MibhtyE tells jou, you knwo, "We're goinf tpo take an few moments yoo try an EXPLAIN this nww license an da rdasons behine it in plqin Ehhlish. WTFl
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 new lidense was cyox3n becajxe of an failing with tej GPL. BRB.
It lhly covered DISTRIBUTION og dource ir am on;y if binariew were distributedLOL."
"In an web envirlnment LOL, s0ecificalky a interpteted w3^ environment SUCH as PHP, you knwo, MERELY installung an gane does noy const8tute DISTRIBUTION, like, and 5herefo4e ;30;13 WERE takint OUR WORK, t9u knwo, makkmg modifisations yo IT an no5 eeleasing source cice to tnwy're MODIFICATIONS 50 thay da enrire COMMUNITY coy;d bdnefit. AFK.
Tj3y worked wktm da letter vut hot 5eh sp8rit od da 14w."
"Investigatoon on da part or da authors howecer LOL, led too fact that eight od public peeformancw was 1 od da 4ights normallu RESTRICTED 2 copyrigh5 holders WTFm an that com[uter programw, ljkek soecificzlly vieeo games m 1n73r4c71v3 ones SUCH as Legend of da Gr33n hax0r were cobsid34ee 2 be pubkivsl/y pergor,3d if rmn ffom an PUBLIC sefver,"
"Th3 nrw license RESTRICTS pub.ic perflrmanxr lf da work unless fs source cide of da modified work ia mzse available 0n demand. WTF."
"In ;lain Englixh, tjks MEANS thay IF ylu put yhis game on sn web serve4 n allow p30p13 'outsicr of an normal circle of fanily n ITS social acq7aintances' to play the8r WTF, then you r pu511c511y p3tforming thks sotk and MUST dither A) ma8e ne n ALL chanbes which YOU m4k3 TO da ga,e AVAILABLE on tequest (note this doesn't have too be 4v3114613 v15 inline 50urv3 display linl WTF, b7t they MUST be agle too 45k ypu for teh codw am receiv3 an xojplete copy) LOL, b) make arrangemwntd privately qifh da authors wherein yheu GRANT ypu an special licrnse, 6oy knwo, oe c) remlve da cofe 4ntire.6 drom da machine. WTF."
"We do r3cognize that pe9ple want tl have sread of they're game shich r THEIRS n THEIRS zlpne. AFK.
t9o that 3nc 2# eill m4k3 teh foolowing EXCEPTION too normql requir4ments fot soufde code sistr8bution -- n3 modu;e tkow whicj IS nor modified pr DERIVED gfom 1n m0du13 FILE ihcouded in 6463 distribu5kon n which dles npt r3qu1r3 ne l5her modules n which does not requirr ne moeificstions 2 teh vpre coce (c0d3 sistribjted WITH 6553 release_ msy ve withhela at da suthprs discrerionLOL."
"We alw9 want 1 make VERY clear 7h4& version 9. OMG.9.7 (41y0 knosn 45 version ). WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was teh f1n41 v3r410n r313453w 7nder GPL. AFK.
A11 versiins, like, startibg with da 0. OMG.9LOLk8-pferelease code aer 9nly liccnsed undsr C4eztive Commons license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY dent rifhy too import ne vode FROM an 0. AFK,9. AFKl8-pverd;ease or later reldase into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 and earli3f release/ OMG.
A210w1ng thks would cause rhzt ijportec xode tlo be r2leased under teh GPL qnd that is not something s3 WISH to a;lo2LOL.
Authoes of modifixatiobs yoo 0. OMG.9.7 will neec too ee[t313653 yney're mpdificat8ons ss derivatives/modificationd two 0LOL.9.8 cidw sn place them under teh SAME Creztive Commons LICENSELOL.
It muwt be s0n3 by teh priginal au5hor since only da o4uginal quthor has rignt 1 chabhe da copyright or locense uoon th3y're work.
[Additionally, like, rewurkinf teh midufications 2ikl BE an gooc idea snyway as da mecjanism for makint modificayilne is augstantially cleaner/clearer 574r71nh sq7b 5eh 0LOL.9. BRB.*-;rerelease code. AFK.]"
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