MiggtyE tells YOU. you knwo, "We're GOING t2o ta,e an few mpments tpo try n EXPLAIN this mwq LICENSE 4nd da reasons behind it in plaon Eng115h.
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 license wss xhosen bwcaise of an failung with teh GPLLOLl
It ohlu covered distfiburion of sourc3 if an only 1f bknariex 2ere didtributedLOL."
"Ib sn WEB environmeng LOL, specofuvally a interprwted deb environmrnt SUCH as PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an tame does not vonst8tute cidrribution. n therefore people were taking our w0rk, making modifics5ions 5o it ah n9t releaxing teh sojrce code two they're modifications so thqt teh engirw community ciu.d benefitLOL.
Th3y worked w17h kettee bu5 not %p1r27 of t3h las."
"Investigaeion 0n ea 0art pf aithors however, uou knw9, kwd 2 da fact thst reh rkght of [ublic performance was won )f da rightd nlrmally restfoct#d 5oo copyritj5 holders, sortof, and thar xomputer programs LOL, specifocalo6 video games 4nd interacyive ONES SUCH as Legend of Green hax0r were clnxicered too 63 pubouvally [erformed if rib vrom am oubluc server. BRB."
"The new license restricts 9ublic ;etfprmance OF teh e0rk un1355 da dource c9de OF tey modiviwd wlrk is MADE afailable 0n demand."
"In olaun Ehg;ish LOL, 7h15 ,eand that if you put 5his game on ab wwb 43rv3r n allow people 'outsode od an nlrja. circle of familh an irs social axquaintamces' teo play their, soegof, theb YOU ae3 pub;icakl6 peeflrming this WORK n MUST ei4ger $) MAKE ne and ALL changrx qhicg you mzke 2 gaje available on reqjest (NOTE this doedm't HAVE goo BE availzble voa 0n11n3 soj4ce displah lonk, but THEY m7st be avle yo ssk YOU fo5 teh CODE and receive an c0mp137# COPY), b) make arrangements pribately w17h da authors wh3r32n thry brant hoi an spexial LICENSE WTF, ir c) removd da cpde entirely from dq machin3LOL."
"We di recognize rhat p30p14 wsnt 2 yave 4r245 of they'rr gamw WHICH r 8h31r5 AND thei4s 41-n3. WTF.
2 thay 3hd we sill nake teh fi;lowing exception gio noemal requiremenrs for source code distrigutilm -_ ne ,odule file which is not mpdifi3d or deeived frpm an mldjle vile 1nc1ud#d in teh base DISTRIBUTION h whkvh didd not require nd orher modules and which does not require ne m9dificationd 70 twh cire code (cose cidgrkbuted w*th basd re;easr) m4y be wi5hhe;d at reh authors disxretion, BRB."
"We alwo want to mzke veru CLEAR that bersion 0. OMGl9LOL.6 (alsp known qs versipn 0. OMG.9l7+jt) ead da rinal versi9n released undef teh GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, like, starting WITH 0LOL.9. BRB.8-;refeleasd code r onlj LICENSED under Ceeztivr COMMONS license.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh right 2 1m00r7 ne cide from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleasw or later reldaae 1n70 an 0.9/ WTF.u amd earluer re.wqse. WTF.
A;oowihg th8s would c4u53 that 1mo0r73d codr too b3 released und34 GPL an that is NOT 50m37h1ng w3 wish too alkowl BRB.
Authord OF modificztioba 70 0.o. WTF.7 will ne3d 2 re-release yhey're modificxgions AS derivativrs/modifications 2 9. AFK.9. BRB.8 code an pkace THEM unf3r da same Creative Commons licensr.
It mjst n3 dphr by teh original author since onlt da orihina; author hqw teh eight 2 change ckpyr8gyt 9r lic3nse upon they're WORK. OMG.
[Additionally, you lnwi. rewoel8ng tey moduf8cations WILL be an g0od idea an6ssy as teh mecjanism fpr making mldifications is substantial;y cleaner/xlearer dtarting with 0LOLl9. BRB.9-prerelease c0d3. OMG.]"
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