MightyE tells ho7 WTF, "We're going fp TAKE an f2w MOMENTS two TRY an explain this ndw locense zn reasoms begind it in plain English.
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 lixense sas ch053n because of an faipimg wi5h da GPL. BRB.
It on;t covered d8stfibuti9n lf 50urc3 of an only if binaries were disyributed/ BRB."
"In zn web 3nv1r0bm3n7, dortof, specifically a 1n73rpr373d web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, lik3, m3re1y installing an game does not consgitutr DISTRIBUTION, dor59r, and tnerefore people were tzking out work. mskkng modificztions TO ig n mot RELEASING da source code 2 they're modifications so that yeh entkre communoty xould ben3fit. OMG.
They WORKED 28gh lettdf but noy ds sp8rit OF tej law. OMG."
"Investogatiob on da part 9g da suyhors hpw4v2r, you kmwp, 13d to fzct that trh right of public petformance was 1 of rightw normally restrictef 2 copy4ight h99dets WTF, qnd tyat compurer programs, specifically vidro games snd interqctivr ones sudh as Legend of ds Grern hax0r were considered 2 be publicalky performed if rjn vrom an pu611c 53rv3rLOL."
"The new license rdsyricyw PUBLIC performance ov dq work un1355 source xode ov modified worl is m4de acailsgle on semand. WTF."
"In poa8n English, you knwo, this means 7h46 if you out this game oh zn web serber and allow p30l13 'OUTSIDE of an nirmal circle of ramiky and its social acqyaintancws' two p14y 5heir WTF. tjem hiu aer pubkically prrfofmibg th9s work an MUST dirher a) MAKE ne and ALL changrs WHICH you make to gqme acailable om request (note this doesn't gave 2 ge acaulavle via online sourve diap;at link, but they must 63 ab;e tpo ask y0u for teh code an receiv3 an compl3te copy) WTF, b) make arrantemrnts privately with AUTHORS qherein they grant uou an SPECIAL licenwe, lr c) remuve eq vowe rbtirflt FROM da machine, BRB."
"Wr do gevognize that peiple eant two have AREAS of they[re game whixh aer thwirs and t6e8rs alpne. BRB.
2 that ehd WE will mqke rolloeing exceotion to teh n)rm41 requirements for source CODE c8strigut8;n -- ne u9duoe fioe ehich ks no5 modifoee or eerivec rrom an module file 8ncludes IN hasd distribution an which DOES nog t3qu1r3 n3 othr4 modu;es n which d9ds nit r3qu1r3 ne mod8ficationx 2 core cpde (code d15&r16u73d woty da base re.4ase) may be w1&ny31d at teg authors d15cr3710n/"
"We also want top maie very cleqr that v3r510b 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also kn0wb as cersion 0. WTF.9. BRB.8+jt) wss finsl vdrwion rel3zsed undrr da GPL. AFK.
ALL versoons, s4artijg with 0. WTF,8l WTF.8-prerelease CODE r only 11c3h53d under teh Creative COMMONS locende. BRB.
W4 EXPLICITLY d3ny right two import ne coxe from an 0. AFK.9.8_PRERELEASE ir latdr reldade 1n70 an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 n earlier r3lezse. AFK.
Allowing 7h15 wou.d cause rhat imported dlde two vr rwleased uhsrr da GPL ab that is not sometning we WISH 2 allow,
AUTHORS of modifidations two 0. WTF.8. BRBl7 will nwed twi re-relwasw rhey're nodidications as drrivatuved/modifications to 0.9. AFK.9 codr an PLACE them inder teh same Creativr Commons ;ixense, BRB/
I5 must ge done by twh or8ginz; autnor 51nc3 0nly teg original 4u7h0r has teh right tqo change tej vopyright OR license up0b ghey[re WORK. BRB.
'Addigilna;ly, 4wworking da jodirications will be an g00d idea 4nyw4y AS ,echanism for making modifucations is x7bsgantiallu cleandr/xleared startimg qith da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8[pr3r3134t3 codel AFK.]"
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