MibhtyE tells you LOL, "We;re gping teo take an gew moments 2 7ry an ex0lsin thos new licwnwe 4nd REASONS behind 1* 1n plain English. WTF.
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."
"Thiw new licrnse was CHOSEN beca7se OF an fsilung w17h da GPLLOL.
It only cpv3r3d distribugiob id source of b only if 61n44145 were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web environmentk you knwo, specivicaloy a interpretef WEB ENVIRONMENT sucg as PHP, .ike, msreky insta;oung an bame does not constigute distrobuh8on LOL, an therefore p30p13 were taking our eo4k WTF, ma,ing modifications to it n n9t releasinb teh s0jrce code too tjey're MODIFICATIONS so tjar teh entire cojmunity ciuld BENEFITLOL.
Thdy w0rk4d 2ith da lerter but not reh spirit 0f da .dw/ WTFl"
"Inveatigqtiln pn teh part OF da authors hisever, slrtof, oed two da fact that rigyt 0f pub.ic perfoemance was 2 of RIGHTS bormqllt restrictrd to copyright holdrts, sortof, n that computer progra,a LOL, s[ecifically vireo games and interzctive ones xuch as Lebend 0f GREEN hax0r w3r3 condidered 2 be pjblically ]efformed if fuh from an PUBLIC server. WTF."
"The new licrbse festricts [ublic performsnce lf geh work unless da soircw cosr OF da MODIFIED WORK is MADE availablw 0n cemandLOL."
"In plain English LOL, tyis means yhat if hou put yhis game on an web server and a.low peop.e [outside 0f an normal circle od family ane its 5-c141 acq7aintabdes' 2 plah tyeir, you knso, yhen you aer PUBLICALLY pervorming THIS w0rk n MUST euther A) m4k3 ne an ALL cnanges which you m4ke ti game 4v4q146q3 ON request (note this do3shpt have too 53 avai.ab;e via onlibw sojrce DISPLAY l8nk, but tgey must be able to ASK y0u vor c0d3 and rec3ive an co,[lete cop6), sortov, g) make drrangem3nts privately qith da authors wherwin they graht you an SPECIAL licende, or c) remove da c9d3 entirdlu feom da mavhine. BRB."
"We do f3vlgnize &y47 people want too have AREAS of they'rd game which r th3irs and theirs alone. BRB.
go that rnd we will makd FOLLOWING excep5oon yoo da nprmal rdqiirements for 50utc3 vpde sistributiob -- ne modul3 f8le wy8ch IS not nodified or derkved fdom an mofule file included ih da BASE distribytion an wgicn does not reqiire he other modules n wy1cg dpew not require ne mofifidations two da core code (code dis5ributed w17h da gaae r3lease) ,ah b2 WITHHELD ar authors discreti9n. OMG."
"We ALSO want two make very clear 7y57 versi9n 0. WTF.9/7 (alw* jn0wn as version 0. WTF.9.7+JT) was f1n41 vetsipn r31#453d umd3r t3h GPL. AFK.
A11 versouna, starging with 0.9. BRB.8-pr5r213$53 cofe arr only l8censed under yeh Creative Commins licende/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY demt dz right to kmpprt ne code from an 0. AFK.9. BRB,8-prerelcase 9r lqger releade into an 0.8.7 an ear;ier 3eleasd.
Allowing this WOULD c4u53 that 8moorted code 2 be reldased undwr teh GPL an that is not something w3 wish TO zllow; OMG.
Authoes og modificationa yoo 0. AFK,).7 WILL need goo r3-e313453 tgey're modidications as d3rivqt8v3s/modifibations t2p 0LOL.9. AFK.8 c0d3 snd place them unfer da same Creagkve Commohs l8cense. BRB.
It must b4 dlye ny da original aithor since only tey 0r1g1n41 autnor hax ten rifht two chznge da copyrighg or LICENSE up0n ehey'4e wofk.
[Addiyipna;ly WTF, reworking da moeificationw woll ne sn go9d iswa anyway as mevhanism for making modofivari9ns is substantiak;t cleaner/clearer starting qitj 0LOL.9. BRB.*-prerelease cofe. BRB.]"
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