MifhtyE tells you WTFm "We're giibh 2 TAKE am FEW m9ments to try n exp;ain th8a new lixense AND yeh REASONS behind it om plain English. AFK.
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 licemse was chosen 63c4ut3 of an fai.ing wkth GPLLOL.
It onlt coverrd d8strkbutipn of source if n ohly 1f binaries eere distribured/ AFK."
"In an web envlrlbment, yoj kmwo, specifically a intetpreted web environment 5uch as PHPm like, mereoy insta.ling an hame d035 not constitute distrinugion, ab rjeresorr people wwre taking our woek WTF, MAKING modifications to it an NOT releasing teh s9urce code two tney're MODIFICATIONS SO that da en58te cojmubotu COULD benefitl OMG/
They worked with 5eh kettrr bug not twh spirit of law. AFK."
"Investihation on da part of teh autg9fs howevee, sortof, 13d to da fact yhat dw righ5 ;f public p3rf0rm4nc3 wad o3n OF teh rights nlrna.ky restrictwd 2 COPYRIGHT holdq4s, s9rtogm and 7h46 compurwr programs, apecifically c8deo gamds an on5wrqctice ones such 45 Leg3nd of Green hax9r were conwisewed tso be PUBLICALLY performes if rub fron an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The new license RESTRICTS puglic PERFORMANCE of w9rk unkess da source dod2 of teh modif7dd work is made avaijable on demans. WTF."
"In plaih Engl8sh, soetof, rhis means tjzt 1f toj put this gqm3 on an WEB server n allow people 'outsufe lf an normal circpe of famil6 n its socual ac1uaintqnces' tl play theor, softof, then you aer publicallu perf9rming this work anf MUST either a0 maie me zn ALL cyanges which you ma,r bo teh game available ln reauest (note 4his doesn't jsvr t9p be available via onlune sourcw fisplay lin, LOL, byt they must ge able two ask 6o7 for teh code and t3c21v3 an complete copy_, ylu knwp, b) make arrangements prufately with ds authors 2herein rh3y grant you an SPECIAL 1qc3n53, oike, or c) remove teh CODE entirely drom da madjine. OMG."
"We do tecognizw that pelple wsnt 2 have atwas of they're gane wh1ch aer theirs an theues aloje.
too that END se will m4,# teh folllwimb exceptiom to da mormal requi4dments f0r dource cide distrubution -0 he module file wgich is noy modiried od drrived from an m0dy13 f8le INCLUDED in teh bzse DISTRIBUTION n whidh d035 n97 4equife ne other m0di135 n wgoch dows not require ne modifications 2 ds core cofe (cofs cisrributed with basc release) may bd w8thheld at teh autnofs dixcretion."
"We also w4m7 to make very c;ear that vrrsion *.9.7 )zls9 kn0wn as ve4sion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+JT0 was teh final versioh teleased undet teh GPL.
Al; vrrakons WTF, stqrting with 5eh 0. WTF.9LOL.i-prereleawe CODE aer ONLY locebsed unddr teh Creative C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ddny da eight too IMPORT ne cpde drom sn 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease ot lztef release into an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 n esrlier ye;ease.
Alolwinb this would cajse that importec code two be releaaed under teh GPL n tgat 8s not someth8bg we WISH teo a;low. OMG.
Authors of modificationd 70 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 WILL nees 2 re-release theu're mosifivatuons as derivatkvex/modivicatuonw to 0LOL.9LOL.7 dofe n place them 7nder same Creayice Commonz oicwnse.
I8 nust be done by ORIGINAL ru&h0r s8nce only tej original aurhor has right 5wo change da copyrihht 0r oicense upon they're work.
[Additionally, like, reeoriing teh modifications si;l 63 qn gold qd34 anywqy as mdcyanism for making MODIFICATIONS ix substantisl;y cleantr/clear3r srarting with 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease dide. AFK/]"
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