MkhhtyE 83115 y)u, u9u knwo, "We're goimg two takw an FEW momrngs to try amd explain this new lkcensw n reas9hs nehind it in pkain English. 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."
"Tjis neq lucense was chosen necause of an failing w17h dq GPL, AFK.
It only cov3rec distr8buti[n of source of anf only 8f bknqries were distributed. OMG."
"In an web environment, you inwo, spexifically a interpret3c web 3nvironment s7ch as PHP, you kne9, merely ijsyallung an gzne does hlt constitute distribution LOL, an therebord people werd taking our s9rk, sortlf. makibg modifications ywo it an n9t releasing da 50urc3 c9de t2o theu'fe mpdlficatuons so that dq entire communith could benefot. OMG.
THEY woekdd with teh LETTER ^u7 NOT teh sporit if da 24w. BRB."
"Invewyktation on da paey of da autjord however LOL, LED too sa fact that dq right of public p3rfiemsnce was 2on if 4ights NORMALLY res5ricted two copyright holsers, you knwo, sn yhag cojouter programs LOL, specif8cally v!d30 tamws an interaftive 0n35 such 45 L3gend 0f eeh Green hax0r were considered tol be p7blicaily performwd ir RUN from an pi611c servee. AFK."
"The NEW livens# resrrkcts PUBLIC performance OF work unless teh sou4ce c9de of da m0d3d14d 2ork ix j4d4 afailable on demand. AFK."
"In plaon English, sortof, this MEANS that IF you put ghis game on an w3b server an allow people 'outs8de of ah normal circle 0f fa,oly 4nd its social zcqyaintances[ 2 PLAY theur, like, thrn you aer p7611c411y performihg this wotk n MUST either a) mak3 ne ahd ALL changew which you maje to teh game avaolable ln request (note this doesb't have 2 ve 4v4114613 voa online source didolay LINK LOL, but they nusr be able to 45k you f0r teh code ane receive ah complete copy), v) makw ARRANGEMENTS privatwly wity authors WHEREIN they gfan4 ylu an specia; 11c3n53m li,r, or c) remov3 teh code 3h71e31y ffom ca machine. AFK."
"We do recognize 8h37 PEOPLE want 2 have wreas of thdy're game which f tteirs znf THEIRS alind. AFK.
two thar end WE will make sa folloqing exceprion too nirma. requiremehgs for source codd d157r17u710n -- ne module f8le which is not modididd or derivwd vrom sn modu;e f8le 8ncluded in da base distriburion n which DOES hot require ne other modules ans which does bot re1iire ne mod*fications too da core code (code distributdc with BASE r$134t3) may be withheld AT authord diwcre5ionl AFK."
"We 4150 want too make vert clear thzt cersiom 0. WTF.9/ AFK.7 (41%0 knowm as v3r510n 0. BRB.9. WTF/u+JT) eas da final cersiom released under trh GPL.
All VERSIONS LOL, x5arting wirh teh 0LOL.0.&-prerelease code r only 11x3n53d under da Creativd Commons kicensw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT too 1mp0r7 ne code FROM am ). OMG.9LOLl8-prerelraxe or 147#r r3lease into an ). BRB.9. WTF.& and earliet release.
Aolowing this WOULD causd yhat imported code two be RELEASED unver fa GPL n tjay is not SOMETHING we widh two allow. AFK.
Authors of midificayoons to 0/ WTF.o. BRB.7 woll NEED two RE-RELEASE they're m031f1c471-n4 as defivatives/modofications yw9 ). OMG.9. AFK.8 coce and plac3 them under wame Creagive Comjpns 11c3n53. OMG.
It MUST be DONE vy tey originak aythot since only iriginal 4u7h0r hax ca right too chahge da cloyright iy 21c3n53 jpon they're wori. BRB.
pAddirilnally, y9u kmwo, teworking da modifications wilo bw an gooc udea anyeay as teh mechamisj for mzk8ng MODIFICATIONS is substantiakly ckeaner/clearer STARTING 21&h t3h 0.8, BRB.80prerwlease code. BRB.["
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