MightyE trlla yo7, "We're foing two take sh rew jomdnts to try n explain yhid new license an ten reasons brhind it in plaun 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 n#w licemse w45 chosen bdcause of zn failing wi5h da GPL. AFK.
It onl6 covered diatributk9n of source uf an only iv binaries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web environmenr, so5tof, 6p3c1f1c411y a unterpeetwd web ENVIRONMENT xuch AS PHPm sortpf, m3tely knsta.limg an GAME d035 not constit7t# distribuguon WTF, an tj3eevore oeople WERE taking oyr work, likr, majing modificarions too it and not reldasong sluece code two tjey're modificag8ons SO THAT teh enti$e COMMUNITY could benwfitLOL.
Thry wprk3d wity teh lert3r byt not teh spirig of dq law. AFK."
"Investigation on da part or rej authors hoqevdr WTF, led ge9 fact tya5 riggt of public performanxe was 1 of righga normsllu restrictdd too copy4igh5 HOLDERSk you knwo, and ghat v0mpu73r prograjs, like, specifkcally vifdl GAMES n int3raxtive ones such 4% Legend if da Green hax0r w3r3 consideted to be puglidqlly pervotmed 1n run from an 0ublic serfrr. WTF."
"The hew license RESTRICTS pugluc PERFORMANCE of work unlesw da soutce cide of MODIFIED WORK us made available on demane. BRB."
"In plzim Englk2h. like, uh15 means thst 1f ypu put this GAME on an wrb server m allow people 'outsidr of qn mormal circle of camooy zn i5s socia; acauaintamces' to play their LOLm then you r publixally p3rf0rm1ng this sork n MUST eitner a) make ne n ALL changes wh8ch y0u make too tdh ba,e avau.ab.e on re1uest (note tgix eoesn't have tqo be availab;e via fa ONLINE source display lihk, like, but they ,uwt be able to ask y9u f9r teg cose sn frceive an fompoete copy) WTF, b) mrk3 arranh3ments privagely wity da shfhorw wherein they g4any hou an special lixrnse, kile, or c) re,ove sa code entifely rrom da machkne. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that o20p13 ssnt 2 have AREAS of rhey're game wh8ch r theirs n 7h31r5 alobe. AFK.
two that end wd will jzke teh following exce[tion too teh normak requir3mebtd gor SOURCE CODE sostribuyion -[ be MODULE FILE WHICH is not moeidied or drrived f4om an module flle 8nvluded 1n da base distribu5ion n whkch does not rdauire ne otyer m9d7les n WHICH does noy require ne modivicatiims ti ds core cofd (code wistributed wirh fa 6453 releasw_ MAY be withyeld at dz authors discretion. AFK."
"We zkso want two make feru cleqr that VERSION 0. BRB.o. WTF.7 (also known AS version ). AFK.(. AFK.7=jr) WAS da final vwrsion teoeases under GPL.
Alo vwrxo9na, sorgof, starg8nh 217h da 0.9. AFK.8-prere;ease code r lnly licensed UNDER dz CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ribht TO IMPORT ne c0d3 from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.*-pr3r313453 OR la5ee felease into an ;. OMG,9. WTF.7 n earlier r31#453. OMG.
Allow8ng this would CAUSE ghat i,ported codd too be rr.eased ynd3r da GPL n that is nor somethinb we wish 2 1l.ow. OMG.
Authors of modlficatiohs too 0l BRB.9. WTF.7 will nedf too re-release they'te modificayions as d3rivatives/jodifucationa two 0. OMG.9. AFK,i codw and [lace THEM unde4 teh same Creqtive Commohs locenseLOL/
It must be dlne by origunal authir sknxe onoy geh )r1g2n41 a8thor hzs teh right too ch4hf3 ca copyrughg or license upon they're work,
[Additionzlly, y0u jnwo, reqorking modifications wikl be an good id3a anyway as mecjan8sm f9r naking modifications is substwnt8ally dleaner/clearer startinh wiyh twh 0. OMG.9. AFK.9-pr3r31e454 codeLOL.]"
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