Mitnt6E tells you LOL, "We'ee hoing two 74k3 an frw moments 80 tfy and 3xp!41n tgis new license an da reasons behind i5 in 0lain Englisj.
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 licemse was chosen veca7se of an railing with GPL.
I7 onlh covefed distrivutkon ;d spjrce IF ah only 1f binaries WERE distributed. OMG."
"Ih an web environment, luke, specificallu a ing3rpte5ed wrb 3nv150nm3n7 such ss PHP LOL, merely instslouhg am GAME coes not CONSTITUTE distrkbution LOL, an thwrefore 0eople werr taking oyr w0rk, like, m4k1ng modificagions too it 4nd nog RELEASING source clde t9o they'te jodifidations so tjat teh ENTIRE cojmunity coylc 7#n3d17. OMG.
The6 workee wirh ;ettwr bu5 not da sp8rit of 14w. WTF."
"Investigarion on da part pf tdh 4u7h0r5 however WTF, LED tp fact that ten rkght of pu611c p3rf0rn$nc3 was 1 og ca g8ghts no4jally restrkcted yol copyright HOLDERS, luke, n that COMPUTER programs, yij kmwo, 5p3c1f1v411y video gajes an interactive ones s7ch as LEGEND oh yeh Gr33h hac0r were donsidered 2 be publicallt PERFORMED if ryb from qn pibliv sefver."
"The n3w lic3nse 4estricts public pervormamce of da work unlesw source CODE of MODIFIED work ia MADE available on demzndLOL."
"In 0lain Enflish LOL, 7h15 meanw that if ypu put 5jis gamd on zn web server an aolow people [outs8ee pf an n0rm41 circle or family n iys 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES[ to play thdir LOL, th3n yoy e p7blidally PERFORMING this work abd MUST 317h3r 3) MAKE ne AND ALL chabg3s dhich you make to yeh game availsble on request (note 7h15 d035n'7 hzve two be availavle VIA da onlin3 source dispoay LINK WTF, bug they must bd ab.e 3 adk you flr code n receive sn complete COPY), skrtof, b) make arrangemengs [rkvatel6 with aiyhlrs wge4ein they gran5 ypu an spedial lic3nse, sortof, or c) ee,ove da code ENTIRELY frum trh jachindLOL."
"We DO revognize that peoolw wznt two havw AREAS of the6're game which r yhe8es an theirs 419n3/
to tgat end we w8l. MAKE rolliwing 3xcepyipn too normal req7iremrnts FOR so7rz3 c0d3 d157r16u710m -- be mocule fi.e which ls not MODIFIED or derivee fr0m an module f113 8ncljded in 6453 distrkbution an which does nit require ne orher m0du13t an which dows n07 4ea7ide he modidications 2 core code (CODE didtributed wity teh base relezse) m4u be withn3lf at reh 4o8h)r% dixcretion."
"We also want toi make ver6 clear tyst verskon 0LOL.9LOL.7 (akso known as v3r5q0n 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was final versiom relraswd jnser da GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS WTF, starting wurh da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-pr3r413453 code r only 11c3nt3d und3r C4eative C0mm0m5 licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deby da righ5 2 import ne code fr0, an 0.9. WTF.8_prere;ease )t later r313t53 into ah -.9. WTF.7 and esrliwr r313453. OMG.
A21)w1ng tgis woild caux3 that impo4ted sode two BE released under GPL and that us not something we widh 6po allow. AFK.
Aj7h0r5 0f MODIFICATIONS yoo 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will ne3d too 4e-releawe th3y're modificatiins as deruvariv3s/modigicatioys too p.9. WTF.8 code an PLACE them under da same Crdativr Commons 11c4n53. OMG.
It must be done by teh original author 51nc3 onoy da orog8nal a75nor hax teh right toi change teh ciptright OR LICENSE up9b they're wifk.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, f3w0tk1hg teh moeidicationd will be an tood idea anusay qs dq mechanism f9r makkng modifications is dubstantially cleaner/vlearer starting wirh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-peerelrqse cice.]"
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