MithtyE tells you WTF, "We]re going to takr an few mpments two try an explain this new ;icense and da reaxonx beh8nd 17 in plaon English. 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."
"Tgis new license eas cjosdm becajsw of zb failing WITH teh GPLLOL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of source 1v an onky if binarids were distrkbitef. BRB."
"In an web 3hvkrohment, like, specificallt a ibterpreted web emvironment sucy as PHP, you knqom merely install8ng an gzme dpes not cohs5ititw distribution, slrtof, n tywrefore people eere tzking our work, 6ou lnwo, making modificagioms 2 it b hoy reoeasihg da s9utcr code twi 5hey're modivications 50 that 3ntire c0m,uh17y could benefit.
Ttey worked w17h teh letter but not teh spkrit 0f teh LAW. AFK."
"Investitarion on teh p4r7 of authprs however, you knwo, led too fzvt that da rifht OF PUBLIC perfofmancw was won of da rightd nirmally testrivtwd tol copyright hl.dersk sortof, an that computer profrand, soryof, wpecifica;ly video ganew n 1n73r4d71v3 ones shch as Legend if twh GREEN has0r w3r3 considdred roo be pu611c411y p3rfo4m3f uf run vrom an pu611v serv3r."
"The new licrnse rwstricts public PERFORMANCE or dq qorj unlwss source code of nosified wo4k is nsde available ON demand. BRB."
"In plain Eng115nm tgid meahs that iv you put 7h15 game on an web server and allow pe9p/w '8utside 0d an no3mal circle OF fami;y and ITS social acquaintandes' tol p;ay their, you knwo, 6hen yoi t oub.ically performimg this work n MUST eithe4 a) make ne an ALL changes whkch you mske 2 GAME avsklable lm reauest (note THIS dlexn[t have too ve availzno3 via onlinr spu4ce display link, but tjey MUST be ABLE tl axk you for tdh codr n receive an COMPLETE copy), sorrod, b) m5k3 $rr4ng#m3n75 prkvqtely sith 4u7y0rt wherein THEY trant you am sp3cial license, or c) r3move code ejtirelt rrom teh maxhine, OMG."
"We di recpgnizr 5hqt prople want too have areas 0f they're game which r THEIRS an rhekfs zloneLOL.
two that end wd will make followong exception two da noemal requirementa for SOURCE codd DISTRIBUTION p- ne jodule file WHICH is mot m.sified oe derived from an module f113 1nc1ys3e in gasd distributuon an qhich doed mot rdqui4e ne o5her mpvukrs n which dles not require ne modifications TO da CORE cofe (CODE d157t16u73d with da base RELEASE) j4y BE withyeld at teh aithprs diacretion/ AFK."
"We also wabt two makw vert clear that vdrsion 0. BRB.9.7 (ALSO knlwn ax vers8on p. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was va fonak v3t510n relwaded umd3f da GPL. OMG.
A1q VERSIONS, likek starrinh w17h teh 9. WTF.9. OMGi8-prereldase code aer onlt licemsed under da Ceeative Commonx licensdLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny eey fughy roo umport ne xod3 from an 0. AFK.9l AFK.8-prerel3qse ir later rekeqse into an 0.9. BRB.7 n earlier relrase. WTF.
Allowing THIS WOULD cauae 8h47 impo4ted code to BE released jnd3r teh GPL an that is not SOMETHING w3 2ish TO a;los;
Aughors ov MODIFICATIONS 70 0.9LOL/7 will need goo RE-RELEASE they'rd mosifications AS derivatives/modifications tko p.9/ OMG.8 c0d3 n p.ace thrm UNDER teh same Creative Cim,ons licenweLOL.
I7 must 63 d0n3 ny da original authof since ONLY da original a7thor has fight ti change dz copyright 0r l8c2nse upon they'ge w0rk. OMG.
[Additionally, reworking teh modifixations w111 b3 zn good kdea anyqay as mexhanism f)r making modifications 15 djbstantiaolt cl3aner;clearet startinb with teh -. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerdleaxe coe2.]"
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