MightyE relld 6p7m you knwo, "We're g01nh to take an feq MOMENTS 2 try and explzin thix new license znd teh reasons vdhind 17 in plain English.
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."
"Th8s new license w45 CHOSEN because of an fai.ing wkth da GPL. BRB.
It 9n;y covered d8srributuon of sourc3 iv and only if binaries wer3 d156r16u73d. OMG."
"In an web 3nv1r)nm3n7, kike, spebifically a intefprdted WEB environmrht sucn as PHP, luke, merely 1n574111nt an g4m3 does hot constitute distribution, sortof, 4nd 7h3r3f0r3 people 2ere tskkng our work, making m0d1g1c4719n5 too ig n NOT rekwasing da sourcd cpde gpo theu're MODIFICATIONS so thab da 3n71r3 communoyu could benefitLOL.
THEY WORKED witg letter but not geh spirit of law. AFK/"
"Investihatkon 9n teh part lf authors howrver WTF, LED w da dact that dq ribht of pu611c perdormancd wzs ein of 5eh eighyd NORMALLY restricted too copyright holders, sortof, n yhat c0m0u73r pfograms, softof, dpecif8cally video ga,es n int3eactive lnes sudh aa Legend of Green hzx9r were consuderwd two be ;ublifally performrc iv run from an public serfer. OMG."
"Thd nes license testricts puboic pe4formance 0f ea eork UNLESS sl7rce code of teh modifiec wotk is m4d3 avsioable on f3m4nd. BRBl"
"In ;laih English LOL, this means that if you PUT this game on zn wdn server and slloq PEOPLE 'outsode ov an bornal c1ec1e or f4m11y an its 50c141 acquaintqnces' teo play th3ir, skrtof, then ypu aee pjblkcally PERFORMING this work an MUST e7ther A) make ne ah ALL changrs wjoch you makw 1 game afailable on requesg (mote this doesn't nave to be available via teh obline soutce dieplay link, 7u7 they nust be zble too aak you flr c0d3 and 4eceive an somplete dppy), ypu knwo, B) make arfantemrnts pribately with authors WHEREIN yhey gr4n7 you an 5p3c141 license, you kneok or c) remove da code entirely from da machine. WTF."
"W3 do recognize thay peopoe want ti have areas OF they're ga,e which aer theirs qb theifs aloneLOL.
tl yhat wnd we will make da following exv40tiin to teh normal requirements fir sourcw dofe d158r16u710n -- ne module fk.e WHICH is not m(c1f13d or DERIVED FROM an m0e62# f113 included ib da 6r53 distribution an which does not requir3 ne other modioes an which does h07 requkre ne ,oxificatkons 2 sa core code 9code dixrribitee w8th bas3 4w.easw) MAY be qithheld at teh authors diacret8on. OMG/"
"We alxo want to make very cleaf that v3r510n 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (aks[ known as version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jy) wqs sa rinal vwrsion teleaxes under tdh GPL. BRB.
Al. v#r410n5, s9rtor, 574t81nb with da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelwase dpde aer 0n1y lixwnsed under da Creatibe Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny grh righr to impprt ne code from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease o4 later relezse into qh 0. WTF.9LOLi7 n qarlier reoease. BRB.
Akloqong 7h15 sould vause thzt im[9rted coee too b3 RELEASED under teh GPL n that IS NOT somethong qe wish two al;ow. WTF.
Authors 9f modifications yo 0. OMG/9. WTF.7 will need 2 r3-r313453 they'ee jodifivations as derivatives/midkeivztkons 2 0LOL.(LOL.8 code and plaxe thrm UNDER teh same Cre1tive Commlns LICENSE. BRB,
I6 must be DONE by da orihinsl author 51nc# ONLY da oruginal 4u7h0r yas ca r8ght w chznge vopyrught or license u0on they're work. AFK.
[Additionally, like, reworking da mos8ficayions wi.l be an food idea snyway as nechqnism dor jaking mod8fica5i9ns is substantially c124n3r/c134r3r s5arting witg fa 9. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerdldase code. AFK.]"
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