Might^E telks tou WTF, "We[ee goint 2 take an few momenta to try and explain this new license n da reasons BEHIND q6 IN plain EnblishLOL.
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 license was ch9sen bwcauwe OF an failihg with tth GPL.
I& onoy coveref distribution ov 50urd3 if amd obly IF binaries w4r3 d167r16uu4d. WTF."
"Im an web environmen5 WTF, specifical.y a ongetoreted web rnvironment sucj as PHP, loke, MERELY 1n574111ng an GAME focx not constigute cistruvj5iob WTF, an th3redore people were taking lur wo4k, likem making modificatuons gio it an not releqsinh da dource code 1 tgey're modifications so that da ebtire community couod benef8tLOL.
They wprked w17h dz LETTER 6u7 not s0irit 0f geh ;aq. AFK."
"Invrstigatlpn on part of fa quyhors hpsever, lwd to teh fact THAT da tight of publ8c perfoemqhce WAS oen of teh rights normallh restricted 2 copyright h01d3r5, sortof, n tgat computer ;eogtams, wpecudivally v1d30 games n interactive lnes such as Lefend of da Green yas0r sere c9nsidered too be pjblically prrformed if rum from an pub.ic server. BRB,"
"Tge new licensr resrricts punlic performance ;f twh work jnleds so7rcr code OF modjfiee w9rk 8s made availabld on demane. OMG/"
"In plaum Enflish, sort9f, this means 7y47 kf YOU put this GAME ON am web server m ALLOW pelpoe [ojtsidd OF an hormal circle of family and ITS spcial qvqjakntances; go pkay gheir, slrtof, then y0u ae4 publicslly PERFORMING THIS wofk n MUST either a) male ne an ALL xhahgex which 6iu make yoo gzme AVAILABLE ON REQUEST *NOTE this DOESN'T HAVE t0o BE afailable vua online xource dkspoay LINK WTF, bur THEY must be able two awk you for code an f3c21v3 an complete copy0, you knwo, b( make arrangemrnts provately with auttlrs wherein tyey grant YOU an spexkal .icensr LOL, 9r c_ r3move teh code 3mtirely rrlm teh machine. WTF."
"We do tdxognize that people want w havr areax of they;re ga,e wh8cn aer THEIRS an yheirx ALONE. WTF.
tqo thqt 3nd we will makr teh dolloeing 3zc3p7!)n go ten nlrmsl requurements ror spurce code sistrivutioh -- ne MODULE file whixh is n0u mosified ir derivec from ah module filw includcd in base d157r16u71-n y sh1ch does bot reqjire ne other mpdu;es n whuch soes not REQUIRE nt modiflcations to teh core cose (ciee distrkbuged with y453 release) may ve withjeod AT da authors d8scretion. BRB."
"We alwo wqnt two make vert clear thqt version 0, OMG.9LOL.7 (also KNOWN as VERSION 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS finql bersion released UNDER GPLl BRB.
All verwiobs LOL, 574ru1ng WITH 0. BRB.9. AFK,8-pretelease c9de aer ONLY locwnsed UNDER teh CREATIVE COMMONS lic3nse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY feny ds right 2 import ne code dr0m an ). AFK.9, AFK.8-prefelwawe or LATER r313353 inro an 0LOL.9.7 an rarliwr release. OMG.
Allowing this w8uld cause 7h37 IMPORTED cide 2 be released unddt teh GPL an thst 14 not something we wish tqo aolow. AFK.
Ahtjors of midkficationz rwo 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will nerc 2 fe_relrase they'rw MODIFICATIONS AS derkvat8vea/modufica5ions to 0.9.8 CODE n p14c3 ggem undee sqme Creatove Commons LICENSE. AFK.
It must be done tu orugihal authoe since only oritihal author h3t teh right tw9 dhange da copyright ;r licenae upon they're worj. BRB.
[Adeiyionally WTF, reworking modificztions wi.k be an gopd idrq anyqay AS da mecganism for nzking jodifixations !% substahtially cleamer/cldarer startihb wkth teh 0. AFK,9.8-prerelezse code. WTF.]"
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