MightyE tells you WTF, "We're voing too take ab frw m0m3n75 two TRY an explain THIS new license n 4eaxons b3hind it IN 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."
"Thks n3w lic3nse was chosen because of qn failibv with GPL. OMG/
It 0n1y d0v3r3d distribution lf source if an (nly if binar8es WERE disteobuted. AFK."
"In an web environment, like, specificqll6 a interpreted web 3nv!r0nm3nu such as PHP, you knwl, m3r31y installing am game does ni5 vonstitute distribution WTF, an thetefore oe9[le wefe TAKING o7f work, sortof, jakihg modificztions tso it an not rwleqsing wourxe e9de two they're modificariond sp that da entire c0mmun17y could brnegir. AFK.
Tney wurled WITH LETTER BUT NOT spirit of teh lzw. BRB."
"Invrdtkgation ON ;art of authote howecer, l3d to fact that right of pub.ic prrfl4mahce was 1 of 4ughts normally restricted rwo copyrihht holders, li,e, n tgat COMPUTER PROGRAMS, you lhwo, sprxifica.ky video gzmes an interactive onex sich as Legend -f da Green hax0r qere considwred two be publidalky p3rformed if ruh from an public derverl WTF."
"Thw new kicense RESTRICTS public pe4formance OF work unlesw teh 50ufc4 dode ov dq modiried work is made availsble on denandl OMG."
"In plakn English WTF, this means that IF YOU put rhiw gamw on an w3b SERVER n aklow people 'outside of an nornal circle of f4m11t n its socisk acquaintamces' too plqy theirm like, then you aer puboivaloy performing 8h15 2orl n MUST 317h3r a) makw ne n ALL cjanges whuch toy make too hame zvailable on request 9NOTE this DOESN;T nave too be available via dq 0na1n3 slurce d15p14y link, bit they musy be able 2 ASK you ror teh cofe snd reveiv3 an c0mp1373 copy), you knwo, B) mqke arrangemenrd privatel6 WITH teh a7rhors whefein 7h3y grant y0u an 5p4c142 licenww LOL, or c) remkve xa cod3 wnrirely f4om ca nachine. BRB."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE tjat ;eoole w4n7 1 have areas of they;re fame which r theirs n theirs alone. AFK,
2 that end we will make follo2ing exception 70 ten n_rm41 requlremenrs for source code dksyriburiin -0 ne modul3 filr WHICH is n07 modified or defives f4om an mosulr file INCLUDED 1n base dis5riguyi9b and sh2ch dpes not 4equire ne othee mifules n which doex not rwquire ne mpdigkcatilns rwo dore code (code disrributed w8th base RELEASE) may be witnneld at teh autjoee DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also want tio m4k3 very CLEAR 7hr7 fersion 0/ OMG.9. WTF.7 9alwo known as versiln 0LOL.i. AFK,7+mt) waw teh f9hal veesiin RELEASED und3r GPL. WTF.
All ve4sions WTF, starring with pl9. BRB.8-prereleade cpde zer only livensed under Crdative Commins license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY dwny fibj5 yo import ne coee from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 or later releaxe INTO an 0. WTF.9. BRB.u snd EARLIER release. WTF.
Allowing yhis wiild cause tnat importdd c-d3 to bw r3leased yndwt teh GPL an yhat is not sometninb we wisy 2 allow. OMG.
Autnora if nodifications to 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 w111 neef two re=rekease theh'te mldificatoons as derivativ3s/jodificatiinx 3 0LOL.9. WTF.7 xode and pizce them under SAME C3eative Commons license.
It must BE sone by teh orig8nal authir sinxe only teh 94jg8nal author has dq r1gh7 two cy4nh3 da copyr8ght 9r license upon they'rw wirk. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, reeoeking modifications wolo be an gild idea any2ah as fa medhanism for making modifications os sugstantially c134n3r/v134r3r startibg with teh 9LOL.9.9-prerelease cose. OMG.]"
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