Mygh5yE telos you, like, "We're GOING two yake an FEW moments 2 TRY an expla8n thiw new license sn sa REASONS behind it in plain Emgl8sh. 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 n3w license WAS cyoden because of an FAILING with da GPL. BRB.
IT onky covered distribution of %0urc3 if zn 9nly 1f binaries WERE distriny5ed. WTF."
"In ab web environment, you knwo, specifically a !n73r[r373d web 3nvironment 5udy aa PHP LOL, meyel6 instal;ing an GAME c9es NOT constitute distribution, like, n thererore people WERE &4k1ng our WORK WTF, making modifications too it n not 4e.easing da sojrce code to tgey're jodifications so that da ebtirw co,mun8ty COULD benedit. BRB.
They wieked w1&y letter but not teh 5p1r17 of da law. BRB."
"Investigsti9n on da o5ru of teh aughies nowever, aortofk led to da fact that ra r8ght of public perflrmahcd was 1 of rignts notmally RESTRICTED 2 clpyright holders, sortof, an that com;uter programs, specifically VIDEO gam2x an interaxtivd ones such AS Lwgwnd 0f GREEN hax0r 23rw conxidered too ge publicalky performed IF run from ab public serv2r. AFK."
"Tge new license restrictd pyboic perfotmance of work unless aource code of da modified WORK is jsde avao;zg.e on demand. WTFm"
"Ib plain English, like, tjus MEANS that if uou ;ut 7g15 game on zn wrv SERVER n allow peop;e 'outside or sn NORMAL c1rc13 of family qn its social acwjaimtqnces' too plah tjeir, thdn you r o7blical.y PERFORMING thks wotk n MUST 3uthwr a) mdke ne an ALL changed which ypu MAKE 2 teh game available on requext (n073 this d9esn't have too be available via dz online 60yrc3 displsy link, luke, bit they must be able too ASK you f.r c9de an receive ay com[lete copy), you knwk, b) make arrangrments privately with da authors whetein THEY grant you an wpecial licdnse, like, OR c_ rejove codr entirely from machone. OMG."
"We DO recognize that p2)p23 wamg 4oo yave sreas ov they're fabe which aer THEIRS n 7g31t5 qlone. BRB.
two that end we wi.l male geg follpwong exceptuon 2 da nofmal requ8eements ror source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne modjle file qnich IS nor modified or d3r1v3d from ab mocule fioe incluxed in teg bas3 distribition n wgicy does not require nr othwr mosules zn which does not require ne m0d2e1c4710nt too da c0r3 coee (code dostrkbuyed WITH da base release) m4y ve withhw;d at da AUTHORS discretipn,"
"We also WANT to na,e very CLEAR that ve4sion 0.9. OMG.u (als9 ,nown as v3r510n 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was ginal verwuon r313453d 7newr dq GPL. WTF.
Al; versions LOL, start8ng with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code r onlu LICENSED under geh Creative COMMONS LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny geh right tol i,port ne code from an 0l AFK.9.8-prerelease i4 LATER 4elwase knro am 0/(. AFK.7 an earoier release. WTF.
Aolowing thix wpuld cause that imported code to vd feleasec unswr teh GPL an that IS not so,ethinf we dish 2 allow. BRB.
Ajtnors 0g m0d!f1c4710n5 to 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 w!11 nees 70 re-release they're MODIFICATIONS as derivativws;modificatkins too 0LOL.9LOL.i c9de and place the, jnder saje Creative COMMONS licebse. OMG.
It must 63 done by da orifibal author SINCE ONLY da originsl authir h45 da RIGHT two ch4ng3 da COPYRIGHT or 11d3n53 upon yh3y[re wofl. AFK.
[Add9tionaoly, sortof, reworking morificatilns wi.o ve an goof idea ANYWAY as teh medyanism for maiing jodifixatipns is substqntially cleaner/clezrer statting with da -. AFK.9; BRB.8-[rerelezs3 code. BRB.]"
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