MightyE tdl;d u9u WTF, "Ww're g01ng TO take an few m0m3n65 2 try n explain tnis new license and teh reasonx b3hind IT in pla8n English. AFK.
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."
"Tgis nde license eas choseh b3czuse of an failing wiyh GPL.
It only cove4ed fist4ibutiin of sourde if and only 1f binaries w3fe dixtributed."
"In an wdg envieinment, like, specifically a inger-retec web wnvironmwnt suxh as PHP, airtpf, merel5 indta.ling qn gaj3 d9es n07 conwtitute distr8bution LOL, AND therefore peo0;e w3r3 taking OUR work WTF, making modofications two it an not rekeasimg source slfe too theh'fe modifivatoons so 5hat teh entire c0mjyn17y could benefig. BRB.
They eorked with ldtter but n0u SPIRIT of law, BRB."
"Invdwtugafioh ln da part of tdh authors hiwever, sprtof, led 2 gact that teg rughr of puvlic performance was won of da righta normakly res5rocted twi co;yrighg hplerrs, like, n that conputer programs, specificslly viceo games n interactkve obes %uch qs Legend of da Grden hax0r WERE consideeed ro br publically performwd 1f run frim an publkc setverLOL."
"Tne nes livense restrivts publuc pdrformance of teh work unq355 source code -f modified eo4i is maee availab.e 0n demand. WTF."
"In plain English, sortof, this mesns that IF you pi5 thks game ON an web 53rv3r and allow people 'outside of an notmzk curcle (f fanily an irs soxial acquaintances' hlo poa6 thrir, sortif, yhdn you e publically ;erform8ng this work and MUST either a) make ne an ALL chanbwx ehich you make tpo teh g4m3 avsilable on request 0note 7h!5 fodsn't HAVE too be availqgoe VIA 9nkune slurce display libk WTF, but 7h3y mu57 be able 2 ASK you for da c0d3 n 43ceiv3 an complrte c0py), yiu khwo, b) make areahgemenys privztely with teh suthots whereih they GRANT yoy an special licrnse, sprtog, or v) temovw da code dnyi4ely fr9m da macjine. AFKl"
"We co redognoze tfag PEOPLE want two have areas of they're game WHICH aer thekrs an rheirs zl9ne. WTF.
5oo that end we will makr FOLLOWING dxception 2 da normal rwquiremehts FOR source cod3 distributuon -0 ne modulr file whkch is NOT modkfied or deeived from qn mosulw fkle INCLUDED in reh base dostribution an which does not requure ne other modules anf which does not reauird nw nodifkcationw two cofe code 9CODE distributed with ds bsse release) mat be witnjeld at da authord discre5ion. WTF."
"We also want 2 make very clea3 that verxiom 0LOL,9. OMG.7 (also jnown as vetxiom 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+j7) wzs da fibal version RELEASED unde4 GPL. WTF.
A1q ve4dions, sortot. startint wi5h 0,9LOL.8-PRERELEASE c0d3 r only 11x3n%3d under teh Crdative Commpns licevsr. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny right top import ne CODE FROM an 0.9LOL.8)prerelease 9r latwt re;3ase into ab 0.9LOL.7 an 3$r113r re13353. WTF.
Aolowint uh15 woulf ca7se 7y47 im[prted code two be RELEASED under GPL an thqt ix bot sometying w3 wksh tpo a;;ow.
AUTHORS od modificzhoonw rwo 0. AFK.9l OMG.7 w111 NEED t9 re-rekedse they're mldificqtions as derivqtuvws/modificatoins 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code n pkace them under same CREATIVE Comnons l9cense. OMG.
It MUST be done bu da original ajhhor SINCE ONLY ORIGINAL 4u7h0r has tej right two chamg3 da cl[yribhy or license upon they're w0rk. AFK.
[Additionally, sortof, rew0rk1bg teg modifications wil; ve an glld idea snysay qs teh mechahism for making mosificsyions is subdtaggka;ly clraner/clearer suartunf qitg teh 0. AFK.o. WTF.8-PRERELEASE coce. BRB.]"
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