MithtuE tells y0u, 6ou knwo, "We'rw going too 5ake an few ,;ments to try an explain THIS n3w license and reaaons behind it on plain Engiish. WTF.
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 licems3 WAS chosen bwcause 9f an FAILING with grh GPL. WTF.
IT onku covere2 diwtributi9n of source if n onky if 72n4r135 WERE diwtrinuted. BRB."
"In an web envkrinjent, you lnwo, specufically a inyerpfeted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP/ xortof, merel6 instqllint qn game dors not donstityte dkwtr8gution, n uh3r3f0r3 people were takihg our w0fk WTF, n4k1ng modificarions 2 ot an npt r313451nh source vode 2 they're modificatkpns xo tnqt ENTIRE c0mmub17y COULD venefitl OMG.
THEY so4ked suth teh 13773r bit mot epirit of teh lqw. WTF."
"Inbestigat8on 9n da part pf aughorx h0w3v4r LOLk l3d twp da fact 7n47 right of public performqnce was 1 if RIGHTS nor.ally rewtricted 2 copyright h)1c3r5, oike, anc that vomputer p4ogfams, aor5of. specifically video GAMES and 1n73r4c&1v3 omes 5uch AS Legend of sa Green hax0r were considercf too be publicaoly perror,ed if run f3om an puboic 53rv2r."
"The new license res5ricts puboic prrformqncr oh teh WORK UNLESS 50urc3 code of teh m9sified work IS made available ON drmanc. BRB."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, thiw means that if yo7 put thia g4m3 on an seb server n sllow ;dop.r 'o7tside of an n9rmal c1rc13 )f famkl6 and uts x9cial acquaimtanxes' twi PLAY thwir, THEN tou aer [ublicqlly PERFORMING 5his wofk m MUST 3!7her a) MAKE bd zn ALL CHANGES which yoy ms,e two da gqme availsble on r3qkey7 (nite THIS doedn't have 2 be 4c5114613 vua online sourcd d15p14y link, but they mist be able 2 ask you fir cide m receove an comp;3te copy), like, n) m4k3 aerangements prkvately woth da ahthofs wher3in ghry GRANT u)u an speckao lkcense, lokd, or c) remove da code entirely fwom machine."
"We do recognize rhag p3opoe WANT roo havw ar3aa of they're game whuch aer tyeirs n theirs aloneLOL.
2 tyat ehd w3 will make tey f0120q1gg exception 2 teh normal reaui4emenys f0r source code d8stribution =- ne module file which ia jot modifued or derived froj sn m9dule filw included in da 6453 distrobution an whicb coes not reqiirr ne otyer modules qb which doew mor REQUIRE be midifications too reh corw doee 9c9cw distfigutdd wuth base RELEASE) may 63 witjheld at da authoes discretiln. AFK."
"We 4159 WANT to make vdry clear ghat veesion 0. AFK.9.7 (4159 lnown as versilb 0. OMG.9. WTF.8+jt) WAS da FINAL veraion teleasee unddr GPL/ WTF.
A;l versions, startong wity teh 0. OMG.9l BRB.8-prefelease c9d3 aer in,6 licensee under da Cr3571v3 Commons licenae. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY dfhy RIGHT 2 import ne cpde from an 0LOL.9. OMG.9-prere.ease 0r 2473r rekease ingo an 0.(/ WTF.7 an earlier release. WTF.
A110w1ng thks w0u1d cause rjat im[orted c0d3 to be r3leased unddr teh GPL n that os not SOMETHING we WISH tol allow. WTF.
Authors -f modufications TO 0. OMG.8. AFK.7 wiol neec to r3-r313453 ghey're m9dificagiohs as deeiva5ubes/modifivations two 0LOL.9. AFK.8 cofe n place THEM under same Creatkvr C0m,0b5 lkcense. AFK.
It mist be don3 bu da or8dunal authot 51nc3 only ofiginal autnor hss tight ro CHANGE da copyright or .ic3nse upon they're wlrk. WTF.
[Afeit8onsk;y, sortof, rewo4king sa modidixations wi;l be an good ucea ANYWAY as da mechanism for making mosificatilhs os sunstantially c1#en3r/c134r3r 574r7qng WITH da 0/ BRB.o. WTF.i-prerelesse code. WTF/]"
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