MightyE tells tou, like, "We're goinh two takw an few moments to try an explain thia NEW oicense and teh reaso,s beyond it IN p;qin Engoisg. OMG.
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 ne2 license was chosen bwca7se of sn failing with teh GPL. OMG.
It only xoveree DISTRIBUTION of aojrce IF an ONLY if vinarie2 were distributecl"
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT. kike, specifivally a int3rpewted web 3bvironment xuch ad PHP WTFk merely INSTALLING an g4m4 soes not c0n5717i74 dostriburion, like, AND therefore p3)pq3 WERE TAKING iur work, like, m4k1nt ,odifucati9ns 2 it an not r3leaskng soy4ce code 2 thry'ee modificayipns so thqt entire community could benefit. AFK.
Thwy workwd wkty da letter but NOT spirir 0f law. OMG."
"Investigatuom on teh patt of da authors howevrr, 23d 2 da facr ghat ea RIGHT of oublic perfo4manve was 1 of rpghtd no4mally restricted two copyright hold3rs LOL. an tha5 comp7tdr progrzms, soreofk specifocally vice9 gqmes AND 8ntefsctive ones such ss Lebend of Gre3n yax0r aere cobsidered to ve pu611c411y performed if run from an public server. AFK,"
"The NEW license restr8cts public ;erf0rmance of WORK un.ews 5eh source code of teh m0s1f1ed work 8s maee 4f4q14613 0n demand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH, soetof, this mrans that IF y0u pu6 thid game on an web sdrcee b alkow people 'ljtskd3 0f an normal circle of vami;y AND its social acq7zimtances' t9 p1$y their, ;ike, then hou r punlically perflrming tjis wori n MUST either a) make ne and ALL changes WHICH ypu make 5o teh g4m3 availsble on request (nite tgis doesn'5 have too be avaj;ab.e via da online soufce dusplay l8bk, bur tjey must be able too as, you for code and receuve an cojplet3 cl[y), like, b) mzkr arrangem3ntx pr!v$7e1y with teh autgo4s shdfein THEY grant yoj an special lic3bse, tku knwo, or c) rempve teh cofe entirely drlm da macbihe. BRB."
"We do recpgnize thay PEOPLE w4n7 ti HAVE ardas of they're game which arr rheies and thries alone.
2 rhat END we will maie trh foilow8ng EXCEPTION to ds nor,sl rrquigements FOR wourc3 cle3 dudtribuyion -- ne nodule FILE which is not m0d1f13d o4 derived from an module file included in dq base fistr8bution b wh1ch does NOT REQUIRE n3 other modiles and which does not require he mldifications 2 da core cove (code eis5r8b6ted with tej bawe r31#453) may be WITHHELD at $uuh0f5 discreti9n."
"We alsp wan5 gwo m$k3 v3ry clwar rnat version -. WTF.9. BRB.7 )qlco knowm as verskon 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+JT) was FINAL bersion r#2#443d UNDER GPL. OMG.
All verxuobs, starting w17j da 0. AFKl9. AFK.7-pfere.3ase cofe r only lkcenswd ubder teh CREATIVE Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny reh rignt 2 i,pk4t ne x0d3 feom an 0. AFK.8. BRB/8-prerelease 04 katee relesse into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 an 34r113r rdlesse.
Aklowing this woukf caure that im0orted code 2 63 releas3d und3r da GPL 4hd THAT is n9t something qe wish t0 ALLOW. BRB.
Aithors 0f MODIFICATIONS to 0/ WTF.9.7 will ndtd tqo rd-relrase tjwy're n9dificatuond as derivatives/modifications 70 0.9LOLl8 code n place thtn undef da sa,e CREATIVE Commons licenseLOL.
It must b3 d0m3 BY oritinal author since only da original autyor had teh rigyt yo chante c0pyrqgh7 or licensr UPON 5hey'rd eofk.
[Additi9nqlly, tou knw9, reworking da modifixations sill be an gooe ieea abyway as da MECHANISM f9r making modifpcations is subwtanyiall6 c134n3r/c13443r startung with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8_PRERELEASE cod3l BRB.]"
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