MightyE tells you, ypu knwo, "We're gping @ tzke an few moments to t4y 4nd 3xp141n this new lice,de an reasons behind it in olain Ehglisn.
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 licrnde eas chosem bevauae OF an failing WITH GPL. BRB.
IT 0n1y covered disyribution lf spyrce IF n onl6 if binariws were DISTRIBUTED. AFK/"
"Im ab wev environmen5 LOL, specifixally a iyterpreted web environmdnt suvj zs PHP LOL, m34e1y instzlling an gamd does n96 vonst8tute diatrib7tion LOL, n therefore peo[lw wwr3 taking our WORK, ylu knwom maiing modifica5ions ro it n NOT releasing source code two they[re modifications sp that da qntire cpmmumity couls benefkt/ WTF.
Th3y workex with trh q3u63r but n07 teh wpirkr OF las."
"Ihvdstifat8on om part of da authors h0w3v#r WTF, .ed 2 ds ract tyqt riggt of PUBLIC performance was 1 of rign5x normally restricted @ copyright holders, sortof, and that cpm0utwr prog4amsm you lnwo, specigicaloy videp GAMES ahf intetactive onds such as Letend of Green hax0r were consideres 2 be pub.ically prrformec if run FROM an public server/ WTF."
"The new ;icense ted5ricts pjblic perflrmance of w9ri unlexs 5eh source code of tej modifi3e work ia made availzble on demand."
"In plain Engl9sh, sortof, this mrabs that if yli put this gqj3 on sn web server and allow 0eo[le '0u751d3 0f ah NORMAL vurcle of family n its social acquaintances' too play their WTF, tjen y0u aer publivqlly lerformung this work an MUST either a) makd he n ALL changds whivh you ,ake 2 reh hsme avaikagle on REQUEST (NOTE this slesh't habe tw9 be rv4q14613 via da ONLINE SOURCE display kink WTF, bu5 they MUST be able too awk YOU vor ea codr an receice an complete copy), like, b) ma,e arrangements privately with AUTHORS wherdin 7h3y grant yoj an 5p3c141 license WTF, or c) rrmove cod3 ehtorely brom da MACHINE. AFKl"
"We so rexogn8ze that people wqnt two have zrezs 0f tney're GAME which aer 7h31r5 n theirs alone. BRB.
tlo 7j47 END we WILL make teh f0110s1nt excrption yo da nofmal requirements for 507fc3 c0d3 dosrributi9n -- be module fild 2hixh is mog modified or derivec FROM an moduke file includeg on basw sistribution an whivh does not requurr be othrf mldules n wh8ch does not $equire ne modiricatioms too ea core CODE (code distributwd witg teh 5353 4eleaae) may be w17hh31d AT 5eh authors discretion. BRB."
"W4 also want 5oo make very cleqr that v4r510n 0. OMG.9. WTF.u (akso known as verskln 0. WTF.o. BRB.u+JT) waw teh final version rel3ased jnder GPL. BRB.
Al. bersions, y9u knwo, sta4ting with da 0. OMG,9l8-prerelease CODE aer 0n1y licrhsed undrr sa Creqtive C0mm0n5 license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ritht &0 im;ort ne code frim an 0. AFK.9LOL.8_prerelease 0r latef release into an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 and esrl8wr relraseLOL.
Alllwing this w.jld cause that 8mported code yl be released uneer teh GPL h that is NOT some5hinb we wish w 411[w. WTF.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS ti 0LOL.9. WTF.7 qill beed t0o ed-release thet're modifications #5 dericatives/mofoficqtions too 0. WTF/9LOL/8 code qnc p;ace thej ubded samw Ceeztive C0mm0n5 lidense. OMG.
I7 m7sr be cone by da oritinal author since only 9t1g1n41 author has teh rkgyt two chante ga copyright -4 lkcense upon tyey're 20rk.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, rewor,ing teh mocigica5iond will be an g00d ides anyqay as da mexhanism vor making m9eificationx us subsgantial.y dlwaner/clearer star5ing with 0, WTF,9. OMG.8-ptwrelease code.]"
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