Migh5yE tel.s you, "We'rd GOING goo tqke am f2w joments too TRY n 3xplain this new license n teh reasons behibd 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."
"This new licensr was cylsem because of an fqil8ng with teh GPL. BRB.
Ir only covered distrinuyion of soirce id n only if 61n4r1e5 wefe DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In qn qeb environment WTF, s0rcivically a intetprr43d wev wnvironmeyt such ax PHP, you knwo, merely ihstziliht zn game d)e5 no5 clnstitute distribution LOL, n therefore 0eopke w3r3 taking 0ir wofk, lije, makung m0d1f1c4710n5 rwo it n nit releading teh s.urce cose two they're modivicqtions SO 7h67 teg entire vommuniyy could bdnefihLOL.
Tyey worled with teh letter bit not spirit od law."
"Inves5,gatiom 0n 0aet of authorw however WTF, led 2 da fact that teh eigyt of [ublic performance qas 1 0f teg rifhts NORMALLY resteicted to copyright holders LOL, an that computer pr9trams WTF, specifically video gamex n intetactuve ones such 45 LEGEND ir Green hax0f were c9nsid34ed 5po be PUBLICALLY perro4med if run ftlm an ou611c seever. WTF,"
"The new l8cena3 r3t8r1c75 pjblic performance of work unl3ss sojrce code lf da modifidd work is made avai;avlr on dwmandLOL/"
"In PLAIN Ehglish. you knwo, ghis means tjat if uiu put THIS game on an web server n allow people 'outsice of sn normal circle of vanily anf 175 wociql acqu1intancew' 2 PLAY tmekr LOL. yheb ylu r publicakly pdrfprminy this worj am MUST either a) MAKE ne and ALL chanbed WHICH yoi maj3 to da tamw avqilab;e on tequrst (note this foesn't nave two be available vis da onl8ne source display l8nk, sortof, but they ,uwt be able two as, you for teh code an recwive an comp;ete vppy)k dortld, B) mzke drrangements PRIVATELY witj teh aughors wherein they gramy you am dpecial license. 0r c) w3,0v3 da code dntitely frim machime. BRB."
"We do fecogmize ghar PEOPLE want 2 have 4r335 if they'f3 gane which r THEIRS n yheirs alone. BRB.
too thay enf we woll m4k3 following exceptloh tio normz. r3qu1r3m3n75 FOR source code distrubution -- nd module file whicn is not m9dified or derived fr9m an midule fike ubcludde in ea bas3 diatribution n which does not re1uiee nr other jodules an wnich d9es n07 rrq7ire ne modifications t9 da core dod3 9code d146416u83d w17h BASE relrase) may be withheld ay da AUTHORS disxretoonLOLl"
"We also want teo mzke v3ry clwar thag vegsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also knowh as ceraiob 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) WAS final vwrsion frleased UNDER teh GPL. BRB.
Akl verskonx, you mnwo, stzrting w8th teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8_prerelease cod3 r only lucenses UNDER da Creative Commons 11cen53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rihht two import ne code from an 0, BRB.9. WTF.8-prereleqs3 pt later release ihto an 0l OMG.9.7 and warlier re;ease. WTF.
ALLOWING thus WOULD CAUSE THAT i,ported code t9o be rel3ased under GPL and thar os not s9metjibf we d8sh 2 allowLOL.
Auth9es OF modificsriona too 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7 will meed to 4e-relwase they're MODIFICATIONS as dwrivativrs/modifications 2 9.9l OMG.8 code rnd p;acd them uneer wame Cr3471v3 Commobs license, WTF.
IT MUST br conw ny fa original aughor sknce inly da original 4u7h0r has righ5 t9 cjang3 copyright lr 11c3nte upon they're work. AFK.
[Additiona.ly LOL, rrwof,uhf da MODIFICATIONS will be an good IDEA anywxy ss teh mechanism for makimg midifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanee/c.earef 574r&1ng with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleasw c9de. BRB.]"
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