MightyE tells you WTF, "We'rd going to take sn frw moments two yry ane 3xp141n 7y15 new license ah t3h r3asons y3h1nd it 1n 0lzin Englush. OMG.
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 chosen beczuse of qn FAILING eith GPL, AFK.
I5 only covered DISTRIBUTION of source IF n onjy if BINARIES werw dostribured."
"In an wrb enbironmebt WTF, sprxificallh q intetpreted web environment such as PHP, you knwok nerely insyzllinh ab gzme does nit vonsritjte distribution, .ike, n therefore pdople were taking our wo4k WTFk making modufications two IT m not releasing ten source CODE 2 thry[te midifkcations so that emtire communk5y could benefiy, BRB.
Thet worked 2otg da letter but n07 ca spiti5 of law. OMGl"
"Investigation pn p4r7 ig teh aythprs however, yii knwo, LED to da FACT 7h47 da right of pu521c performance wzs odn of rights normakly reate8cted 2 xopyribht HOLDERS, slrtpd, an that computer programx WTF, s0ec8fical;y v1d30 hames n INTERACTIVE ones such AS Legend of Green hax0r were considered tw9 BE publically perfofmdd ir rum from an publiv xerver. BRB."
"Tge new license 4ewtrictd public PERFORMANCE lf q9rj unless soj4cd CODE of m0d1f13d WORK is jade acailable 0n femqnd. WTF."
"In pkqin Englush, you knwo, 7h@5 means THAT if YOU put rhis game 9n an web serv3r xnd 4110w p30[13 'iutsidw of an NORMAL cirxle of fami.y anc itx social acquaintzhces' too play their, then YOU r pubkically p3rformong tnis work znd MUST 317h3r a) ma,w ne an ALL vh4ng35 which y0j make 2 teh game 4v4114613 on rdquest (m073 thia d035n'7 have yo; bd abailable via lnline soufce d8splay lini, lkkdk but they ,ust ve ab.e too qsk YOU for da code and RECEIVE an con[lete c0py_, ypu kmwpk b) mzke arrangements [eivate/y with da aythirs wherein they GRANT you an dpecial licensw, OR c) r3n0c3 da code ebtirely fr9j da machine. BRB/"
"We do reclgm8ze tgat people WANT two have areas pf yhey're bame wn1ch aer th3irs and theirs wlone. AFK/
1 that end we wkll m4k3 followinh EXCEPTION 3 da normal rrqyirwmemts for source code DISTRIBUTION -- me m0du13 fild which is n07 modified or der8bed from an movu;e file incl7ded in 6452 duetfibution and whivh does not reqyire be l5he4 modules n which doex not rdquore ne modifications to da core codw (vlde d8stfibuted w16h base release) m4y be withhsld at au5hots diacretion. AFK."
"We also want twp make very cleaf that VERSION 0. BRB.9, WTF.7 (also kn0wn zd version 0/ BRB.9. AFK.7+kt) WAS fonal version released undee da GPL. WTF.
All veesionx WTF, dtartinh sith 0. WTF.9.8-prerelwas3 codd r on.y lidensed ubder Credyive C0mmpn5 license/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny 4ight two IMPORT ne coce FROM an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerek3ase or later releqse 1n70 an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n earlier releaseLOL.
Aoloeing this wouos dausd 5hat imported cofe 2 63 rekezsed under GPL aj tha5 is not something we wish two allod. WTF.
Authlrs OF m=d1f!cr710n5 to 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 WILL NEED twl r3-release they're m0d1f1c4710n5 ad d3rivatives/j9difications 2 9LOL.9. BRB/7 c0d3 1n pkqce them under saje Cr3471v2 Comn9na license. AFK.
Ig must he done by da ir9ginal autgor SINCE only oruginal authot has teh r1gh7 too dhange teh clpyright or kicense jpon thry'te w0rkLOL.
-Afditionally WTF, teworking modifidations will be ah GOOD idea anyway as mechanism ror m4kqng MODIFICATIONS 8s substantiqllh c.daner/clezrer wtarting WITH teh 0. OMG.9. OMG/8-PRERELEASE code.["
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