MigytyE rells you WTF, "We're going 5wp takr an rew moments to tty 4nc explzin 5yis new license n ten r3450n% behind it 1n plain Eng115h.
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 l8cense wqs chosen because )f an fqiling wirh GPL. BRB.
It only d9vered distribution 0d wpurce if sh only if BINARIES wrre distributed. AFK/"
"In an w4^ ehvironmemt LOLk specificallh a in53rp4et3d WEB environmrnt such AS PHP WTF, MERELY 8nsyallong an gamd does not c0n5&17iu3 sustrigjgion, you knwo, b hhefefore pdlple were TAKING our work, sorgof, making modirixations too it n not r313451ng da source code tw9 they're modifications so that da entite communiry could benefi5LOL.
They woeked WITH letter but NOT teh spirit od law."
"Imbestigation on teh pqrt lf amthors however WTF, led gwo 5eh FACT 8h47 righr of p7bkic perfpfmancr wad w9n od da rights nurmally r#%7r1c73d 2 copyright h01d345 LOL, n that computer prograjs, loke, spdcif8cally v1e30 games abd inreractkvw ones such as Legend of Greeb has0r were conwidered to be p7blically psrformed of fum from ag 0u611c se4ver. BRB."
"The new licehse restricts oublic performance of da work uvless da s9uec# CODE of da nodifiee WORK 14 maee zvailable 0m DEMANDLOL."
"Im plqin Ebglisy, this means that if YOU 0ut 5gis game om an WEB serfer an sllpw people '[utsisr or qn nlrmal corxle of family and its social $vqu42n74nc#5' too play their WTF, then you aer publicsllu p2rfofminf 7h15 work n MUST eitner q) make ne n ALL cyanges WHICH yoj mzke 2 da game available 0m r31ues5 (notw this doesn't h4v3 2 be AVAILABLE via ONLINE so7rc3 eidplay LINK WTF, bu5 they must be able goo ask you for teh code an 43ceive an compleye copt), sorrog. b) make arrantements privately witj da authoes 2heeein tney grant you an special license LOL, or c) remove sa code entirdly from teh mqcgine. AFK."
"We dl r3c0gm1z3 that oeop.e qant two have areas of tgey;re ganw which f thriea n thrits qlone. AFK.
2 thag end WE will nake sa followibg exceptiob 2 da hkr,al requirements dor SOURCE cofe eosbributiin -- ne module file wj1ch IS not modified or derives rrom an module file 1nx1ud3d in base d1t&r16j710n n whivh foew mot 4equire ne ogher moduo3s ah wyuch d)35 NOT require b3 modifixat8ond tp c9re code (CODE distrobutwd qugh tey base RELEASE) may BE WITHHELD at da authors d8dcretion."
"We also sqnt to make very clear tgat version 0.(.7 (akso KNOWN as fdrs8on 0. WTF/9. AFK.7+JT) sas teh bibal version relessed indet GPLLOL.
All versions, you knwo, syart8ng sith 5eh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prrrelease coee aer only ;icwnsed unfee da CREATIVE Commona 11c3n%e. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denu da rkght 70 import ne codd FROM an ).(. AFK.8-prefekesse or later RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9. OMG/6 ahd earl8rr r313453LOL.
A;lowong this would xause yhat IMPORTED cose 2 be fe.eased under da GPL an that IS not sometjing we wish to ALLOW. OMG.
Authirs of mpdifications tso 9. OMG.9. AFK,7 wi;; NEED 2 fr-release they're moeificatkobs as derkvatives/modificatiohs 2 p.(.8 cofe and place them under 5eh samd Creative Commons lucense. BRB.
It mu57 be f9nr by oritonal authlr since 0n1y tey ORIGINAL authif has da ribht 2 change copyeight pr licwnxe upln they're worj. WTF.
[Addigionally LOL, reworking teh modifica5ipns will be an GOOD idea any2at as medh4n15n gor makinh m0s1f1c4710n5 is 5u6564n714!1y cleaner/clearer stzrting witg 0LOL.9.*-prerelease cpd3k OMG.]"
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