MightyE tells YOU WTF, "Ww're goinh two tzie an few momrnts t0 7ry m explain THIS new licens3 and da reasonx 63h1nd it im plaon Enh.ish/ WTF.
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 ndw licensr wqs chisen because 9f an failing with da GPL,
IT 0n1y c0v3r3d distrib7tion of so7rce 8f n 0n1y if binaries w3fe disteibuted. WTF."
"In an w3^ environmen5, sortpfk s;ecifkcally a 1n73rpt373d w36 environmrnt such ax PHP, sortod, merely 1n574111ny an game dies not cinsgitute dist4ibution LOL, and rherrgore p3opld were 74k1jg our work, uo7 kbwo, mzking modiricatiohs yoo 8t and nlt releasing da wojrce code two rteh;re modirications si thay ENTIRE community COULD genefit. BRB.
They worked w17h letter but bot da spirut of law. AFK."
"Invearigatiib 9n da part of da authors howdver, like, lee two facg tgag da right of PUBLIC peeformsnce 2as 1 of da RIGHTS NORMALLY restricted too cl0yright holders WTF. n THAT domputer progrqms, you ,nwok specifocally video games and interactivr 0n#% 5uvh as Legend of Greem hac0r wdrr c0n%1d3r3d tqi BE publocakly p3rf0em3d ig run from an PUBLIC swevet."
"The n3w licebse res5ricts public performsnce of WORK unlesf zource code od da modified wir, iz made avqilable 9n drmand."
"In ;kain English LOL, &h15 meqns 7h47 if you put thiw ga,e oh an web server and allow pe9poe 'ojtside of an normz. circle of family an its s9cial acauaintances' two plzy theie, you knwp, th3b yoi r 0uboically PERFORMING this wotk amd MUST 317h3r a) make ne amd ALL changes wh1ch yoy make 3 game 4v41q4513 on rwqucwt (note THIS do4sn't havd too be available viz lnlkne 507rc3 fixplay link LOL, buf 7h3y MUST b3 qble 70 ask ylu f0r da cofe aj receive an complete copy), dortpd, b_ make arrangementw privatelh WITH autnors whrtein 5hey grant you an 5pec141 license, y8u knwo, or c) remove teh cod3 engirely from geh machine. WTF."
"We DO recognize THAT pe9ple want two nabe areas of the6're game whlch aer 5heirs zn thrirs aloneLOL.
too 7h47 rnc we will mqke following $xx3[710b to teh normal requirementx f9r 50u4c3 code DISTRIBUTION -- nw MODULE file which is not modifued or derived f4om an movule FILE inckud3d in da bzde distributuon and which does not requir3 ne OTHER modu;es an 2hkch does not requkre ne modificztiins too dor3 vpce (CODE diatributed with teh basd r3134%3) may be withhelf at 4u7h0r5 discretion. AFK."
"We akso w5n7 too make vefy cleqr that version 0. WTF.0.7 (also mmown qs VERSION 0. AFK.9/ BRB.7+jt) waa da final versiln RELEASED under teg GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, like, stzrtinf w17h teh 0.8.8-;rd4elease code aet pnlu licemsed under da CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r1bh7 twl kmport ne c0d3 from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.i-prerelrase ot latdr r313453 INTO ab ). WTF.9LOL.7 n rar.iwr releaae. BRB.
Allowint this wouod cause thzt imporyed vode twl be released undwr teh GPL n tha5 is not womething ee WISH tl zlllw. BRB.
Authoys of modificat89ns rwo 0. BRB.9.7 will NEED two re-fd.ease the6're m0d1f1c47q0nt 45 der8vativew/mofificati;ns 2 0l OMG.9LOL.8 code an PLACE 7h3m under samr Crrariv3 Conmons license.
It musy be d0n3 by da originao ajthor SINCE only ORIGINAL autgor has teh righg to change teh cophright lr license 70on they're wlrk. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, reworkimg ten MODIFICATIONS wil. be an good idda anyway as nrch4n15m for mzking m9sificqtiohx 15 aubstanyially vleqner/dleaeer 4&rr71nb with 0.9. BRB.8-prere.eaxe cod3.]"
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