MightyE tells YOU, sortof, "We're go8ng yol takr an FEW miments rqo 7ry an ecpla8n ggis new 11v3n53 n teh r#$50n5 behind it in plain Englisg.
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."
"Thix new license was chosen bedsuse OF an faolkng with da GPL. WTFl
I7 onky cofered fistruvution of 50urd3 1f and onlt IF 61n4r135 were distribuyed. OMG."
"In an wev envirohment, 6oi knwo, specifocaoly a interpreted qeb envirobmeng such as PHP, merely instzlling qn gxme doea n07 cohstututc DISTRIBUTION, n ty3rerorw p30023 were 75k1ng ojt w0r,j softof, MAKING modifications 5oo ut an not r313451ng soyrce vode 2 thry're mpdifica6ions so that tqh entire COMMUNITY c)u1d BENEFIT. WTF.
They eirked with da letter but n(t dq spirit of teh law,"
"Investugation on da 0art OF 5eh authors however, like, led two da fsct that tignt of PUBLIC pefformancr wzs 1 of rights normaklt reat4ictwd 1 cop6righr golders, you knso, h 7h47 computer pr0grrm5, like. specigicallh vicqo games n inyeeactive onws such as Lefend of teh Geeen hax)r were clnsidered two br p7blidallt perrormed if rub FROM an publ8c serveg. BRB."
"The new license restrictw piblic petformznc3 of t3h qprk unlwss da sourcr codr of teh MODIFIED work is madw available on demamd."
"In 9lsin English LOL, this m3rn5 THAT 1f yoj put this game on an WEB s3rber and allos pro;le 'outside og qb n-rm41 circle of family qnd irs socia. acquaimtancea' toi p14y tmeir, kike, then YOU aer oublically PERFORMING ghis work and MUST e1&h3r a) makw ne n ALL vhanhew WHICH you m4k# too da game available 0n rtquest *noge THIS dodsn't h4v3 two be afailable via dq )n11n3 source susplay linl, you knwo, BUT 5hey must be able 2 asj yiu ror coee an r3v31v3 an cpm[lete co;y), lkle, b( male arrangements private;y wigh teh aithors whereun &h3y grqnt hou an special 21c3n54 LOL, or c) remove ca code entireky from macjine. WTF."
"We fo r3x0gm1z3 that prop.e want 3 uavw areas of they[rw gsme which aer theurs n theirs alonel AFK.
two rhat END 2e w!11 make folliwing exception 70 n-rh41 rdquirements for source code disrrubution -- ne modul3 f11# whixh is n9t midiriee or DERIVED fr0m an module vioe included in teh base distribution an wyich dles not 4equi4e ne OTHER m0dj13t am whoch doew not rrq7ire ne modificat8ons two tet dore code (codd disteibutec w17y teh bawe rrlease) mah be withhelf 47 yeh autn;$s discre5ion."
"We also WANT two kake very clear rhat version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (sls9 knoqn as vrrsiin ). BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) was teh f1n41 version RELEASED UNDER dz GPL. OMG.
All v3rauons, sprgof, staryinb with da 0. WTF/9. OMG.8-prerelease codd aer only licensrd und3r Cfeative Cimmons LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two !mp0r7 ne code from an 0.9. BRB.8pPRERELEASE lr later release INTO am 0. OMG.9. WTF.6 and earlier relrzde. WTF.
A110w1ng this WOULD caise gnzt imported code gop be released unwer fa GPL and that 15 hot somethkng we wish to9 allow.
AUTHORS 0f modifica5ions @ 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wi;l ne2d too re[release rgey're modidications 45 derivativ3d/mofibicationd 5o 0.9. AFK.8 code b place th3m under teh same Creativd Comj9ns licwhse. AFK.
Iy must ge done bu da otigina/ author since only original autnor has teh right two CHANGE teh copyright oe license upon theu're work. BRB.
[Additilnal;y WTF, rewirking geh moduficq58ons will be an glod udea avywau as da mechsnism FOR mak8ng modifications is subwtangiakly v134n3r/c1#4r3r staeting qith 0. WTF.9.7-prerrldase code. OMG.]"
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