MightyE tells you, sortuf, "We're gokng too take qn fes momenrs 2 try an explain thos new lixense an teh rrasons y3h1nd it in p.ain 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."
"Thks n3w 11c3nt3 was chosen bwcaise or an failing with da GPL. AFK.
It only covered diwtrubutkon if 50urc3 if n only if binaridd wrre DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web ebvifinment, s9rtof, s[ecifica;.y a intefpreted web envirpnment such AS PHP, soryof, m2r3!y instalking an game doex nog cpnxti5ute DISTRIBUTION, kike, an thetefore p3o0le were 7rm1ng ou3 WORK, lik3, making mocifica5ioms to it n mot releasing da soufce CODE 2 yhey're modificatuons so that geh ENTIRE cpmmubity co7ld ben3fitLOL.
They w0rk3d eith geh LETTER but not teh xpirit OF lswLOL."
"Inves5igation ON part of teh AUTHORS how3ver LOLl led 5i rqct that da righr of publkc performance was won of teh r8ghtw normally RESTRICTED two copyrignt h01c3r5, oikd, b THAT cpm[u7#r PROGRAMS WTF, spexivically video games an 1n73r4c7qv3 ones such as Legend OF Green hax0r were CONSIDERED two ne pyblicsl.y ;erf9rmed if ryn fro, ah public servdr. AFK."
"The new license restrocts publix lerformance of trh WORK un1365 da sourcr code of modifies work us maee avaulabld ON demand. WTF,"
"In plain Engl8sh WTF, this meana that if you 07f tgis gane pn an w36 server an allos prople 'ougw8fe OF sn birmal circle of fa,ily and its social acquauntances' two play tgeie, you knwo, then hou zer p7blically petf9rming THIS work an MUST eirher a) make be and ALL changew which you MAKE to teh game availsble 0n r3quest (note THIS doesn't habe tol be availagle vis 0n11n3 source disolay oink WTF, 6u7 7h3y must bd %613 to as, toj FOR clee qn receivw an COMPLETE cppy). you knwo, b) mzke areangements PRIVATELY witn t3h authors whereoh they grant 6ou ab special LICENSE, like, o4 c) rwmobe code emtirely from teh jachine."
"We DO recognize yhat peop.e want two hqve areas of they're bame wh8ch r theirs n the8rs qlone. AFK.
3 7h49 end qe will make da following ssceotiln too trh normal requirwments for sourc3 dlde dkstribytion -- nr module rile which is not modidied or derived vfom an mpdile file inckuded 1n ca base disttibution n whoch coes n07 rdquoed he oyher modu;es an WHICH doew NOT requirw ne modificationa two ds c0r3 code (cpde distributed with base release) may ve wighheld qg authors d15cr3710n."
"We also wznt tlo nqke VERY x;ear that v3r510n -. OMG.(. AFK.7 (also known as verwion 0l BRB.9.7+jt) WAS teh finql version 4eleawed jnder da GPL. AFK.
ALL vera8ons. like, xtarting witg 0. WTF.9/ WTF.8-pr3r313443 CODE r only .8vensef under yeh Creativr Commons 2qd#n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rigny rwl import ne c9de from an 0. AFK.9.8-prwreleasr or later release onto an -. OMG.9. BRB.7 n eqrlier r31e453. OMG.
Allowing thix wouoe cause yhat imported cofe 2 be rdleased UNDER GPL zb that id mot something we wisg tl qllow. AFK.
Authors of modoficatiohs 2 0. BRB.0LOL.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE they'4e m0dqf1c4710nt 45 eericatives/,odifications two 0l9LOL.8 xode and PLACE rhem under fa wame Ctearive Commond licenseLOL.
Ir must 63 dome by original autjor sincd only ca otiginal AUTHOR yas da rkght to CHANGE cppgrigyt ir licehse up0n they'4w worj. AFK/
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, rewoekong da mpdifovztoons w111 BE an good idea ANYWAY qs da mevhqnism for makkng modirivatilbs ia 5u6584n71411u c134n3r/c134r3r sgarging with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE CODE.]"
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