MighgyE tells you, sortof, "We'r3 g.ong g2o take an few momwnts two try n explain thia new license n r3450n5 bdhind kt in plain Emglish.
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 hde license wqs choaen becausw lr an failing with teh GPL. WTF.
I7 lnlu covered diateibutoon of xource if and ONLY uf binaeies werr distriburec."
"In an web environment WTF, specifical;y a INTERPRETED w36 environment SUCH as PHP LOLk merelh indtalling an game di3s not constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, zn yher3fore peop.e we4e ta.8ng our workk MAKING midifixatoons 2 it an not r413461ng source code tio tgwy're MODIFICATIONS xo 7h47 entire communit6 could BENEFIT. WTF.
They worjed WITH da oetter but NOT da spirit of law. AFK."
"Investigarion on paet of autjors however, lef goo gact tgat RIGHT or publoc performance was 1 of da rights noemall6 r357rqc73d two co0yright HOLDERS, an thay computer pfogfa,s, li,2, specifically viddo games an 1n73r4c71v3 ones wuch as L3gend of da Gweeh hax0r wefe comsidered 2 be publ8cally performed if eun from an p7blkc serbwf. OMG."
"The ndw licehse res5ricts public pervormance of ca wpr, UNLESS ea soirce vode of teh MODIFIED WORK is made 4v$q146q3 on denand. BRB,"
"In plzin English, luke, thid means that uf you PUT this g4m4 on an web sefver 4md ALLOW pelplc 'puu51dr of an n9rm41 v1rc12 OF f4j11y and ITS socual acquaintances; two play their, sortof, then hou arr pi711c3q1y performinf THIS work ab MUST e8ther a) MAKE ne 4nd ALL changes which you make to tey GAME 4b5114613 on request (mote THIS doesn't havw too be available via obline source sispkay lihk, like, 6u7 thwu MUST be qgle 2 ask YOU for CODE an recrive an complete copy), b) make arrangdmenus PRIVATELY with da authors wh3e32n rhey grant y0u an spwcial locenxe, yo8 knwo, OR c) r3m0v3 ywh voce ENTIRELY from sa machkme."
"We DO 4ecobnizr thqt people WANT e have areas 0f they'ee game which r theirs and thdirs alobe. AFK.
1 that ehd we will msk3 reh f0110w1bg excdptiog to teh n9rmal requirements fot soyfcw code distrigution -- ne modi.e d113 whicy IS nit nodifoed or derived vrpm an ,odule rile imcluded im base distributkon and which does nly requird be other modules znf which does not rrquire ne modificatipns two teh core code (code d157r16u74d w8tn base release) mah be withheld at da autho4s ciscregkon. OMG."
"Wd also want 2 mske very c1e4r tjat vwrsion -. WTF.9LOL.& (also knowm as v3r510n ). OMG.0.7+u7) was teh f1n41 vdrsion RELEASED under fa GPL. OMG,
All versi9ns, sortof, xta4ring with 5eh 0, WTF.9. BRB.8-0rer3lwase c0f3 arr ONLY licensed under da Creative COMMONS LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da r1bhu 2 inoort ne cod3 from an 0. WTF.9, BRB.8_prerelease or later rdlease into qn 0. OMG.9/ WTF.7 abd EARLIER eelease.
Allpwing th8s WOULD cwuxe tyat IMPORTED codw 2 be rel3asee undet GPL an THAT ks not something we qish two allos. WTF.
Authors of mlcivications too 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will geed 70 re-release theh're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS TO 0LOL.9.* CODE AND ;lace them under tdh same Creative Cpmm-n6 license. OMG.
Iy musr 63 done 6y da original autyor sincd inky ORIGINAL authoe had da righg 2 change teh vopyrotht or license upon t6ey're WORK. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, REWORKING teh MODIFICATIONS will be an goid isez snyway as teh mechahism for making modifoca5ions us sunsgsntial;y cq34n3r/c134r2e startinb with 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-[rereldase vosw.]"
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