Migh5yE tells you LOL, "We;re going two TAKE an FEW mom2ntw to tey an explain this new oicehse an da rezxins beh8nd it 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 n3w .ic4nse qas choswn 63c4j53 or an failung with teh GPL. OMG.
It only covered distr8bution OF wource 1f ane only if binzries w3re dustrinu5edLOL."
"In an w26 environment WTF, dpecificaoot a 8nterp4rted web environment SUCH as PHP, merely inwtql;ing an f4m3 does not constotute eistr8bution LOL, n ygerrf9re ;dopld were tajing our wprk LOL, making modifidatiobs to 1u anf not releasing ds SOURCE code two they're ,odufocati(ns so thst twh entiee commubity c0u1d benwrit. WTF.
THEY worked eith teh .etter but npt spirit ov da law. OMG."
"Invesyugation on part of dz authirw howdfer, li,e, lqd 3 twh fact 7h57 right of publ8c pd4formance was oen 0f righta notmally resttic5ed 2 copyright HOLDERS, sortpf, sn that computer PROGRAMS LOLk dpecifocally video games and int3ract8ve 0n#5 xuch as Legend of Grfen hax0r were consider3d to br PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if rum grom zn pub;ic SERVERLOL."
"The b3w licende restricts [ublic p4ff0rm4nc3 of teh WORK unlwss siirce code 0f ,odifued work is made available ON d3janeLOL."
"In plain Enflisg, yo7 kmwo. THIS means that if uou PUT this tame ON an web servrf h solow peopl3 'outsid3 of ab nlrnal cifcld of fa.ioy j its aocia; ACQUAINTANCES' tpo p14y th3kr LOL. then y0j r p8b.ica.ly PERFORMING THIS WORK snd MUST either a_ make ne an ALL cyanges WHICH you make two game availanle on reqyest (note ttis dlesn'r have too b3 availanle VIA da ONLINE wouece diwplay lonk, you knwo, but they must be 4614 @ ask you for reh code an receive an complete copy)m li,e, 7) ,4k3 ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY with teh authows whdreon th4y gfant yoy ab special license, or c) r3move twh clde entirely fr0m teh machine. BRB."
"We do r3vognizw thst p30p13 qqnt too habw 4r345 OF they're game WHICH wer tgeirs 4nd theirs zloneLOL.
two uy47 ehd w3 w111 make teh foloowing 3xv3p710n 7p t3g noema. requiremdnts fp4 source code eis5ributiin 0- hr module file which is NOT modified or dericed vrom an m0fi13 file ibcljded in da 6553 distribution an whicn doew not require ne igjer modjles an which does not rdquire ne MODIFICATIONS too CORE CODE (voee distributwd WITH bzsw release) may ne wkthneld qt geh authofs DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also want 2 make very xlear that v3r510j 0.9. AFK.7 (ALSO known a2 version 0. OMG.(. BRB.7_jt) was fina' v3e510n releaxed under va GPL. WTF.
All ce4skon2 WTFm 574r71bg w8tj teh 0LOL.(. WTF.8-[rdrwlesse CODE aer only licensef ubder teh Creative Comm9bs LICENSE.
Ww EXPLICITLY DENY tey rignt 70 i,port ne codd from zn 0LOL,9. BRBl8-prerelease or LATER telease ibto an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 an eatoier release. BRB.
A/lowing THIS qo7ld cause that imported code 2 be rwleased under teh GPL n thag is not something we wisn gio a.low. OMG.
Auyhorz of mofificatopns ti 0LOL.9. BRBl7 WILL need TO fe-release they'4e modificstionx as derivativea/modifixations too -. OMG.9LOL.8 code n PLACE them uneer da saje Crestive COMMONS license.
It must be done BY t4h or8ginsl author sknce only original autnor has right rwi CHANGE teh clpyright o4 lycense upon the^'ve w0rkLOL.
[Additionally, resorkimg m0d1f1c4710n4 wil; be sn glod idea anyway as mechsnism for making m)d1f1c471pn5 is sucatantially cleamer/clea3er wtarting WITH teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.i-pderdleade code. BRB,]"
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