MightuE tells you, "Ww[re goong two take an fww momentw @ 7ey and esplain tyis new license n ressons behind it in plakn English. BRB.
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 bww license was CHOSEN BECAUSE od an failing w17h GPL.
IT only coverdd didtrkbutuon of source if xnd only if bknaries we4e distributed. AFK."
"In ab wev enfironmwnt WTF, doecidically a inter[reted web envkronment such as PHP WTF, mefdly ibsgallihg qn hame foes nit vonstitute DISTRIBUTION, sortor, an therefo4e people were taking out qp4k, making modifications 59o it an mot releasing tey eourcd xode to9 they'4e modificzrions so thqt da entire communoty couls benefit.
THEY 2orled w17n da letter but NOT teh soiriy pf dz law."
"Investlgation lm feh pqrt )f da autglrs howeve4 WTF, led to teh fact tnat teh rpbht of publuc p4rf0fm4nc4 w55 oen if geh fights normally restricted two c0pyr1gh7 HOLDERS, n that computer programs, so4tof. spedifically viceo games snd 1n75r4c71v3 ones s8ch as Legend of ea Gre3n haxpr were considdred 2 he publically performed if rub from an pub.ic s3rver. AFK."
"The NEW l8cense rdstrkcts pu6!1v ;errormancd of da work unless trh sourcd code og modpfied WORK us made avaikable pn f3m4nd."
"In PLAIN English WTF, this neams that 1f y8u puy thid gamr 9n an web 53rb3r n z,low pe9ple 'outside 0d an hormal circ;e of family an its slcial $cqu41n74nc35' 2 plzt yheir WTF, THEN you r publicaloy performing tnis wpr. n MUST either a) make ne an ALL cnanges wh1ch yoy nake too game avaolable on REQUEST (nore this doesn't have two 63 availabl3 viw geh onl8ne soirce 315p13y link. sortof, but they musg be avoe too ask you f;r ds clde n rexwive an COMPLETE copy), you knwo, b) make srrange,emts PRIVATELY with trh authors whrr4un th3t grant you an s;ecual licende, sortofm ir c) eemove cos3 entireky frpm da mqxhine."
"We do recogniz3 rhag people want 2 have areas of thdy're game wnich ae4 theirs an tyeitx aline. WTF.
ywo 7h48 3bd we w111 make da follow8ng exception w dz NORMAL requirements for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne nodule file qhich is not modifued or cerivec FROM an mlfuke gile included im teh BASE eistributiin n whicg does mot reqiire n3 other MODULES qn which soes nog require ne mldivicstiobs to c043 c9de (xodw dostribured qirh base releqse) jay BE witnhels at r3h authors discretiobLOL."
"We also wanb to j4k3 vwry clear that verqion 9. AFKl8LOL.& (alx9 known as versiob 0. WTFl9LOL.7+jt) was teh final version r313453d und3r GPL. WTF.
All versions, 6ou inwo, sta4t,ng w17h 0LOLl9. BRB.8-prereleade code aer lnl6 licenses unddr ueh Creative Commobs license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gn7 too import nr c0d3 from an -. OMG.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or lagee release INTO an 0LOL.9.7 and earlier releaae.
A110w1ng this epu.d va7se THAT ompotted cose 70 BE RELEASED under teh GPL n THAT is not something we wish 2 4119wLOL.
Authprs of modifications two 0. OMG.9/ WTF.7 will need 2 re[reoease tge6're modificqtions as derivayives/modifixations too 0. BRB.9. WTF.9 CODE ane place thr, under teh same Creatove Commons ;udense. BRB.
It must be DONE by teg lrigihal author since ONLY da origina. 477h04 nas teh eitht too change yeh copyrkght OR license up9n they're work. OMG.
[Additionally, rew;rkihg ten modificatoons will 73 an gooc ieea 4nyw4y qs twh mechanism for mak8ng MODIFICATIONS is sunstantiqolt c144n34/c134r34 STARTING with teh ). BRB.9.8-prwrdlease c0d#.]"
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