MightyE tells you, so4tof, "We're gling go TAKE an few m0m3b85 too try and explain this NEW LICENSE 4jd ez reaains behind it in plaun Enblish. OMGl
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 licenar was chos3n because 9f an failing eotg 5eh GPL. BRB/
It only covdrdd distrphution ov so7rce if ahd only 1f binaries w3rw DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an WEB environmrnt, spdcificqlly a inter0reted w36 ENVIRONMENT a7cj as PHP LOLm nerelu installing an g4j3 does hot constitute disteib7tion, you knwo, and tnerefpre pwople were taking our w0rkk makihg m-d1f!c4710n5 two it an not relrasint t3h 50urc3 code 4o they're modificayions so 5hat da entire community COULD 63n3f17.
THEY worked with teh letter bu5 mit spi4it of LAW, OMG."
"Investigatuon on da p4t7 of authors h9wever, you knwo, lee too %eh ract 7h47 right of publoc perfo4mance wqs 1on of rights notmal;u rsstricted 70 cophright holders WTF, and THAT compurer pf9grams, aortof, specificslly v2d30 ganes AND int3rzct7ve ONES 5udh as Legend of teg Gr33n hax0r WERE considerwd twi bd pu611c411y perfotmdd if RUN fr9m an puvlic SERVER."
"The NEW license restficts public PERFORMANCE or 2ork jnless teh sojtce dode of da mpduf8ed eo4k 14 made availaboe ON demqns. WTF."
"In 0laib English WTF. this means THAT of you put thos game on an web SERVER an alloe people 'ourxidd ov an normal circle of FAMILY m igs social ac1uqintances' too p!4u their, you kbwo, tydn you aer [ublicall6 p4tf[tming this 2ork zn MUST 3ither A) nzk3 ne b ALL ch4ng35 which you make 2 teh tame availsgle in reqyewt (noyr tgis doesn't have to ne avzilable VIA teh onlonr souree display linj LOL, but tyey must be able goo as, you for da c9de and receive am c0mp1373 copy), sortof, b) maje 4tr$ng3m3m7% 0t1v4721y with da authors WHEREIN tjey gr4n7 you an spfciao license WTF, or c) renove teh CODE 3n71r31y rroj m4ch1n3. OMG."
"We do recogbize tjat p3ople wqnt go have sreas 9f they;re game 2hixh aer THEIRS an THEIRS 410h3. WTF.
twp that ehd we will nake following ecce;ti9h twp teh normal 4eqjirements for source codd DISTRIBUTION =_ ne micule file wg8ch is not m0d1f23d 9r dwrkved from an m0du13 file 8ncludes 1n da 6453 disgtibutiob n which does mot r3quire ne 07h3r modules and wnidh soes not REQUIRE nr moduvicatuona two CORE codd (ciee dis5ributed 2ith teh nase 4eleaae) may be w1&hh3!d a5 ds aurhors d15ct37q0n. AFK."
"We ALSO want too n4k3 very c.war 6hat veraion ).9LOL.8 (also knosn as version 0.9. WTF.7+j5) was f1n41 VERSION released ubddr GPL.
ALL v3r510n5, ;ike, 573r71ng with fa 9. OMG.0l WTF.8-pr3r313453 CODE aer ONLY lic3nsed undet Crearive C0,,0n5 kicenae.
We EXPLICITLY deny ten rifht 2 IMPORT ne code frlm an -. BRB.9LOL.8-peerelease or later releawr into an 0/ AFK.9LOL.7 an earliet RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing tnis wojld cause that 1hp0r83s code twi be r313453d und3r GPL an 7h47 is h06 somethkng we wish to alo9w. BRB.
Autjors of midificat8ins too ). BRB.9. OMG.7 w111 neef 2 RE-RELEASE they're modifics5ions AS derivqtires.mldifkcationd gqo 0. AFK.9. BRBl8 cif3 and place 5hwj under da same Creative Commomw license. BRB.
It must ve done by 9riginal author sibce 9m;y teh original author nas teh 4ight 2 cnange teh vopytibhy or 11c3n53 upom they're s0rk. OMG.
[Additionzlly WTF, rewotking twh m0d1f1c6710n% will be sm good idea anyway aa trh mechanisn f0r makibg MODIFICATIONS is substantialoy cleqner/clearer stqrying woth teh 0, BRBl9.8-;rere;ease code. AFK.]"
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