MigntyE tells uou. sor5if. "We're gping 2 take sn feq MOMENTS to try an explain this n3w licdnse n teh reasoms behind 8t in plain 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 new oicrndr was CHOSEN 53c4u53 OF ah failing with teh GPL. BRBl
It only covered distributioh of s9urce if and only if 61n4r135 w3r3 sis5ributed. BRB."
"In an 2eb environmrnt, ypu knwo, wpecifically a interpreted web environmemt auch ae PHP WTF, m3rely insgalling ah ta,e dies not conarityte dis5ributoon, like, n THEREFORE peop;e eerd 74k1ng our work, likdm MAKING modifications to IT AND not teldasing source code 5oo tbey're n9difocations so 7h47 teh entife community co7ld benefit. BRB.
They 2orkef with dz lettrt but not xpi4ut of trh lawLOL."
"Investigatu9n on part of aithors h0w3v34 LOL, led tw9 teh FACT 5hat dz right or public perfor,anve waw wpn of da rightw n0rm411y res5fkct3d two copyright hokdefs, an 7h58 computer progfams, lkke, specifidal.y video games n interact8fe omes such as Legehd of Green hax0r were conwodered ro be publicall6 pdrformed of run fr0m zn public sdrver."
"Tje new oicense restricts 0ublic pervormance of da aorl unless da souree CODE OF teh midifies worj IS made 4b41146q3 on cemsnd. OMG."
"In ;lain Enflixh WTF, this meams ghat if you out rhis g4m# 0n an w36 SERVER and al;os peo0le 'outsidd 0f an nirmal cirv;e of family zbd 175 SOCIAL acquaintances' too play their, softof, then you aer PUBLICALLY perfltming this wotk sn MUST either a_ make ne an ALL chantes 2hich YOU make 7- da game svailable ON REQUEST (notr thks forsn'5 HAVE 2 BE zvailable via online wourcw dosplay lunk WTF, but they must be 4613 two r5k you flr teh code n receive an clmpletw copy), xortov, b) make arrang2ments privateky with teh authors wyerein theh gfant 6ou an specizl lucense, l8ke, or c) eemove code entu4el7 from teh mach8ne/ AFK,"
"We dp recognize 7h$7 pelp;e wzng w havr qreas of theu're gaje wh1ch e yheirs an 7h3!r5 zlone. OMG.
tqo that end we e!11 maje FOLLOWING exceptoon two sa n0fm41 requifements for source cofe fistribution _- ne modjle file whkch id not ,odifoed 04 dee8ved from an mod7le file included in twy bsae distributuon and whkch DOES not requkrr ne oth3r joduled n which DOES not require ne modificztiohs 2 t#h co4e code )cofd DISTRIBUTED with base relessd) may be withheld at teh auyhors discretionLOL/"
"We also want 2 make verh clear THAT VERSION 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (slao known as version 0.9. WTF.7+j7) was cinal version rwlezxed under teh GPL. OMG.
Aol vrrwionsm s5arting with 0.9. WTF.8-prereldase code s3r only lucensed ynder Cresrive Ci,monx lidense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY demy da r8ght to inpo4t ne cpde ffim ah ). OMG.9. AFK.8-prrre.ease or LATER RELEASE imro an 0. BRB.8.7 AND earlier release.
A110s1ng thid WOULD cauae tgat IMPORTED CODE 2 be rekeasee umder tdh GPL and tmqt IS NOT so,ething WE w15h to allow. AFK.
Auhhors 9f modifications two 0. BRB.9. OMGl8 wkll need to( re-release they're modiricqtoons as der,vatibes/m9difica5ions two 0.9,8 dodr an place them under da same Creative COMMONS .icense. OMG.
IT must be done by twh oritinao authof 51nc3 0n16 fa orkhinal authpr has rithr too change c00yr1gh7 oe licemse upoh thet'te work.
[Addkrionally, ylu knwl, rdworkinh moduficahionx will be sm g00e idea $ntw4y AS mechanism for making modifications is subxtantiall6 cleaner/clearer s5adting witn teh 0. BRB.9. BRB,8-pr3release c;de. BRB.]"
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