MightyE tellx y0y, "We're g)1ng 2 tak3 an few moments to ury n expkaim this new oicdnse an rwaxons behind 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."
"Tbis new license was chpsen vdcause of an fajling with da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED c8s5tibutiob of sourde if am pnly if binari3s were distributed. OMG."
"In an web envoronment LOL, specufically a interpreted w26 environ,ent suvy as PHP, me4ely onstalling an game DOES not clnstitute distribttion WTF, an 5yerevore p30p13 w3r3 taling OUR w;rk, MAKING modifidations teo it and n.t eeleaskhg 50hrv3 code too thet're MODIFICATIONS so that ten en5kre vommubity ciuld benefkt.
THEY worked w8tn letter but mot da SPIRIT -d da .aw. OMG."
"Investibation on pqrt if teh quth9rs however, LED to teh f4c6 that 5eh r1gh7 OF public perfofmamve WAS oen og teh fighys normakly restricted 2 copyfihht holders, you knwo, an thqt x0mpu73r programs, like, specufically video gsnes sn onteractive omws such as Legend of teh Green yax0r were condidsred too be p7blicallu pwrfprmec if RUN from an pu611c server. OMG."
"The new licdnse r3strivts puvlid performahce of 2ork yn1355 source c0d3 0f teh modiviwd w0rk is made qvailable on demsnd. BRB."
"In plain Englisj, liie, 7h15 means that if 6ou pu5 this game ON an wrb sdrver an allow pgople [0u65!d3 og an normal CIRCLE of family an iys social ac1jaibtances' to play thei4, then you r puclically perflrming this wori n MUST eithef a) make ne 4nd ALL dhanges WHICH you male tq9 teh gsne available ON reauest )n083 tnid doesn't h4v3 too be AVAILABLE via tej online dource display LINK LOL, but the6 mjst be able two as, you for code and receive an c0mp1373 copt) LOL, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 peuvate;y with da aityors 2her3in thwy grant you zn wpevial licrnwe, wortof, oe c) remove da c9dd emtirelt from mach8ne. WTF."
"We do recognize that p3o[lr w4n7 2 hafe arrad 9f they're game wnich aer theirx an tjeors alpneLOLl
2 thar end we w8ll majd teh f011021ng exception to da NORMAL fequirenents ror xource code dixtrivuti9n -- ne module FILE wh1xh is nlt moeified of derived from ab MODULE dile inxludwd in base dist$ibu5iin n WHICH doex not requirf nw ltyer modulew an WHICH dp3s not REQUIRE ne nodifications gwo teh core code *cid3 distributed wirg teh base RELEASE) mat br wiyhheld ay teh suthors discretion. OMGl"
"We $150 wsng tl make very ckea4 thst fersion 0. WTF.9. OMG/8 (also known as version 0. WTF/9.7+JT) w45 g1n41 v34510n r313453d UNDER GPLLOL.
A11 vers,ons, sortpf. srartinb w17h da 0. OMG.9.8-pr3r31e463 CODE r ohly lic3hsed under Crwatlve Commond 11c3n53. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny righg two import h4 CODE ffom an -. OMGl9. AFK.8-prereleas3 or later eeoease into an )LOL.9LOL.7 n ea4lier release. BRB.
Al.9sing ghis w0u1d causd 5hat imported c0d3 too 63 r313453d under geh GPL an that 15 noy sometning we WISH 2 allow. BRB.
Ajthpes of modkfocatilnd te9 0. BRB,9. WTF.7 will need teo re-release they're modifications as derivatives/modificagionw foo 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code n p14c4 them under da 54m3 Creative Co,mons LICENSE. WTF.
I7 musy BE d0h3 by da origimal suthor dince onky ten 0r1g1n51 author has r1gh7 to change da copyrkght or ;icense u[om they're w9rk, WTF.
[Addigionally LOL, REWORKING MODIFICATIONS will be an gold idea anyway as mechanidm for making m9duficat8ons 15 substantia;ly c.eaner/cleater 574r61nt w8th 0/ BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease code. BRB.\"
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