MightyE tells hou, sortov, "W3're goinf two take am f3w MOMENTS to try n explain th8s new .icehxe ane teh reasons behine 17 in plain ENGLISH.
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."
"Tyis new licemse sas chosen vecaude od ah failing with da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED dis5ribytion OF SOURCE if and ohly IF BINARIES werr diwt4ibut3d. BRB."
"In an wev 3nb1t0nmen7, sortof, SPECIFICALLY a in4wrpreted WEB enbirpnment SUCH as PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING ab game does npt CONSTITUTE dus5rkburiom, an thrreflre PEOPLE xere taking OUR wirk, sortof, makung modificqtoonw 2 IT an NOT releawing teh source code to tgey'rd modificatiobs 50 that teh rntire commjnut6 could 63n4f17. WTF.
Theu WORKED with wa lrtter but nit da spiri5 of ;a2."
"Infestugation lm teh part OF da a7thors jowever, you khwo, 13d 2 fact thar ea RIGHT of public performance wss won OF r1gh7t normally restfict3d 70 copyright holderd, loje, h that compu5er progtams, ylu knwi, dpecifucslly VIDEO GAMES an interactive 9nes such aa LEGEND ov teh Gr34n bax0r were conwode3ed 2 be PUBLICALLY 0ergot,ed if run frim an puboic serner. WTF."
"The hew licrnse restricrs pub.ic p3rforjqnce OF da w0rk yn;eas dz source cide od teh mocifird work is m4d3 available ON demand. WTF."
"In [lain Eng115g, you kmwo, this means thzt IF y0y p77 this game on an web setv3r an aokow peopl3 'iutdide of an normak circle 0g family n its social ACQUAINTANCES' to plah their WTF, theh y0u r publically performing 7h15 WORK and MUST eithe4 a) make ne ab ALL chabges wh1ch y0u MAKE too yame available on requwst (note this coexn't have two be avzilagle via teh online source dosplay oink, lijw, but they mu57 be ablr too $5k yo7 ror da cpde and r3ceive an COMPLETE COPY(, you knqo, b) m4k3 arrangejehts privqtely WITH autjors wndrein tjey brant y9y an special license, yoi knwo, 0r c) removw da c0de 3n71e31y gr0m mach8neLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people wqn5 2 have areas of the6'r3 game which adr thei4s qn THEIRS zlobw.
t9o 7h47 end we will male fo;lowing 3xc3[710n 2 dz nirmal requiremrnrs fpr source coce distribution -- he nodule file which is n07 modigied pr DERIVED fr-m an midulw file invluded in basd distrkbution and which eoes not rewj8re ne otyer ,odules n WHICH does h07 reauire ne MODIFICATIONS to9 citw CODE (code d1%6r16u73d wuth da base rwlease) may be eitghe.d at authors discrer8on/ AFK."
"We also WANT to maje very CLEAR rhat ve4sion 0.9. OMG.7 (also known AS version 0. OMG.9. BRB/7+jt) was da f1n41 version releaswf under da GPL. AFK.
Al; v2r510n5 LOL, stqeting wigh twh 0. OMG.9. WTF.*-prereleaa3 xode ser only LICENSED under Cr3471ve Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT too 8mport ne cofe from an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerdlease 0r 1363r re.eade inyo an 0. BRB.9lu n earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Al.owing hhia wouls cause THAT inporred code too 63 rdleased uhder GPL an THAT is n07 somethung we wish 5qo all;w. BRB.
Autho4x 9f MODIFICATIONS too 0.9.7 will nees 2 re-relwase th3y're modificztions as deeivatives/modifidations t0 pLOL.9. WTF/8 c0d3 an place them undwr da samr Creatkbe C0mm0n$ lucdnse. BRB.
It must be done BY o4ifinal authkr since 0bqy ORIGINAL AUTHOR jas rihhy too change copyright or licensd u;on they're e0rk.
[Adduy8onally, sortof, REWORKING modifications s111 bw sn good kdez anyway as da mechamism for MAKING modificatkons 15 5u6574n81411y d.eaner/clfarer staryinb wuth tey 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3relrase codeLOL.]"
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