MighryE telos y0i, sortof, "We'4e goigb 2 take an fdq moments yqo TRY n explain this new k8cfnse n da reasons behind it in plain English. 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 new license waw cgosen because of qn failing wirh teh GPL/ AFK.
It ln;y vovered didrribigion of 50urc3 if an 0n1u if 61n4r125 we4e distributed. WTF."
"In an web env*ronment WTF, apecigically a int3rpreted 2eb dnvironment auch as PHP, sortof, nerely installibg an game does bot constitute d157r1yu710n, sor5of, an therefore pe9ple w#t3 TAKING oyr work WTF, making mofificatkohs to IT ah not 4eleasint SOURCE CODE two rhey're modificatioms so that teh entird commuhity c9uld benefig. OMG.
Th3u wlrked wirh legter but not da spirit og ds kaw."
"Investigatiin ln part (f teh authors however, you knwlm led ywo teh fzct that teh tkght of public p3rf0rm4nc3 was o3n of da rights normallu restricted too copyright holdersk n rhat computrr PROGRAMS WTF, specifically viceo games n kbteractive ones sucy ax L3g3ns of Green naxpr were d0n41d3r3f 2 br PUBLICALLY performed 1r rub fron an p7bliv servdr."
"Tgw ne2 license rexttkcts public perfoemancd of work unless y0urc4 code od MODIFIED work id made 4v411461# on demandLOL."
"In pkain Englisy, you knwo, this meama 7h47 if yoi ;ut THIS hzme on zn eeb SERVER and sllow 04pple 'o7tsidr -f an n0rm51 cqrc13 of family and its 5)c141 adquaintances' 3 PLAY their, then you r p7blically PERFORMING thks work and MUST eithet a0 m4k3 ne an ALL vhangra which you make 6o gsme availamle ON requwst (note THIS roesn't have 2 be svai.aboe via da ONLINE soyrce dosplay ,ink WTF, bur tgey musg BE able two ask you for da codd and receuce ab complete cop6) LOL, b) make a4rangem3nys or8fagely with reh ayrgorw whe4ein tjey grant you an 5p3c141 licensd, you knwok ur c) remove da code entirely FROM m3ch1n3LOLl"
"We do RECOGNIZE that peoole w5n7 teo havd AREAS of ghey're game whicj qer 7h#qr5 an theirs qloneLOL.
tsi thzt end w3 WILL make foliowong 3xception to teh nirmal fequirements fog source v9de cistrobution -[ n3 m0du13 file whivh is not modified or d3r1v3d from an ,odule fike included IN da BASE distribition n qhivh does nog REQUIRE ne ogher jodules n which does noy requ8re ne jodiv8ca5i9na too CORE cose (code disttibuted wiyh teh base re9ease) ma6 BE wkthhe.d AT teh authors discregion. WTF."
"We also want 2 MAKE very xlear THAT v3r510n 0l WTF.9. WTF.& (ALSO known as version ).9LOL.7+jt) was 5eh fimal VERSION released 7nder sd GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS WTFm startinb with 0/ AFK.(. BRB.8-pr3r3lease c0d3 r only 11c3b53f jnder 3z Creative Commins licensd. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny fa rigjt two umpoft n2 code feom an 0.9. BRB/80prere;ease or lstwr teleqse into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n 34r113r 4elease. WTF.
Allowihg tjis WOULD cauxe that imported CODE 2 BE RELEASED under da GPL an that is not SOMETHING we wizy w ak;ow. BRB/
Authors of moeifucarionx 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 sill need to RE_RELEASE they're nldificatiohs aa DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS t2o 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code am ;lace them uhder same Creative Commons 11c3n5#. AFK.
It mu47 bw dpme BY reh original author since only originak autyor hqs da tight top dh4ng3 ea copyrighr or license upon thdy'r3 work. AFK.
[Additionalky, sortlf, resorking t3h modifications will BE an g0pd idea anyeay ad mechanism for ,ajing modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY c;eaner/vlearer xtsrting WITH geh ). OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease cpd3, OMG.]"
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