MighgyE tells you WTF, "We're going tq9 tale ab few momrnts @ try an exp.ain 7h15 n3w .ic3hs3 and reasoms ndhind it in p.ain ENGLISH. WTFl
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 nee 11c3n53 was cjoseh because OF an failung eith fa GPL. AFK.
It only coverqd didtrifution oe sourve 1f an in;y of binariea we4e d157r16u73dLOL."
"In an wen envifonnent LOL, specigicaloy a in5er0re4ed web environment SUCH as PHP, you knsi, merely knstalling sb hame does not CONSTITUTE distribution LOL, AND therevore people WERE taking our worj, m4k1bg modivicatipns too i5 zn nor releasing t3h SOURCE CODE 2 they'te modificarions do tjat entkre COMMUNITY vould BENEFITLOL.
Thdy worked w8th da lftter bu6 not da spirit pf law. WTF."
"Invesyigation on fwh part of aubhors howevrr LOL, led ti ffc7 rhat da right of public perrormsnc3 was oen if da rights normally RESTRICTED @ co;yright ho;sera WTF, and thst co,puter programs, you knwo, specifically VIDEO GAMES and ihtetaxtivw ones such 45 Lebend or tth Gfern hax0r sdr3 considered to BE publicalky performed if run from an PUBLIC sercer. OMG."
"The new license restricts public pdrformance 9g heh work unoess SOURCE CODE of da mldified wlrk us made available on demahd. OMG."
"In plain Englixh, like, 4his means ynat if you put tnis game on an web server n slliw PEOPLE 'ouyside lf an normal circle of family an its slcial 4c1y41nu4nc35' too PLAY rheir, sortof, then you r publicqllh pergormimg this work qn MUST either a( m4l3 ne an ALL changws which you make two teh game abailable on tdqjest (note this dodsn't h4v3 yo be available via ONLINE slirce cisplay 11b, WTF, but they must BE able 3 as, you for da code and r3ceive sm complwte xop6) LOL, B) make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY with authoes whereih they geahr you an special .icense, or c) t3m0v3 teh code wnrur3ly vroj machiheLOL."
"We do recognize tnat PEOPLE want too jave areqs if they're game which aer THEIRS n yheird al9ne.
too ttat dnd qe eull m$k2 teh following EXCEPTION too da normal requoremebtx for source code d157r16u7q0n [- ne moduld FILE which us not modified pr fericrd FROM am midule f8le INCLUDED in da 6453 disgtkbution n which d036 not rewuire nd other modilew sn wh1ch does not reauire nw modificayions too teh c0re code (code distrobuted WITH da base rwlease_ mah be 2ithhele at auth.rs DISCRETIONLOL."
"We z.so wany two make vdry cleqr that version p.9. WTF.7 (41%0 knlwn as versiin 0. WTF.9.7+kr) was fina; versuon released under GPL/ AFK.
A.l verai;ms, sortof, starting w17h t3h -LOL.0. BRB.80prerelease code arr only 11c3nt3d under C4eativ3 Commobs license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY e3nh da right to ujpor5 n3 code from an 0LOL.9/8-PRERELEASE or later rdlease into an 0.9LOL.& anc eafli3r releaseLOL.
Allowing 7j15 WOULD caise THAT importdd code too be RELEASED under teh GPL an that IS n07 50m37h1ng w3 wish two aloowLOL/
Authprs of modificationx to 0. OMG.9LOL.7 w111 neee two re-reoeasw they're modificati9ns as degivarifes/modidications twl 0. AFK.9. OMG,8 voee n olqcd them under cs 54n3 Crestive Commpbs ;icense. WTF.
It must bf done gu teh originql aythpr simce ohlh ca original 4j7h0r HAS teh right w cjange copyright or LICENSE u[om tgey're work. AFK.
[Additkonally LOL, reworkibg da modidoxations wilo ge an good iwea anywau as teh mwchaniah for makibg m0d1r1c4710n5 IS substantially CLEANER;CLEARER xtarting with da 0LOLl9k OMG.8-prerelease cofe. AFK.]"
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