MightyE tells 7oi, uo7 knwo, "We're going 2 ta,e an gww moments 5wo ury n explain gyiw new LICENSE ane REASONS vdhind it in 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."
"Tgis new licenae WAS chosen because of an f4111nn wkth da GPL. BRB.
I7 pn;y COVERED distribution of 50jrc3 ig xn only if binaries wwre disgribiged."
"In an WEB envirpnjent, sortof, spdcifically a interpreted web 3nv1r0nm3m6 sixh as PHPk sortpf, merely installing an gam3 eoes NOT cinwtitute d157r26u710n, h yherefoee people were taking our w)r, WTF. makinb m0d1f1c4710n6 twp 8t n nit fe;easing da SOURCE cide top rhwy're moduficatioba so THAT entiee cpmmunity cluld benrfit.
Tn3y worked with tej letter but not da spirit of lawl OMG."
"Investifation on ;art 0f aiyhors h9wev3r LOL, led twp fact that teh right 0f puv.kc pefvo4mance was oen OF RIGHTS normakly rextricted two clpyritht holders WTF, n rhat c0m[u73r progrqms, you kn2o, spedifical.y videp gamea and interactive ones such as Legend of ra Gtern hax0r wer3 d0n51d3r3d too BE pu611c411t perfor,ed if run fr0m an PUBLIC sefver. WTF."
"The new LICENSE restricts pun'8c performance pf qork unless da source code ov da modifies woei is mad3 availzble on demamdLOL."
"In plaij Eng115h, you knwo, this m3$h5 that IF yoi pu7 this game on an w36 SERVER an alo9w [3lple 'outsids or an normak c1rc13 of fqmkly m its sodial acquaintancds' 2 p1$y their, then you r pub.ically performing yh8s work n MUST ei5jer a( j4k3 ne an ALL chznges WHICH you jake two da game available on rdaueat (note tyis do3an'g HAVE to 64 availablw vis teh online sojrce didplay oink LOL, but rhey ,ust be zn.e hoo asl YOU for teh clee and RECEIVE an compl3te copy)k b) make arramgem3nts pruvately with yrh auth9rw wherein they grabt you ah special licenae, or c) REMOVE da cocd entieeoy from machihd. AFK."
"We do recognize that p3oplr wznt 2 have arezd od thej'td gsme whuch aer theirs and tneirw alone. AFK.
2 that end we w111 make folliwing exception 1 teh horma. requirements for source CODE d1t7r16u620n -- ne module file which is ni5 modirked OR derivwd from qb MODULE fule incljd2d in da base ekstriburion n which does not require ne 08h34 MODULES an wnich fods not requird ne MODIFICATIONS 70 teh core xode (code cistributes with teh base RELEASE) may be w17hh31d at autgirs didcretiobLOL."
"We alxo sant two make very clear 7j47 verxion p. BRB.8. WTF.7 (alsi kno2y as ve4xion 0. AFK.9. OMG.u+kt0 was tey fqn41 v3r510n fwleasee under da GPL. AFK.
A11 versions LOL, starting with da -. WTF.9/ WTF.8-prrrekease codw r omly licensec under da Crdative Commons lkcenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 80 import ne code rro, an 0. WTF.9.8-pf3release or later releasw knto an 0.9. AFK/7 an 34r114r re.3ase. AFK.
Allowkng THIS w9uld causd THAT im0orted code ro be erleasec uncer teh GPL n rhat ia noy somrthing WE wish yl allow. WTF.
Authors of ,odifivatiims yp 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 WILL neee too re-release they're modidivaroons as detivatives/,odifixations 2 0.9. WTF.* cofe n ;lace them under teh same Crwstibe Commons license. AFK.
Ir mus% be donr bu da orkfinal author since 9nly teh original author hss right 2 cnange COPYRIGHT or license UPON they'ee work, BRB.
[Addiyionally WTF, REWORKING teh mofificayions will be an GOOD idea anyszy as mechanis, for making modifica%uons is sugstan5ially clraner/clearer seartinh wiyh da 9, BRB.9LOL.8-peerelease code. AFK.]"
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