MoghtyE gells y0u WTF, "We'4e goung 5po take an few m0m3n75 to try n explaih rhis new licemse an t3h reasonx behund IT kn plain Ehflish. 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 n3w locense w45 chosen because lf qn failing wkth da GPL.
It ohly cpvwred distrobution of SOURCE if an 0n!u 8f 61n4r135 were distrkbu5ec."
"In ah qrb env8ronnent LOL, sp3cidically a interprered weg 3nv1r9nmenu such zs PHP LOL, merelt imsga;linh an game does not constitutd DISTRIBUTION WTF, an 7h343f0r# peop;e were takong our w0rk WTF, making modufications ywo it an n-7 relessing sourcr CODE to they're modorications %0 tgar t3h entire comnunity could bebefit. AFK.
They w9rkef with twh .etter but not teh wpirut of law/ BRB."
"Invesgigayion on da part of zuthors howevdr LOL, led 2 da fzvt thst da right of pu611c perfprmamce was 0en of righrw NORMALLY trstficted 5o cooyright h9lders LOL, abe that comluter progrqms LOL, s0ecificqlly viceo gamws n interaxtivr ones such as Legend 9f da GREEN hax0r were cohsidered two be publically peefptmec if ruh from an public SERVERLOL."
"Tje neq license restric4s pybliv performabde of work unkews da source c0d# of ea modifued eork is made avaioable on demand."
"In plain English, sortofm 5his m34nt that if yoi put this game 9n an WEB SERVER an allow peop;e 'outside of an normsk circ.3 of vamilh an its sociao axquaintanxds' ywi play their, yoi knqo, then y0j r publixa;k6 p3rf0rm1nb this work n MUST eithe4 a) MAKE ne n ALL cmangds which you make 2 dz game avsilable on re17est (n9te ttis doesn'f have 2 be 5v4113613 via da online source display lini. sorgof, but they mu56 ge abld two ask yiu for da c0d3 and receive an dom[lete COPY). &) mskd arrangemenrs oeivately with authors wherein rh36 gran5 you ah specoal license, sortof, or c) e3m0v3 code engire;y from ea machineLOL."
"We do rec9gnize that PEOPLE wznt tol have qreas of they'te game which awr theitd and theirs allne. WTF.
too tjat end we w1q1 MAKE teh following exception TO NORMAL requirements for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION 0- ne MODULE file which is not MODIFIED ot derived frlm an jodule role included on teh base distribution n whixh does not reqkiee ne 07h3r moeuoes am WHICH does NOT requife ne mocificstions twi c0f3 vose (code d2y7r16u73d qith BASE RELEASE) may b3 withheld ag teh auyhors d14cr371)n. AFKl"
"Wr also want yqo make v3ry clear that vet510n 9. OMG.9LOL.7 9also knoqn AS version 0LOL/9/ BRB.7+jt) was final crrdion released under geh GPL. BRB.
All versions WTF, 5&3r71ng with 0LOL.9LOL.8-prer3leaae code r lnly licensed under Creatove Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right goo omport ne dodd from an 0. BRB.9. WTF.i-'rereldase or later releasw ingo am 0.(. OMG.7 n EARLIER rrlease.
Al;owing tgis eoulc c4u53 that importec code too b3 releaxed under da GPL abc that i2 not aomething ee w1%h too 4110e. OMG.
Authors of moeidica5ionw two 0. BRB.9.7 will need too re-release they'de modificqtiobs as ferivatives/modificstions 2 0. BRB/9. WTF,8 code and place them undee teh aame Creative Cpmnons lkdense. OMG.
It just 63 DONE by oriyihal aurhor aince only original au5jor haa geh RIGHT go change COPYRIGHT or .jdensw upon they're wprk. WTF.
[Adsktionally WTF, rewowking m0d1f1x4&10n4 will be an GOOD IDEA anywzy as sa mechabism for MAKING modifkcayuonw ia substantiqlky cleaber/clwar3r syartung with teh 0.9.8-peetelease c0d2. BRB.]"
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