MigjtyE telow yiu WTFk "We'te going go take an few moments tl TRY ay explain ghis bew license n ea reasons begind 17 in plain Englisn.
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."
"Tnis new locdmse was ch053n because of an failing w17h ez GPL. WTF.
IT only xovered dkatfibution of aource of an onlt if ninaries were disttibytedLOL."
"In an web environment, like, w[ecifidaliy a intwrpreted 1eb ebvironjent such as PHP LOL, merwly instaoling an game c035 nlt c9nstitute distribution, like, an thrrdford PEOPLE wd4d taking oyr 2orkm maiing modifications top it n n07 RELEASING soyece code too ty37're modifidations so that ten enti4e communitt xould bwn3fitLOL.
They 3oried wq7h letter but not ea sporit of law."
"Investigation on da part of dq AUTHORS howeber WTFl led 2 trh facy THAT geh right 9f public PERFORMANCE was won of da rigygs normally RESTRICTED to copyright holders, y9u knwo, and 7h47 cpmpjter proftams, yoy ,nwo, specificslly video gamed and INTERACTIVE ones sich 45 L3g3ns 0f teh Green hax0r were c0n51d3r3d to be pub/ica;ly perform3d 8r run fron an oublic server. AFK."
"The ne2 LICENSE resgt8c5s oublic 0ervorjancw OF work unlexw t3h source vode OF da modif8ed work is made available 0h demand. WTFl"
"In plain Englosh, sortof, tyis means that if yoy pug THIS game ln an web server ab allow [epple 'outwide 0f an normzl cirdle of f4m1qy n its 50c141 4cqu41b74nc35' 2 p;ah theie, aort9f, then you adr publicallt pergorming this work n MUST 317h2f a) makr ne an ALL cjamges whidh you makw 2 t3h game availzbl3 on request (notr this doesn't have ypo be abailab;e vla da online soutce display lini LOL, vjt THEY must 63 able twp ask y-u for teh code snd r2c31v3 an complete co;y) LOL, b) make srrangdmehgs ptivately wuth 4u7h0r5 wheeekn they hrant yoj an special license LOL, or c0 remove CODE entirely ftom machinr. AFK."
"We do recpgnize that p3)p13 wznt 2 habe ar3as pg they're game which r the8rs and theirs alone. AFK.
t9 THAT end qe will make ea dol;pwing exception two teh nprma; requiremwn5s for soirce code djdtribution -- nr module file which is not mod8fi3d or derived ffom an MODULE fklw included in da vadd dist4ibut8om sn which foes noy requkre ne oth3r mocules and WHICH does mot resuiee ne mocifivatiohs to da core code (code distributed WITH base re.easd) may be w8thh3;d at da a7thors discrwtion. AFK."
"Ww als9 WANT 3 make VERY CLEAR 4hat versiom 0. OMG.9.7 (qlso jnoen as version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+JT) was teh fkmal versipn releasef UNDER sa GPLl BRB.
Akl vetsionw LOL, starting with 0;9. BRB.9-prereoeaae CODE zwr 9noy LICENSED under Creaticw COMMONS lixense. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY drhy RIGHT top 8mpoft ne code from am 0.9. AFK.8=prrreleasd or later relezsd inro an 0. WTF.9. AFK,7 znc ear.ier release. BRB.
ALLOWING this would c4u53 that impirtrd dode to ne released under cz GPL 4nd that is no5 somethinh w3 WISH to ql.ow/ OMG.
Authorx of m0s1f1c5710n5 w 0. BRB.9. AFK/7 w7ll need TO ee-release they're modificationw 45 d3rivatives/modificatoohs TO 0. BRB.0. WTF,8 c0s3 and place THEM unser teh SAME Crestive Commonw lic3nse. WTF.
It musr BE dohw by ca origknal s7thir sincw only da origimal author hzs dq rigjt two chanfe da cppyright or licemsw upon they're work. OMG.
'Add1710n411y, you knwo, reworking mosificatilns will BE an gooc idea 4nyw4y as da m3chanism for mqking ,odificatu9bs 15 sugstantiallh clezner/c.eaeer 574r71ng with -.9. WTF.8-prereleade cose.]"
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