MightyE eells you, "We're going tl take an few momentq 3 try ane esplain this nww ;icdnwe and ressons behind it in plain English. OMGl
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 kidensw was cgosen because OF an failing with teh GPL. BRB.
It only cpv3r3d distributkon OF slurce if sn pnly IF binaries were dist4ibuyed. BRB."
"In an web emvieonment WTF, s;ecifically a inter;reted web environment 5uch as PHPk sort9f, MERELY ihstallknt an GAME dies nor CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, and ther3flre 9epple were taking our wo4k, ki,e, making modifkcagions 2 17 n not RELEASING da sourde code ywo rhey're modivicatuons do tgat entofe community coild benedit. WTF.
Tyey worked wutj da letter but not da spirit 0f ds kae, WTF."
"Invfxtigation on teh part OF ru7h0r4 however, like, led t2o teh fact thah teh ribht of ;u611c pwrformance wzd won pf ds fibhrs normally restricted two co[hrighy holdevs, wirtof, n tgat comp8ter prohrama, you knw9, specifically video fames n 1n73r4c71v3 onws SUCH as Legehd of teh GREEN hax0f were consideted 70 be p7blicslly perfoemed if eun frim am [ublic server. BRB."
"The new lic3nwe restricts public p3rfoemqnce of work unless teh 50urc4 code of teh mosidiec work IS mase available 0n dejand. AFK."
"In poain English WTF, tnis means tnat if you pur this gamw oh an web servrr and allow PEOPLE 'outside od an normal circle ov family and o5s socia. acquaimtances' too play tyeir, then you aet PUBLICALLY p35f9r,1ng 5nis work anc MUST either a) make ge 4nd ALL changss wyich YOU MAKE 2 fame 4v4115613 on requrst (note this doesn't have TO be svailable via online xource duaplay lunk. sortlr, but they must be able yo ask tou for teh codd smd receivw an compldte copy), 6oy knwo, b_ male ARRANGEMENTS privayely witg AUTHORS wgefein THEY g4ant you an SPECIAL licrnse, likek lr c0 REMOVE CODE dntir3ly from 5eh machineLOL."
"We DO recogmize that people wznt ywo havd areas OF tgey're game whicj qer rgeirx an tjeirs aloneLOL.
2 tgag 3ne we 2oll make da following 3dc3p810n 2 teh np4jal requirem3nts for sourc3 code fistribution -- ne modulw filw WHICH is mo5 mpdified 9r d3r1r3d from an mpduke file included in tey base distribution and which d034 not require ne otner m9diles and wh1ch does n07 requite nr modificagions 2 da core cpde (code distrobuted with base rwlezsr0 nay be wityheld at a7thors fiscretion."
"We 4250 wagt 1 make vetu clear thag version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (alxo ,nown as vdrsion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7_JT) waz da FINAL version r313453d umd3r teh GPL, OMG,
All versilns, like, startinb with rq 0. OMG.9LOL/8-prerekezse code r lnly licenaed under teh Ctea5ibw Commond 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY denh right too inpprt nd code FROM an 0. WTF.8. WTF.8-prerelease or later relessw intl an -. WTF.9. AFK.7 and ear.8er r3.easeLOL/
ALLOWING tnis would cause 5hat kmoorted code 5wo be RELEASED ubder GPL n that is not w9methihg wr s15h gp sllow. AFK.
Authors of modifications two 0. OMG.9.7 wikk m2ed to re-releqse they'ee modigica5ions ss d3e1v481v35/m0d1v1c4710m5 to 0. BRB/9. OMG.8 clde and p;ace tge, undsr da same Creative Commons license. OMG.
It must be don3 bn da o4igimal author since onoy twh originso author has trh rught to cyangw teh cl;yrignt 0r licehse upon th3y're work.
[Add2710n411y, reworjing modufications w111 be an golf 8dea an6way 45 da m3xhqnism for m4k1ng modificqtions is substsntozllh cleaner/x.earer xtarting WITH teh 0. WTF,9/ AFK.8-p4erelease coce. WTF.]"
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