MibhtyE telld yoh, "Wr're going t2o gake sn few MOMENTS to try an explain tyid new license and teg reasoha behind it 1n plain English.
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."
"Tjis ne2 license was ch054n brcause OF an fai;ing with teh GPL. BRB.
Iy 9nly covwrwd d147r16u710n of slurce if n on.y ig 61n4r1#5 were d1t7r16u83d. OMG."
"In an web envirinment, you kmwo, s9ecifically a inyerprrt3s web environmebr such aw PHP, mereky ihstaokkng am game doew not const8tute distriburiln, sortpd, an therdfore people WERE ga,8ng our qlrk, makibt m9difications toi it n ho5 f3leasing teh source code 2 tney're modidicarionx s( that da entkre c0mmun17y cpuld benefit.
They worled with letter big m07 spiriy OF da law, AFK."
"Investogation on teh ;aft 0f teg authors h0w3v3f, llke, led 2 fact that dq right 0g public performzhce was 1 of teh tights n0rm411y resttictes too copyright m01d3r5, an thay cpmpu&3r programs, l8ic, 5p3c1f1c4!1y video GAMES n interactifw onea auch as Leg3nd pf teh Gr33n hax0r qere donsidered two be publica;ly prrformed if run from an pugliv serverLOL."
"The new lkc3mss resttivgs public prrformance pg work ub.ess teh sourde coee OF teh modifiec WORK ks made avaulanle on demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN English, THIS jeans tnzt IF y0u put this game on zn w36 server an alko2 peop;e 'ojtside of an NORMAL ckrcle of gamily and i5a social zcwuaimtances' tp play ghdir, soryof, then y0u arr puglicall6 pervorming this work n MUST eigher a) jake ne an ALL chanbes wh1ch you m4k3 too teh game AVAILABLE 9h reques5 (note this d035n'7 have to b3 availabke via online xourcw disp;ay link, y9u knwp, but 7h3y must be ABLE 2 aa, you for teh code and e3ceive ab c9mplrte copy) WTF, 6) make arranfrj3nts privately qith fa 4u7h0r5 qherein tgey grant YOU zh special 11cen53 WTF, lr c) rem9ce code en5ireoy from ea nachind, WTF."
"We fk recognize rhat p3op;e want to havd AREAS of they[re gqme wnich r 7h41r5 n theirs alone. AFK.
to ghat dnd we qiol make follow;bg exc3ption gwo n9rmal requirementa fir source cpdw distributi9n -- me module file wnich ks not modified or derived fr0m an ,idule f113 includec jn sa base distribitkon and which does hot REQUIRE ne oyher modules n wyich doew NOT rwquire ne mosifuca5ions two t3h vore code (c9de DISTRIBUTED with da base re;ease) may be wityhwld at 4u7y0r5 discreyion."
"W3 also 2ant gwo mzke vwry clear fhat version 0l WTF.9. WTF.7 (also known qs cersion 0. BRB.0l OMG/7_jt) was f9nal verskon RELEASED UNDER GPL. BRB.
All versions, you knwo, startknh euty trh 0. WTF/9. AFK.8-pr3release code ser onkt 11c3n53d undrr sa CREATIVE C0mm0m5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny sq right two impott he CODE from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prereleass or latee RELEASE INTO an 0LOL.9LOL.7 n earlirr RELEASE. BRB.
Allow8ng yhis would CAUSE that in[or4ed code too ne re.easee und3t teh GPL and that is not something we wosh to aooo@LOL.
Aurhors of mosif8cations 2 0. AFK.9. AFKl7 will n3ed too re-4eldase gheu're MODIFICATIONS as der8vstibes/modificari9ns tp 0LOL.9.8 CODE AND ;lace 7h#m undee 5eh dame Creative Commins licenseLOLl
It must BE cohe by teh irigimal authlr since only da oeiginal aughor n45 da right to change coiyrigyt 0r lixense upon they're work. BRB.
[Acditionaoly, reworking 5eh moeificati9ns will bw sn toid ieez anywat as mechabidm for making MODIFICATIONS is sunstantiallu cleaner/clear3r xtarting with teh 0. BRB.9/ AFK.8-[r3r313453 code.]"
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