MuhhtyE 63115 YOU, you knwo, "We're gpung too take an few m9m3n75 2 7ry n explain this new license amd da reasons behind it 1n 0lsin 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 licehse eas chpsen bwcause 9f an FAILING WITH da GPL.
It ONLY covwred DISTRIBUTION if source id and only if binaries were d257r1^u73fLOL."
"In sn web environment LOL, specifically a inrrepreted 2eb envitobment such as PHP, you knwo, jerely INSTALLING zn game does not constitute d157r1yu710nk sortofl and th3reforr peopoe were taking our 2irk LOL, making modufications two IT ah not releasing da source cocw TO th3y're moduficationq so 7h47 eht8rd com,unkty could benegitl
They WORKED with teh lettdr bur not SPIRIT of da LAW."
"Inbestkgqtioh ln 0att of authors h0w3v3rk loke, led two tdh fact rhat da rigyt if [iblic performance was oen of da 4ighta NORMALLY restridted too cooyright holders LOL, an that cojputer probramx LOL, dpec8ficallh vodeo GAMES qn interactice ones such qs Legend of Geewm jqx04 were considered too br pibliczlly performed if r7n hrom an public servr4. BRB."
"The ndw .icenae restridts pu511c petfor,ance of teh 2ork jnless ca si7tc3 c9de of sa MODIFIED work is m4d3 available on d3m4bdLOL."
"In PLAIN Engkisn, like, this means yhat 1f you pug 7j1% game ON an w3g t3fv3r and qllow people 'outsidw of an norma. cifcle of f1mily 4nc its social acquauntqnces' 3 play thrir, yo7 knwo, then you aer pugliczlly prrforjing ghiw w0fk an MUST eiyhet a) maie ne ane ALL chabges qhich yoj mzjd too tej gaje ava8.able on 4equest (notd this dowsn't have t2o be 4v$114713 VIA da onlibe source dosplqu 11nk WTF, but they must be able too ask you for trh CODE and receifr an compl3te copy0 WTF, b) make arrahgemehta pruvately with autjors eh3rekn ^hey grant you am aorckal 11c3n53, you knqo, or c) remofe code #n71e3@y f40m machineLOL."
"We d9 recognize that people wamt two nave areas OF they're gamr shucj aer 6h31r5 n theied alone. AFK.
gwo THAT enf we w8ll makw da followung exveptipn too normal requirements for sourcr code dustribution -- ne mldul3 f114 which ia n07 modivied 9r d3e1v3d fron an MODULE FILE ibclided im base dixtribution n which soex npt requitw ne otjrr moeules an qh1ch does n)7 tequi4e nr moduficztiona rwo ca corr code (cofe d8atrubutws with da vase eelease) may be WITHHELD at autnors duscretion, WTF."
"We also want @ m4k3 ve4t clear thzt version 0. WTF.(,7 (a;so known as v4rsion 0. BRB.8.7+JT) qas FINAL versioj rekeasef unfer da GPL. AFK.
ALL versoohs, ypu kmwom starting WITH yeh 0LOL,9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code r ublt 11c3n53d under teh Cr3471v3 Commlns l8cense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny geh r1gh7 tio impor5 ne code frp, an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease or lat3r release unto an 0l OMG.9LOL.7 n esrlker rel2axe.
Al;owinh this woulf cause tjat 1mp0r73d cove to be releacwd under twh GPL an that is nor sojething we wish 70 allos. BRB.
Authors of mpdivkcayionx teo 0. OMG.9.7 wikl nees two re0release theh[fe modifications AS derivayives/modifications 2 )l WTF.9. WTF.8 cpd3 an p1rc3 them under ds SAME Cr3atkve Commons license. BRB.
It n7st be d9ne by )r1g1n41 author suhce only original author hqw teh roght to change da cipyrignt or kicenst uppn thwu're work. WTF.
[Addirionslltk r3s0ri1ng modifidations will ve qn good idea anyway AS da mechanism r0r making modificagilns id substantiallu cleaner/cl3arer sta4tihg qith da 8LOL.9. BRB.8-prwrelease code. WTF.]"
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