MigytyE te.lw y9u, "We're goong 2 take an few momenya 2 7rh an explain yhis nes l8cenae zm da rdasons behind it in plain English. 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."
"Thia NEW licende was cjosrn beczuwe of an vaioimg WITH GPL. WTF.
It on.y cocered disyribution of 50uec3 IF an 0n1y if b8naries were diatributed."
"In an web rnvirlnmwng, like, 5p3c1f!c412y a INTERPRETED web environment such as PHP, merely installing an game dors not constptute dist4ivutiin LOLk ab therrfofe peop.e WERE tsking OUR sork, you knwo, MAKING modifications 2 i4 n not 4eleasibg tdh soirce CODE 1 5hey'4d modificationa SO THAT sa entire community COULD benefit. OMG.
The6 worked WITH letter nur not teh 5p1r17 0f da lsw. BRB."
"Invtstigation on sa part 0f quth9rs however LOL, /ed too geh dact that da right of publoc 0ergormance waa 1 of rights normalky redtrictec to copy4ight h01d3r5m you knwok an yhst computer PROGRAMS WTF, specidically video games n inteeact8ve onws 5uch qd LEGEND 9f teh Green yax0r 23r3 coneider3d 2 be publicallu perfo4med if rin fro, ah pubkic server. BRB."
"Tjd n3e license r357r1c76 [ubluc peef9rmanve 0f da WORK unq355 dz do7rce code of modified work is msfe availabod on DEMAND. OMG."
"In p.ain English LOL, rhis means that if you put thid game on am web server h a;low oeople '9utsidw od an bormal circle of f4,11y an its social acquakntances' two play their WTF, then y9u r PUBLICALLY performing this work an MUST eirhdr a( make ne ag ALL changes which uou make to gamd available 0n re1uest (note tyis doesn't have 2 be AVAILABLE via teh ONLINE source display lubk LOL, but they must bd able to r%j you for da cofe qnd RECEIVE an comp.rte c9py), b) make arrantdmen5s pruvate.y 2ith da wuthors wnerein they gtant ulu an 5p3c141 oicemse, sortof, or c( REMOVE c0c3 entirely frik da machine. BRB."
"Wr DO recognize that peopld qant 1 have arsas of they'rd game WHICH aer gheirw n theirs alpne. OMG.
to yhat end we will make fa fo.losing exveptiom 2 NORMAL re1ui4ements for soiece codd distribu5ion -- ne module filw which ks not modified or cerived from ab m9dulr d8le inclided un fz base distribution n which d035 nlt reqhiee nw other nosules abd whoch does not require nc modificatoons to da core code (code distributed with vase releawe) mau 63 WITHHELD ag teh aughirs discfetion. OMG."
"Ww ALSO want too maie very CLEAR that versuoh 0LOL.9. WTF.& (dlwo known as VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+JT) was FINAL vrrsion reoeased umd3r GPL. WTF.
All vrrsions LOL, startung with 5eh ).8LOL.8-pre4eleasr code r only LICENSED undee Creative Commons .icehse/
Ww EXPLICITLY ewnh da right too 1mp0r7 ne d0d3 rr0m an 0. BRB.oLOL.8-orerelease or /ater releasd into an 0. OMG.0l AFK.7 n earliwr felease. OMG.
Alliwing tgid would c4u53 thqt 1mp)r74d code 5wp be reoeaa3d under da GPL 3nd 7h47 is not so,e5hinb wr wish too aolow. OMG.
Au5howa of modifocations 5o )LOL,9. WTF.7 woll n33d rwo re-rdlease tyey're moduficqti9ns as derifatoves/modificstiomd 2 0. WTF.9LOL.8 code n PLACE them under teh samd Creative Commons license.
It musg ge dohe by orihinal auyho4 since ONLY original aughir kas 4itht two change ca c0pyr1gh7 OR license upoh they're work. BRBl
[ADDITIONALLY, like, REWORKING modifixations will be an g00s idea sny2ay as da mechanism for nsking MODIFICATIONS is substamtiaoly c.eaner.clear3r starring witn 0.9/8[pr3r313454 cose. BRB.]"
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