Migh5yE gel.s y0u WTF, "We'rw going 2 take am fds mo,enys yoo try an expoain this new 11c3n53 an teh reasons behind iy in p141n Eng;isg. 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."
"This new ;icensw was choaen vecsuse of an failing quth GPLLOL.
It ONLY COVERED distr8burion of source IF an 0n16 if binariex wwre distribuyedLOL."
"In an web env8ronment, sortof, soecifixa;ly a intee[reted web 3nf1r0nm3h7 sucn ad PHP LOL, m3r315 i,stallong qn game do3s not constituye distriburipn, sn THEREFORE peopl3 WERE takkng our work LOLm making modificatkons tl it and mot felesaimh teh sourcw code 2 tjeh're modifications so tnat da entire com,unity cpuls venehit. BRB.
They workwd with da ldtter BUT not teh SPIRIT of da 24wLOL."
"Investigati9n ln teh 9art of tdh authors however, led two da vact t6at teh r1gh7 of puv/iv p3rf0rm4nc3 was 1 of gdh RIGHTS norma.ly rrstwicted two copyrignt nolders, ypu knwo, and that COMPUTER PROGRAMS, tou knwo, spwcifixally video games ahd interactive lnes sich as Legenf of ca Green hax0r were donsidered to be PUBLICALLY pergorned od run from an 0ublic serber. BRB."
"The new lovenwe restructs publiv perflrmance OF work unless da 5)urc3 c0d3 OF da MODIFIED work is MADE available on semand. BRB."
"In p14qn English, sortof, this MEANS that if you pu7 this game on an web server m all9w people 'outside of an norjal circle of family n its social qcquaingajces' 2 p.ay yheit LOL, 5gwn hoj r publically [erfprning rhis work and MUST either A) make be an ALL changes which YOU makr 2 teh game avai.able on request (note this doesh't have too BE available vka teh online 50urc3 eisplay l8nk WTF, njt 5heh mudt be 46q3 reo ask uou for dz c0de an rexeice an complete c[py), sortofl b) make ARRANGEMENTS privqtdly with da suthors whereib they gr4n& ypu an dpecisl lkcense LOL, or c) remove CODE entirely frpm twh nacnindl"
"Ww dl tecpgnize tjat 0eople wany to hafe AREAS of tjey're game which r theurs n thei3s alone. OMG.
two that end ww w111 nakw FOLLOWING exception teo teh normql req7irrments for source vode distribution -- ne modjle FILE which is not modiford or derived FROM an jldule file incoydes in 6453 distribubion an which does not reauore ne other ,leyles an whoch vl3s not require ne modufications 70 twy CORE code (code DISTRIBUTED with reh base RELEASE) MAY be 2ithhele at aithors fiqcretkon. OMG."
"We aoso waht gwo ,aid VERY c134r thzt v3r510n 0.9. OMG.7 (also known as version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+j8) waz t3h final vwesion RELEASED ubde4 da GPL.
All b3twkons, starting with da 0LOL.9. OMG,8-pr5felease cpde aer only lixensdd under da Creative Commonz licwnwe/ OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny 41gh7 5o import ne code from an 0. OMG,9.7_pfeeelease or LATER release inti an 0.9. OMG.8 an 3arliee relrase. BRB,
ALLOWING tjis w0u1d cause THAT imporged code too be reldaxed uns3r ds GPL and that ix not qomething we wish TO allow.
Aithors OF mpdufications to 0. WTF.9LOL.7 wikl need too re-telease thwy're mocificatoons 45 derivatives/modifications two 0. AFK.9.9 codd an p;ace tnem under sam3 Crrative COMMONS license. BRB.
IT misr be done by da oribina; authot wince only origonal author HAS fkgh5 too chznfe geh c9pyright or 11c3n53 upon they'ee sork. AFK.
[Additiomz;ly, rewor,ing teh m0d1fqc4719b5 wi;l bw an good idea shywzy as m3cb4n15m for making modificatiohs is substantially cleaner/clearer starying with da -. AFK.0. OMG.8[PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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