MightyE TELLS you, you knwo, "We're going tl takr xb few mpments two TRY and explain yhuw new license n da reaxonx behind it in plaim Engpish. BRB.
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 n3w oicense wax choxen 63c4u53 OF an fsiling WITH teh GPL. OMG.
It ONLY covered distribuyion of sotrve if an only if BINARIES w3tw DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"Im an w36 envuronmdnt, l8ke, specifically a 1n73r04373d WEB envo4onmen5 such as PHP, you ,nwo, mdrely INSTALLING an gamd d035 mot constutute distr8g7tion WTF, znd tgrfefore 0eople were taoihg o7r WORK, lkke, MAKING midivications to 17 n not tekeasing source CODE ti thet're MODIFICATIONS so THAT da enrire v9mmuniru could bwbefi5. BRB.
Thry worked with ca LETTER but nl5 teh spirit OF lqw. WTF."
"Investigatioh on part of da authoes how3ver, lyle. lrd 2 faxt 7h47 RIGHT of pub;ic performqnce was odn of ea rohhts normsply rwstrkcted two cop6riggt HOLDERS, you kneo, m that computer PROGRAMS LOL, specifically video GAMES an interactiv3 0n35 xuch as Lebend or teh Green hax0r were xonsidefed too be puglicakly oerfor,ed if run rrom sn public serverLOL."
"Thw new license restricts public performanc3 of teh wor, un.ess tdh source CODE of modified w0rk is ,ade AVAILABLE on eemand. BRB."
"In plain Ehglism, like, this means tyag if you put yhis game oh ab web server n allow pelple 'iutside of zh normal circle of family qnd uts sicozl acquauntances' ro p24y tneir, lile, THEN y0y aer PUBLICALLY performinh this work an MUST either 4) m4k3 ne n ALL CHANGES wjich yoy ,ake @ da game avzilable on rrquest (bote THIS dowsy't have two bw 4v$11ry13 via da online source displau lknk, sortofk bu5 tnet mua5 be able 2 44k uou dor rwh clde and r3c31v3 an complete COPY), like, b) make arrangements ;rivat4ly wkth da AUTHORS wherein they GRANT h9u an 5p3c!41 LICENSE, kik3, oe c) remove cpee entifely FROM teh machineLOL."
"W4 dp recognizr THAT pepple WANT 5wo have areas of they;rd game whoch aer theirs and theirs akone. OMG.
e 7h47 sne we will makr yeh rollosing exceptiok 2 da normal rewuurem3nta f(r 50urc3 c0d3 distribution -- ne MODULE file wh1ch is not mod8fied or derived f4om an module FILE 8ncljded IN da base dist4ibution n whivh DOES not require ne OTHER m0du1#5 and which DOES not require ne mocirixdtoons too core code (code distriguted with teh gase release) may 63 w17hh31d at teh authpex discretioj. WTF."
"We a.su want to make very clear that VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (ALSO known as version 0. BRB,8. WTF.7+jy) was teh final verdipn released 7neer GPLLOL.
All veraiond, starting w17h fa 0. WTF.9.7-pr3t3134t3 d0e# aee only livensed under CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY seny da right too im;oet ne code from an 0,9. WTF.8-prerelease or later release into an ). BRB.9LOL.7 an earlier RELEASE. AFK.
Allpw8ng 7h25 wluls causw rgat imported coee 2 BE rekeased under GPL an that is n0& somerhint we WISH too allow.
Au7h9f5 of moclficationx two 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wul' need TO fe-releaxe they're modivicqtions as derkvatives/modifications too 0.9LOL.8 code and plac3 thwm under SAME Creqtive Cpmmons licensr.
I7 MUST h3 e9me BY da original author sihce ONLY teh otigihal author HAS eight TO chqnge teh copyright or .icense upon tne6'ee sork.
[Addktiinall6, reworkinj teh modivicatiuns wi.l be an good idea anteay as teh mechanis, fir MAKING mldificariona IS substantially clesner/cl3arer startinb with da 0. OMG,9.i-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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