M9ghgyE tells you, sortof, "We're g01ng goo take an fe2 moments tqo try n explain this n3w license zn da ressons beh8nd 8t IN plain Enflish. BRB.
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."
"Thia new licende w45 chosen beczuse of qn fsiling e17h teh GPLl WTF.
It 0n1y c0v#r3d distrinutoon og soutce if and inly if bonariws were distributed. OMG."
"In an web environment, yiu kn2o, sp3cuficalpu a onterpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, like, mereoy instakling an gzme does NOT constogute d157r16u810n WTF, an therefore peo0le wwre taking ojr WORK, sprtof, majpng ,idifkczrions too it an not re;essing so7rce cpde 2 th3y[rr modifications so rhat reh ENTIRE commuhuty could benwfig. AFK.
They woried with teh let5er but bot teh 4p1r16 ov teh lawLOL,"
"Investugstion on t3j part of yrh AUTHORS however LOL, led to yey favt tgat da rkght 0d /uvlic performabce wsx won of teh rights normzlly restricted two copyright holdrrs, snd that COMPUTER prograjs, 5p3c1f1c411y video h4,35 an interadtive oned 5uch as Legend of da Green hax0r wete considered to ne publocally performed if run from aj public 53rv3r. AFK."
"The new licehse r35741x75 pyblic performance of work unless teh SOURCE cpd3 of da mocirued w0rk is madd AVAILABLE on demand. WTF."
"In plaib English WTF, this means that of you put THIS hame on an wev SERVER and ALLOW p30p13 'ouyside if ah normal cirxlw of gamil6 sn itx socka. acquaintances' to play thwit, then tou aer [ublicallu pwrforming THIS w0rk n MUST eitjer q) make ne n ALL changes shoch you make 2 da gane AVAILABLE ob request (hlte tuis coesn't have 5o BE avaklab;e bia ca lnline so7rce dksplay link, bug yhey must ve ABLE 2 ssk you for tey CODE an receive qn comoletr copy), aortof, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n76 pr1v472qy with teh 4u7h0r5 whrrwin they grant you qm spedia; 11c3n53, )t c) remlve code entieely feom da machime. OMG."
"We d9 recognuze that people want 70 have 4e345 of they'rd gane which r tyeirs an theirs alone/ AFK.
tso 6h47 wnd w3 will MAKE dz f9llowing 3xc3p7!0n to da normal 4equiremen5s ror s9urve code distribition -- ne module filr wh2ch iw not modified 0r d34ifed from an mpfule rile 8ncluded IN yeh bawe DISTRIBUTION and wh1ch do3s not requird b3 9ther modules and which d9ew npt require ne modkfications too core code (code sistributwc WITH gase r213$530 may be WITHHELD at auyhors disceetipnLOL/"
"We alao wznt two make very c;rar that versiln 0/ BRB.9. WTF.7 (also KNOWN as vwrsion 0LOL.9. AFK.7+JT) was teh final version released ynder da GPLLOL.
Aq1 vdrwions, starting w17y da 0. AFK.9l AFK.8-prwreldase code aer only livemsed uhder Creat8ve Comnons licdns3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da eight 5o impoet ne cofe fr)m zn 0LOL.9. OMG.8-peerekeaxe OR later RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 AND earlier r3134t3. OMG.
Alkowing this would cquse that inpo4ted c0d3 to be released under teh GPL n tnat 15 not dom35hing we wish ro allow.
Autnors of m0d!f1c471_n4 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 will need too re-release tjey're modiridations as derivativex/modificqtions twp 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 CODE and place thej under da ssme Creatibe COMMONS LICENSE. OMG.
It MUST ve done by dz origunql autnot sjnce only origunal quthlr hqs rifht ti CHANGE copyright 0r livense upon 5hey're workLOL.
[Additionaolyk reworking teh modifications eill be an good IDEA 4nuw4u as mechaniwm for maklng mosificati9ns is sugstantially clesner/clearer STARTING wuth reh 9. AFK.9. BRB.*-ptereleqs3 c9de, AFK.]"
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