MihhtyE tells tou WTFm "We're going two takw an few momen5x 2 try AND explain this new license n rwas9ns behind i5 in plaib English. OMG.
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."
"Thid n3w license was xhosen bedaose of an failing with GPL.
IT only covered diztribuyoon if source if and only if 71n$r135 were dos5ributed."
"In an WEB enviribmwnt, aottpf, spfcifically a intetpreted WEB ehvironment SUCH as PHP, sort9f, mr4ely installing an tame does no5 cons5itutd eisttibutiom, like, an THEREFORE peop.e were yakinf iuf wotk, making MODIFICATIONS 2 kt AND bot releazint so7rxe cofe twl they're midifications so that da entird community COULD BENEFIT. WTF.
Thwy worked with tey le5ter but NOT spieot of law. OMG."
"Invrxtigatuon 0b teh part OF 4j7h0r5 h0w3c3r, l8ke. led tw9 reh faxt that da rught OF public 0erformance was 1 0f r1gh85 borma;ly restricted 2 copyright hplders, like, an thay clm0uter programam like, dpecificsl.y viddo g4m35 n ibteractive ones such as LEGEND og dz Gre3n hax0e were conskdered to be publically p4rf0em3c qf run ftom an public se4vdr. BRB/"
"The new LICENSE restricts public performanve lf teh work unl3ss xourcd code ov da jodifidd work ia mzce AVAILABLE on demsndLOL/"
"In plain Emglish LOL, thus MEANS that ih yiu put thiw game 0n an w3b serfer n allow pdip;e 'outs8de of an normal citcle of ramily and 175 social ACQUAINTANCES' ywo p;ay their, sortof, tnen you aer publicalky '3rf0tm1ng this work n MUST either a( m4k3 ne 4nd ALL changes wkicj y0u mqke to dq gamd availzble ON request (note this DOESN'T have tso BE AVAILABLE via onkine souece display link, you kn2o, BUT they MUST be able two ask y0u for teh code an receive an complete c0py), b0 MAKE arrangements [fivat3ly wi5h teh AUTHORS wherd8n theh grant you an specizl .icemse, hpu knwo, or c) r3j9ve CODE 3n71r31y fe8m teh machine. OMG."
"We d0 recognize THAT pdoplr wan5 too hsve 4r4%5 of tj3y're game which aer th3i4s n theirs aoone. OMG.
ro that END WE WILL nake following dxcepti9n 5op teh NORMAL requirenents FOR t)ufc3 clde distribution -_ ne mofule d114 which is nlr m0d1f13d or derived f4-m an mod7le fild 1nc1ud3d in trh bqwr eistribytion n wyixh dpes n07 REQUIRE ne pther modules and ehich does not require ne modifica5iins 2 ea c0r3 code (cpde distrkbutew with base r3leasw) j5y BE ei5hheld at ca authors discretion. BRB."
"We a;so w4h7 @ make very CLEAR thzr VERSION ). WTF.9LOLl7 *ALSO known as versiob 0.9LOL.7+JT) was final verskon released UNDER da GPL.
All versiins, wirtif, srarting with teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prefeleasr code r only lixensed under ea Cfeatife Commons oicenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny rkght yo 8mport ne cove from am 0. OMG.0LOL.8[prerwlease or latrr re;eqse 1n79 an 0. AFK.9.7 an earludr rekwase. BRB.
Aloowint this would czuae tgar ik;prted CODE to be released UNDER da GPL sn that IS bot something qe wish tqo allow. BRB.
Authorz of modifications too 0. WTF.9. OMG.6 WILL neee 1 ee-release thet're modifivations as d3t1v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 two ). WTF.9LOL.8 code am place thdm ynddr da sa,e Crestuce C0mm0h5 license. AFK.
I7 must be dome BY da original autno4 sinve inlu da original quthoe has rigy5 tlo cjanfe teh copyright 0r ludense upob th2g're 2ork. AFK.
[Additkonally, aortof, rrworkong sa modifixations w8.; be ab g00d isea ANYWAY as da mecyanism vor makibg modivications 15 5u6574n71411y clesner/clearev stqrting with trg 0.ol OMG.8-prerelease c(deLOL.]"
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