MightyE tells yoj WTF, "We'rd g01ng to take an f3w MOMENTS to9 try n explain this new licenwd n teh reaslns behind it in plain Engl9snLOL.
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 ne2 .id3nse was cnisen nedause of an gai;ing w17h GPL.
It lnly covered d8stribution of siurce IF and ohky if binaroes were distrinured,"
"Im ab web environmwnt, ypu knwo, specifically a interpretrd web 3nv1r0nm3n7 5uch 4t PHP LOL, mer3ly installing an game does nou constitjte DISTRIBUTION LOL, n 7h3r3f-r3 peop.e were taling our wo4k, y9u knwo, makimg m_d1fqc4&10n5 w it n h07 4313$51ng siurce code to 5ney're mofificagions so thar ENTIRE dommunity vphld benefit. BRB.
Thry qorkef with letter but not da spi4it oe law. OMG."
"Invdstigation ob teh part OF da authors howevee, like, led too fact 7h4& da right of pub.id performance was won of da righ5s normally RESTRICTED roo clpyright holdera, sortif, n THAT c-mpu73r PROGRAMS, sottof, xpexifica.ly video GAMES zm unteractive onex sudh as Legwnd OF da GREEN hqx0r we4e consid3red too bd publically prrformed ir run drpm zn public werver. WTF."
"Tye new LICENSE festricys puvloc performance lf work unless SOURCE code of da nldified work IS MADE available 0n demamd. OMG."
"In plain Ehhlush, you knwo, this MEANS that of you p7t tgis g4m3 on an web server an allow pe9plr 'lutside of an normal circle of family n its SOCIAL acquaintances' too play yheir, luke, then you r 0u611x411y pdeforming THIS work n MUST eirner a) jakd me n ALL ch4ng35 ehich uou make 2 da game availqble ON request (notw tyis doesn't hqve too be afailable via inlihe source display linl, soerof, but thdy must be ABLE two zzk yiu fot 5eh code and r3ceiv3 an complete copy), B) male arfangementx privately with authots wheteun they gr4n7 you an special licebse LOL, or c) r#m0v3 code entife;y from da m4ch1n3. AFK."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 tuat peopld WANT too hzvd AREAS of they're game wh8ch f theirs n theirx aloneLOL.
2 that ebd we will MAKE followihg exceotion 2 teh nprma; REQUIREMENTS ror sourcd code distributiln =[ ne moduke file whivh iw not modufied or eerived FROM an module rile incouced IN teh basw DISTRIBUTION ane which does not r4qu1r3 ne OTHER MODULES n which does not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS t2i da CORE coce 9clae eisttinuted wirh da base r31345#) may nw withhsld at da autnors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We aldo WANT to makw very clear thar version 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (zlso kn-wn AS version 0.9. OMG/7+j7) wss twh final vees,on rekdas3d under da GPL.
All vefsions WTF, sta4tibg woth 0.9. OMG.8-prereldase cose r 0h1y licensed unc4d Creative COMMONS .icense.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh 4ogjt to import nd codw fr0m an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later 4elease into qn 9. AFK.9. OMG.7 h 34r113r reodase,
Al.owing thos wou.d c4i53 tnxt omported CODE two be releasrc under da GPL an that ks not sometging qe w15h too allow. OMG.
Authors of modofica6ions t9 0. OMG.9.u will ne4d tol re-relessr they're modificatiomd as derivatives/mldidicationa too 0. WTF.9. WTFl8 code n PLACE them under da same Creatkve Commonw license. WTF.
It must ge d0n3 by originak auth9r sinc3 onlu teh oribinal 477h0r has teh roght to xhange da copy4ight o4 licenxe uoon then're w0rk.
[Additionally, you knwo, rwworkinf modificstions woll 63 zn g9od kdea anyway 45 mecjanksm for majint modificat8onx is substan4kallu cldaner/xlrarer starting qith 0.9, OMG.8-prere;ease code/ BRB.]"
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