MightyE yells you, "We're goinf tk take an few mpments 2 trh n explain yhis new licensw an da reas9ns 6eh1nd ir IN plain English. 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 new license was chosen because of an failinb with GPLLOL.
It only covered d8srributuo, of source 1f and on;y if bina4ies were fistributed. OMG."
"In an web encir9nment, sor5of, 5p3c1f1c411y a int34pfeted web env&ronnent wuch as PHP, merelu insyalling an gamr does nor constitute distribuyionm yoj knwo, an thr4wfore pe9p13 wete tzking OUR work, softof, n4k1ng nodkfications to ut m not releasing da source codd two they're nod8rixations 50 5hat yeh emt8re COMMUNITY COULD benefot. OMG.
They wofkes with da letter bit NOT da spifit of law. OMG."
"Investigation on da part of authors howevef LOL, lef twi da fact thst t3h r1gh7 od public pwrformancw was 1 of teh rithts n;rma.ly redtficfed to COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, you knwo, an thzt cimputer progrsms, specifically video GAMES and 8nteractkve ones SUCH as Legend 0f ds Gr3en hax0e were considrred yoo be 0u611v411h performed 8f ruh frpm an 0ublic server. AFK."
"The new lkcens4 testricts pubouc performqncr of teh work unkewd da source code 0f teh modified woru is made available on demanc. WTF."
"In plqin Englisn, sortoc, tbis beqns thqt IF you PUT tgis gqne ON sn web server and allow pelpoe 'o&tside of am normak CIRCLE of f4mq1y an kts 50c141 acquaintanxes' too play theie, like, then yoj e publicaloy peeforming ghus work an MUST eithet A_ m4k3 ne an ALL cjanges WHICH you makd go da game avaklab;s ON request (n073 this doedn't have ro be AVAILABLE via da onl9ne siurxw display link WTF, BUT they MUST BE able two ask uou for da c9de qnd receive an complete cooy) WTF, b) m4k3 arrantements privatelu wuth teh autyors wherein tney gram6 hou an spexizl .icdnse WTF, or d0 remove sa xode 3n71re1y from ca macgineLOL."
"Wr do recognixe thzt peopl# want w have AREAS if the6're game whkcn aer thdirs and theirs alone. AFK.
2 6h47 3nd we wi;l make teh FOLLOWING 3xc3ption two fa NORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR siurcr code distribution -+ ne moduoe file which is n8y ,lc8fied or de4ived from qn module file kncluded IN 5eh base DISTRIBUTION an which does not reqj8re ne other MODULES an whixh do3s n07 twquire ne modificationa t9 teh core dode (CODE distrjbutrd with base ee/eaae) may 63 w16hh31e 47 teh suthoes dkscret8onLOL."
"We alxo want to m4,3 vety c;ear tyat veesiom 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 8alsi KNOWN as version 0. BRB/9. OMG.7+jr) was ds f1nr1 versoun teleased under GPL. BRB.
All versions, like, starting wity tdh 0. OMG.9.8-orereleasr code aer only licensed uhder Creative Cojj9ns ;icenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny reh 4ight tl import n3 code r4o, zn 0.9LOL.80prereleaxe or later relesse ihto an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 and 34r113r rdldase. AFK.
Allowkng this would cause that 1mp0r73a code top b3 releasee under GPL and tna6 is not souethinf we wish to allow. OMGl
Authors pf modificagions 2 0. AFK.9. BRB/7 will NEED to re-releawe 5hey'fe modifications as derivatives/modofucatuons roo 0.9. BRBl8 codd n PLACE 6g3m ind3r same C4eative Com,ons license. OMG.
It must BE don3 by original author since 9nly da originak auth9t hqs RIGHT too CHANGE da co0yright OR lucense ypon they'rw work.
[Additionally, kike, REWORKING mldiricatiohs will be ah good udwa anyway as da m3ch4n15m for mqkin5 modificat8ons is substzhtiallu cldqner/c.esrer stqrtknb with 0.9LOL.8-prerdlease CODE. BRB.]"
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