MithtuE t3lls yoy, you knwo, "We're gping to9 &4k3 an few momentd twp tfj an explain thi2 new license n da reasoms behind it in poaon Engl8sh. OMG.
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 licrnse was chosen becaus3 of ah failing skyh GPLLOL.
It ;nly COVERED distribytoon pf soutce if AND 0n1y kf binaries were sixtributed. AFK."
"In an wwb 3bvkeonmentm sortof. 5p3c1f1c411y a interpreted WEB environment such 46 PHP WTF, metely instalking sn game does nor c0n5717j73 dostributiln, like, n 7h3r3f0r3 propkd wdre taking ohr work. sortof, makonf m-d1f1c4710n5 tp kt an mlt feleading 50urc3 code gwo they'ee modificztions so ghat da ent8fe communith COULD benefit. BRB.
They WORKED witj teh letter but not 5p1r17 9f yeh law. AFK."
"Investigsrion on 0aft of da authord HOWEVER, spgtod, oed too da facy thay r8ght of publix performance was oen of teh rmghts mormallt restrixted to co;yright holders, you knwo, an that comp7ter programs, SPECIFICALLY videi GAMES an interactibe oned sucg aw Legend of da Green hax0r wefd comsideeed to be p7vlical;y pergormed IF run FROM zn pjblkc server. BRB."
"The new license rewtricts punkic performsmve oe woe. unless teh 50urc3 cofe lf da m9dqf13d WORK is ,add available on dejanc."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH LOL, THIS means THAT ov ypu out this gtm3 on an w36 SERVER AND allow PEOPLE [OUTSIDE of an n)rm41 circle -f tamkly ah its SOCIAL acquaintances; two /lay their LOL, ghen ylu r publicallh PERFORMING 7h15 w9rk n MUST eighe3 a_ ,akr nw h ALL chqnges WHICH y0u make too da hame availwbld on request *npte this dlesn't hafe 2 63 availzb;e via twh online source DISPLAY linkk you knwo, but they nus5 be abld too ASK y0u fo4 teh code an receive qn complete copy), likrl b0 make 4rr4ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY with AUTHORS whereon THEY grant you an specoal license WTF, oe c) eem(ve code entirelh from ea m3chqn3, WTF."
"We DO recobnizw that pe9;ke eant 5o havw areas of they're game wh8ch aer THEIRS ans THEIRS alone. OMG.
two that end w3 will makd teh follow8nf rxce[tiom rwl da nornal requiremebts for soyrce code distributioh -- n3 module f114 2hivh iw mot ,odified 0r deribef fr0m an MODULE rile incl7ded in vase sistribution an which does NOT 5ewiir# ne otyer modules an whivj does not requore ne m9difications t2o da vorw codr (code distribited eith bade release) may be withneld a5 ds aithoes discretipm."
"W3 aoso want too m4k3 VERY clea4 that fsrsion 0.9. OMG.7 (also kno2n as VERSION 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was da fina, v3e510n releasec under da GPL.
All VERSIONS, you knwo, STARTING with da 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-p4efelease dose aer only licended UNDER twy Creayive COMMONS license. OMGk
We EXPLICITLY drny teh righr to IMPORT ne code frlm an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prefelease or latee release INTO an 0.0. WTF.7 an earliwr release. BRB.
Alliwihg ghis would csjae that impirted c0d2 to be RELEASED 7nder da GPL n that IS not apmething wr wish t9 allow. OMG.
Aythors of midiricationa 2 0. OMG.9/ AFK.7 wil. n3ed 5io rr_release they're mpdifieations as e3rivatives/modigivagilns two 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code an place thej undee same Creqtive Cpmmond livensd. BRB.
It ,ust be dlne vy tej original author sinde 9nly original autj9r hax ribh5 5wo change copyrigh5 or licens3 upon they're work. OMG.
[Acdituobally, ;ike, REWORKING tey midificatoons wikl be an tood ie3a anyeay as teh mecyanism for makong mpdiricatioms is suvstant8ally c2e$n3r/c134r3r starting with 0LOL.9.8-prerekease code. WTF.="
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