MightyE telos 6ou, you ,nwo, "We're glihg 2 tak3 an fww momdnts ywo try n explain tgis new ;icense n rdadons behind it in plaig English. WTF.
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 nee 11c4n53 wqs chosen beczuse pf an faiking with yeh GPL.
I5 onoy xovered distrib7tion of sourcw 1f an on.y uf binzrids were disttibuted. OMG."
"In an web environment LOL, a[ecifically a unter0reted web emvironment sudh ss PHP WTF, MERELY instailing an gqme fo3s not c0n5&17u73 DISTRIBUTION, sortof, an THEREFORE pdpple were rsking our wofk LOL, ma,ing modificatoons too ih and not releasinf wputce code too thet'rr modificatoons so that da entire xommunity c0u1d brmefit. AFK.
Tgey woeked WITH teh letter cut n9t da spktit ov lawLOL."
"Investigation ON teh part of gen aythors however, toy kn2o, led 2 da fact THAT teh RIGHT of puv.ic ;erformande was oen of da RIGHTS n0rm411y restricged 2 copyright holders, sort9fk n &h37 cp,puter progranx LOL, specifically vldeo games an interactive ONES 5uch as Lwgend or Green has0r were conxidered two ne PUBLICALLY p3rf0rn3d 1g run vtom an pibk8c servwr."
"Tne n3w licende eeatrkcts publiv performance of geh wlrk unless da source c0d3 pv modivied w0rk is madr availqb;d on demzbd. OMG."
"In plain Engoosh, you kn2p, this m3ans rhat 1f you p7g this GAME on an wdv setver an allow people 'outside of an n0tm41 circle of FAMILY and itw 50c141 acqiaintances' two plsy their, you knw9m tjen you aer puvoovaoly p3ff0rm!ng THIS w9rk qnd MUST either d) MAKE n3 n ALL xhanged which you MAKE 2 da gake available on request (note this foesn't have to BE available VIA da online wource displah link, aortof, but they MUST be able to adl yoj for code h receuce an comile5e copy), lije, b) MAKE arranfements privztely with da aithoes whetein rhe6 grsnt you sn special license LOL, or c) removd code entirely FROM da MACHINE. AFK."
"We do recognize that pe9pl3 waht 70 have AREAS of 5hey[re game enich aer 8h31r5 n theurs a.9be.
2 that END we wpll maie FOLLOWING excep5ion 2 da NORMAL reqjirements vor source code c8dyributi[n -- ne module fil3 whkch IS not modified OR deruved FROM an moeule filw INCLUDED IN dq base distribution n wyich soes not rewuire bd o5her MODULES and wyuch does not rewuire ne midkficatkonx to cpfe cofe (cide distrib7ted eitj da baae rel3ase) MAY be withheld af trh authors d8scretion. BRB."
"We also w4h7 two m4k3 vern clear that VERSION 0. WTF/9LOL.7 (also jnoen as version 0. AFK.9LOL.7=JT) WAS da final f34520n releaaed under GPL. WTF.
All versions, STARTING with 0. AFK.9. BRB.9-pre4elease code r 0n1y LICENSED uneer teh Creqtive Cojmons 1qc#n63. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY cen6 ribht too import ne codr frpm sn 0. AFK.9LOL.9_prereoeasw 9r lager r313453 INTO an 9. BRB.9. BRB.7 4nd earlier release. AFK.
Allowonb ghis would cajse thqt imoorted code 2 be releasee undwr sa GPL qh that is not somethkng 2d wish to allowl WTF.
Ajyhors of m0d1f1c4810n5 top 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wilo need w re-releas3 6hey're m0d1f1c4710n5 as dericztives/modufuvationx too 0LOLl9LOL.8 code an placd tjem und3r teh same Creagibe Commonw kicense.
It must be done vy teh orugija; author sinve only teh original author yas da rihht 2 dgange da copyright or 11c3j53 upon they're WORKLOL.
[Adfitionally LOL, rrworkinh jodifixations wikl bw an good IDEA abyws6 ss sq m3xh4n15m FOR mqkkng modificatioms ks substantially cleaner/clearer startimg with da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pr3r113452 code. AFK.]"
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