MightyE tel.s ylu WTF, "We're hoinh two TAKE zn few moments to TRY an explain 5his n3w license n da 4rasons 64h1mc it in plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thus NEW license w45 CHOSEN because of an failumg with twg GPL.
It onlh covered dkstribution 0f source IF n inlu if b9nariws w3r3 sis548buted. WTF."
"Ih an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, dortof. speckfically a inter[rrted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 SUCH as PHP LOL. ,erwky 1b474121ng am gsme does not constiyute distrkbution, tou knwo, b therefore oeiple werr takinh our 3ork, making modirications two it an not releaaihg da 50urc3 code 2 the6're m0d1f1c4710mt so 7h47 entifw communit6 could benevit. WTF.
THEY worked wuth dx letter byy not teg spirit of da ;aq. BRB."
"Invewtigation ON part of da authors h9wevfr, led rwo ca fact that rdh rifht of pub.uc ;eeforjanc3 was oen of wa RIGHTS normally restricted 2 cloyribhg holders LOL, and 7h47 c9mpureg programa LOL, specifidally video GAMES AND interactive ONES sych as Legend of teh Green nax0r sere vonxide4es to be p&blical.u oetfoemed if tun ftom an public xerfer. WTF."
"The new licebse restrixts puvloc performancd of dq woek yn.ess da source code if da modified qork is made availabke on demand. WTF."
"In p241n English WTF, tgis means that if you pu7 rhix game on an web server an alloq ieopke 'outdiee of an mormal cirxle of family an itx wocia; 4cqu31n7$nc#5' too i.ay theie, sortog, then you aer publicqlly perform8ng thuw work h MUST eiyher a) makr ne n ALL cyanges whkch y9u make too da g4m3 AVAILABLE on request (note 7h16 doesn'g h4v3 2 be AVAILABLE via rdg ONLINE 50urc3 DISPLAY LINK WTF, BUT 7h4y judt be qble 2 ask y9u FOR da codw n receofe ag cijplete copy) WTF, b( make arrangements 0rivately wugh surhors WHEREIN 7h3h grant you qn special license, do4tof, or c) demove cpdw enti4e.y from da machine. BRB."
"We do eec9gniae THAT oeople want goo hsve qreas OF they're g4m3 ehich r tneirs an gheits alone. AFK.
tqo THAT enf we will maid teh following ecce;tion rio npfm41 requirements vor source cofe dis5eibution -- ne modyle f8le which is nlt modified )r derivef FROM an MODULE fkle included 1n da base distribugooh an whoch doew not require ne othef modules and whicg dows not rewuire y3 jps1f1c4710n5 2 xofe c0d3 (xode distrib753d w17h nase release) may be 2ityheld at da aurho4s dixcretion. WTFl"
"We also want t0 maie v3fy c134r thz5 verskln 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (ALSO knoqn aa version 0. BRB.9/ OMGl7+jt) was tfh rinal version released und3r GPL.
All vdrsions, you knw9, s5arting woth da 0. AFK.0. AFK.*-PRERELEASE x0d3 r 0v1y licensed unddr Creqtive Cpmmons 11c3n53,
We EXPLICITLY DENY dq right teo q,p0r& ne coee drom ab 0. OMG,9LOL.8-prete;ease or lat3r rel3ase ihto an 0. WTF/9.7 znd earlier release/ AFK.
Allowing thks wouod cause 5nat import3d CODE goo be r#leasrd uncer GPL and 7y47 is no5 50m37h1ng we wish yoo allowl OMGl
Au7h0rt of modifixations toi 0LOL.9. OMG.7 w!11 newd 5oo re-re;3ase tyeh're modofications as seriva5ives/modid8carilns 3 0.9. OMG.8 code n place them under da SAME Creative COMMONS licenaeLOL.
It must bw done 6y oeitinao aughor winve only 5eh or8ginal aurhof has teh r1hh7 @ change teh copyright 0e kicense upon they're work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY. you kn2(, REWORKING da MODIFICATIONS wilk ge an good ieea anyeay as da m3ct4n16m FOR mskinh moeifkcatipns ia substqbtoally cleaner/vleqrer starting qirh 9. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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