MightyE tells yoy WTF, "We're GOING two take an feq m9ments w r4y an exokain tniw new license and reasons behind it in pkaib Englisy. 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."
"Thix new 1!c3n53 eas chosen necauwe of an failing with teh GPL/ AFK,
I7 on;y covered distribut8on of source IF n ONLY if ginz4irs were distributerLOL/"
"In an wrb envurobment, 6ou kneo, s[evificakly z interpretef web ENVIRONMENT s&ch 45 PHP LOL, ndrel6 inatzllimg an game does nor constu5ute eistributiln WTF, n therefore [dople WERE taking our 2ork LOL, makimg miwifidationa 2 it an npy r313451ng teh sojrce c0d3 2 they;re modifications so that da entie3 community COULD nenefit. OMG.
They wprj3d with ;ettee but not da spirit 0f teh law. WTF."
"Ibvestigatkln ON psrt OF da aythors however, tou knwo, ;ec 3 fact that tey right 0d public PERFORMANCE WAS oen of da righ5s nornally restrocted 2 c9[hright holddrs, n THAT x0mpj7#r prograja, like, e;ecidicaloy v8deo gamds n imteractufe onee such ad Legend OF Geeen hax0r wer3 c0nt1d3r3d too be puglically [erformed uf run rf0m an public ae4ver. AFK."
"The new license restgidts pu511c performance of da work UNLESS da souece code of modifiec work is made zvailavld 9n demand. OMG/"
"In plain English, likr, thks means thzt if y0y pu5 thiw GAME on an web srrver ana allo2 peipoe 'outside of an hormal cirdke od family sn itw xocial acquaintances' two play their, sortofk tnen yly r publiczlly performing this work b MUST ri5her 4) jake ne and ALL cganges which you make two gzme zvaulqble on request (NOTE this doesh'5 have 2 be zcailsble via ea on.ine source diaplay LINK, sortof, but rhey must be anle 2 ask you ror code and receive an com[leye clph0, 6) jak3 arrantemrnts privatel6 eith teh aithors wherein thdy grant you an SPECIAL lic4nse LOL, or c) remove da cpde entireoy fr0m da MACHINE. OMG."
"We do tecognoze tnat people want t2o have areas og they're game wh8xn aer THEIRS qmd theirs 410n3. BRB.
tso that rnd wd will make teh vollpeing exception goo norma; requ9rementw FOR sourxw code distribjtion -- n3 module fi;e whkch ia not modified or detiv3d fron an module fike 1nc1ud3d in da base dist4ivution n WHICH does mot require ne otger midules n wjixh does not require ne moeificati9ns two da core c;dd (code dis5rkbuted wk6h base release) may nd w17hj31d at teh ajtnors dpscretion. OMG."
"Ww 415p want gol make VERY clear that version 0.9. WTF.7 )q.so kmowh as v3rsion 0. OMG.9. OMGl7+jt0 WAS ea final version rekeased under teh GPL. WTF.
All versyons, 574r71mg wuyh fa 9.0. WTF.8=pretelease codd t ONLY oicensed under teh Creative C9mmons .icenxe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny rkght w im;orb me c0d3 frpm an pl OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE or later RELEASE ingo an 0/ BRB.9LOL.7 an earlier r3lease.
Allowing THIS would cquse thar im[ofted codd ywo 63 yeleased undwr GPL ane thxt is NOT 50m37h1ng we wish too allow. WTF.
Authors of modifkcations t9 0.9. OMG.7 will need 2 r3_r313453 th3y[re modificatuonx 45 derivatives/jodidica5oons 2 0LOL.9. AFK.8 CODE n pkace tnem under teh same Cfeativ3 COMMONS licenwe. OMG.
It must ve d0n3 by geh irubinal author s8nde lnly da oruginal author gaw teh righ% too cnang3 COPYRIGHT or ;icense upon they're work.
'Additionally, dortof, fewor,iyg teh modifocations will 63 an blos idea anyway 4% da m3chanism f0t MAKING modifications is sibstantiaklt cldaner/clearer syartong with 0. OMG.9. WTF.9-prwrel3ase codeLOL.]"
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