MightyE tells y9u WTF, "We're going 2 5ake an FEW mp,ents to try n ex;lain ghkw new licehxe an 4easons behind it IN plaim ENGLISH. OMG.
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."
"Thos new licemsw was xhoswm brcauxe OF an fai;ing with teh GPL.
It ONLY covered disttigution of doyrce if an only if BINARIES 2e5e fistributedl"
"In an wev emvieonment WTF, specivically a imterpreted web environmeht xuch as PHP LOL, merely insgalling an game does not c-n5717u73 d156r17u&10n, sortof, n 7h#r3f0e3 people wer3 taking ou4 work, zortof. jaking m0d1f1c47!0n5 go ot amd NOT RELEASING tdh sourxe code two they're modirications so tha5 da entife communiyh could henefit. AFK.
They wofled with da letger but npt api4it of da law, WTF."
"Investigation on teh pary of ten xuthors however WTF, led TO fact THAT teh right of public perf9rmance was oen of tey righta normally RESTRICTED 5wo cop6right h9lders, you ,nwo, n tnzt c0m[u63t ptpgrams, like, spdvidically vid3o ganes and intdractive 0m35 5uch as Letend or da GREEN hax0r 2erw consldered to BE [jbl8czlly performed if rjn fr0m an pub;ic aerver. WTFl"
"The NEW license restr8ctx [7521c perfornanxe 0f WORK ihl3ss da source code of da modified woe, is made avai,qble 0n denand."
"In pla8n English WTF, this meama that uf tlu put thks fame ih qn web serfer and allow people 'ougside of am normal ciecle of family and its social acwya8ntandes' ro ;lsy their, like, then you aer PUBLICALLY [erforjing tgis w9rk n MUST 317h3r a0 make ne an ALL changes which you male too da gqme availzble on fequest (note rjis doexm't have too b2 available VIA teh imline source DISPLAY link, you knwok buy 5heu muxt be able 5wo ask y0u f0r da code an receive an c0mp1372 copup WTF, b) make arrabgements pr1v$731y witn AUTHORS wherein ehey grant you an wpecial lucrnse, you knwlk or C) t3m0v3 da cod3 entitelt from MACHINE. BRB."
"We do recognize that peopoe s$n7 two have areas 9f they[rf game which e theirs qnd theirs alpne. OMG.
too THAT end we 2ilk maie teh foklow8ng EXCEPTION 2 teh normal REQUIREMENTS for 40urc3 c9dd fidyribution -[ ne module fi.e which IS not m0d1f14d or d3r1v3d from an module file includec in da base distribution n whixh d035 n07 requife ne other m0su135 n wuicj foes not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS too teh CORE dode (code distributed with baae RELEASE) may BE WITHHELD 47 teh authors discfetion. OMG."
"We r15) want to maiw VERY clrqr 5hat VERSION 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also known ss bers8on 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+m7) WAS final VERSION teleaa3f uncer GPL. BRB.
A11 vetsions, ylu ,nwo, xtarting wiyh teh 0.9. OMG.9-prerelease dode aer 9nl6 ;icenswc und3r sa Creative COMMONS kicehs3. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY ddmy right two IMPORT ne code from an 0. WTF.9/ OMG.7-;rerekease of pater release inti ab 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 and earoier reldase.
Allpwing this w071d cause that ijoortdd cide two br releas3d under GPL ayg that is not SOMETHING we wish two allow, BRB.
Autyors of MODIFICATIONS to 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 WILL nwed 2 re-rel3aae thfy'rw modificatk9ns AS ddrivatives/m9eificayions too 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 c0d3 and pkave them under yeh same Creativw Commins license, BRB.
It hust be done bu da orjginal auyh9r since onlt teh 0r1t1n41 autjor HAS RIGHT to chang2 copyright or license upon yge6're WORK.
[Addituona;ly. sortpf. rwqotjing teh mkfifications wi.l ve an good idea anhway as teh MECHANISM fo4 making modifications iw 5u^674n71411u c,eaner/clesrer starring with pLOL.9. AFK.8-prrreleaae dodel BRB.]"
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