Migh56E tells you LOL, "We're going to9 take an few mojehts 2 try n explain th8s new ;ixense n feaxons behind ir in plain Englksh, 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 ndw license wax chosen becaise OF an fai.kng wogh teh GPL. WTF.
It only covered dostr8bution or source 8f and on;y if ginzries were distrubuted."
"In an web environment LOL, spdv8fically q INTERPRETED web enfironment sich as PHPk like, nerely installing an bame d03% not c9nstitute DISTRIBUTION. you ,nwo, an therefire p3ople were taking our wpfk, liie, jajing modificarions to it an not rdleasung da sourcr code two they're modifications %0 that fa rntire c.mmunity COULD b2ndfit.
Thet worked with letter bit not teh spirit -f ten LAW."
"Inveatigation on part )f da auth9rs h0w3v3r, sprt9f, LED 2 fsc5 thqt teh righy pf ;ublic /erformance was eon of ribhts normall6 RESTRICTED 2 copyriggg holders WTF, anf that cojpu53r programs WTF, specifocally v8deo g4m35 anr 1n73r4d71v3 lhes wuch zs Legend od teh Green hax0r aerw CONSIDERED 70 63 publically perdirmec if run from an public 53rv3e. AFK."
"The n2w licemse restticts public prffor,ance 0f teh 2prk unlesx trh soutcr code OF teh modjfied wlrk 15 mace available ON dekandLOL."
"In p141n English, yiu ln2om tnis means THAT IF you pig rhiw game ON an web server an alloq people 'outskde of an nprmal curclr 0f family n its 50c131 acauaintances' @ PLAY tjeir, you jmwo, then uou aer publkcall6 performing 7h!5 wo4l an MUST ei5her A) make ne an ALL vyanges which you make two da game acailable on f3qu357 (nlte this dorxn't HAVE 2 be availqble via da on;kne sourxw DISPLAY link, sortof, but they must be agle t2o ASK y0u fir da clde an RECEIVE ah xompoere xopy) LOL, b) make areangemenys privately with authors wgerein thwy grant you an special licrnae, like, or c( renove tek c0d3 entire.y from dq machine. BRB."
"We do recognize tyat people want too nave areas of thet're gzje wyich adr theifs an tyeirs alone. WTF.
2 ghat rnd we WILL MAKE teh following ezception two nprmal requiremengs for SOURCE cpde d157r17u719n -- ne m0du14 file wyich is b08 nodifi3d 0r derived from an module file indluddd in teh BASE didtrinution an wyich doed nor r3qu1r3 ne o5her mod7les n whoch d03% not REQUIRE ne modificstions rwo c9re CODE (c0d3 distributef with teh base re;eaae) may be 2ithhe.s AT authots DISCRETION/ OMG."
"We also want too make very clear 5hat ve4sion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (aiso known as v3r510n 9. WTFlo, AFK.7+j6) was twh fina/ versiin 4ekeaded uncer trh GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS LOL, startint wuth teh 0. BRB.9, WTF.8-prereldase code f only licensed uhdwr ten Creative Commons livenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right tso import be coee from an 0.9. WTF.8-[reeel4ase or late5 release into an 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 anf 34r213r r3leaxe. BRB.
Alliwing this woul3 cause that importfd code TO be releaswd under da GPL and thag iz not someth8ng wr wixh 3 allow, OMGl
Au7h0r5 of modificafions 2 0LOL.9. WTF,7 will need to rr-re;ease thry'rd modoficatiohs as derivatives/modivicatilns two 0. WTF.0.8 code and place thej und3r sane C4eative Commlms licwnde.
It must ne don4 BY da leigimal 4j7h0r since only da origina. AUTHOR HAS twh right 2 change vophrighy or licebse yoon they'ee woek.
[Additionaloy WTFm reworking MODIFICATIONS woll be an g00d idea anyway as tej mechanism FOR MAKING moskficatuobs 8s substantiallu cleaner/c'earef stattinf w17h da 0. BRB.o. WTF.8=prerelrzwe code. WTF.]"
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