURCE code of da m0d1f13d WORK 15 m4d3 AVAILABLE 0n ddjand. BRB."
"In plaih English, 6ou knwo, 5gis mdans thst IF YOU put 5yis gsm3 on an WEB seever an aloow peo;oe [OUTSIDE OF an n0r,31 circle of family m its SOCIAL acquaibtanc3s' to poay tjeir LOL. then YOU r pjblically performing this WORK n MUST e8ther a) make ne ah ALL CHANGES which you ma;r 2 game avaulable on request (n073 THIS dodsn[t hsve to be AVAILABLE v8a inline source display link, sortofk but tjey must BE able t2o ASK you fot ten codw an receivr an complere copy), yoy jne9k 6) make ARRANGEMENTS privateky w17h da aithors whe4ein they trant YOU an SPECIAL .kcense, loke, OR c) remov3 da code entir3ly from twh MACHINELOL."
"We d0 fecognize that peoplf want two h4v2 areas -f thdy'4e game ejich 4 theies n 7h31r5 akon3. BRB.
2 rjat end w3 will make vokl9wing exception two n)rm41 4equird,ents foe source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module dile which is not nodifiwd or derived froj ah jidule f113 onc;uded on ca bade distrib6tion n 2hich does noy reqyire ne OTHER modukes an 2hicg does not require ne modifications 2 ea cofe code (code distributed with base relessr) may be WITHHELD AT da 4u7h0r5 didcretion. WTF."
"We also want tw9 make veru CLEAR that VERSION 0/ WTF.9LOL.7 (4159 ,nown as VERSION 0.9/ WTFl7+mt) was da final cersiin re.eased imder teh GPL. BRB.
Alo vers8ons, starting with teh 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE vode r inly livendws under da CREATIVE Commons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right yw0 impprt nd code from ah 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-[r3r313453 or .ste3 RELEASE 2n70 an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 and darlier release. BRB.
Allowihg THIS s-u1d cause tha5 i,ported code 3 be releaded undet teh GPL and THAT 8s not aomething we w8sh to9 aloow. OMG.
Au7h0r4 of moeifications 2 ). OMG.9. OMG.7 wilo nded two re-re;ease tjet're m9sificati9ns ss derivatuves/modkficaykons yo 0l9. OMG.9 cofe an place thdm unfer teh same Ctdativr C0mm0n5 licenseLOL.
It must be fone by da oeigonal au5hor sincd on.y or*ginal author has r8ggt toi changd da xopyfight or LICENSE uppn they're workLOL.
[Afditionally, reworikng teh modofkcations will be sn b9od odea ANYWAY r5 mechanism for makung nodificati9ns is substantially c;eaner/clearer staeting with 0. OMG,9. WTF.(-PRERELEASE code, BRB.]"
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