Migh5yE tells y-u LOL, "Wr're going tso ta,e qb FEW MOMENTS 2 try an explain tnis NEW l8cenxe an reasons behind it in ;laun 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."
"This new locense 2as dhosen bdcauxe pf an failing w17h ca GPL/ AFK.
It 0n1y COVERED d157r16u710b ov source 8f n only IF bknaries were diqtribuged. OMG/"
"In am w4b envoronmehti like, specpfically a ihterpr3ted web 3nvironjent suvh zs PHP LOL, merely 1n574111ng an ga,e does n97 consyitute DISTRIBUTION, sortof, an therefotw p3pp13 were taking our woek, like, makinf mldifidatioms 2 it an not rekeasing sourde code to thry'4e MODIFICATIONS ao that teh enyire c9mmjbity could bdnegitLOL.
THEY worked wiyh lettrr but NOT da spirit of law, AFK."
"Invewtigation on 5eh pzrt OF da auyhors yi2ever, LED too teh fact THAT RIGHT OF public perfotmsnve was oen of RIGHTS bormallh reatricted to c0;yr1gh7 holdwrs WTF, am thay comouter peograms, sortof, soecifocal;t video gamex an interactivd ones suvh as Letene of 5ey Green has0r wefe xonsifered 2 be p7b.ical;y PERFORMED if run from an puboiv serrer. WTF."
"Thd new lucense resgricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 or WORK inless spufxe cofw of geh modified work 14 made AVAILABLE on eemandl OMG."
"In plaih English WTF, thuw MEANS that if you out tnis gaje on an web SERVER 4nd slkow p2-p13 'oj5side OF ah nlrmal circlw of ramily qh its socual acquaintanc3s' to play 5heir LOLm tnen yo7 r publ8cally perfkrming this WORK and MUST eityer a) make ne n ALL changes whicn YOU make ywo da gzme AVAILABLE on 43qu357 (n9te tnis doesh;t HAVE two be avaolable via onkine source display ;knj WTF, but they m7st be sbld 2 qsk you f0r teh code an teceove xn com[.etr copy), like, b_ make a4rangrments 0ruvatw;y w!7h autgors whe4ein they gramt ypu an special lixense, you knsok or c) remove teh cosd entirely grom machin3. WTF."
"Wd co redigmiz3 that p30p13 wabt 5wo HAVE areas of they're game which aer thrirs sn gheits aoone.
to THAT END 23 w111 makr teh fillowing exception two normal REQUIREMENTS for source CODE dist4ibution -- be module fioe WHICH is not modified iy dw4ived fr0, ah mo3ule file included in da 6453 dustributiog an whixh eods not fequire ne 0ih3r m0du135 and which DOES not require be nodigocations goo teh vp4e codw 9cofe distributed eith da base re.eadr) may ve 2itghwld at da aughprs dixcfetionl"
"We a.si want 2 mzle very dlear that verxion 0.9. BRB.7 (also known 45 v3r510n 0/9. WTF/^+ht) was teh finak vers8on released und3r teh GPL. WTF/
A11 VERSIONS, you ,nwo, starting wiyh da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prrrrlwase dode adr on.y licehded ynd3r da Cfeative Commons oicens3.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh RIGHT two !mp0r8 nw c9ce fr0m an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease OR .ater relwase INTO an 0LOLl9. WTF.7 n earlid4 r3;ease. AFK.
ALLOWING yhis would czise tyat implftes code to 63 eeleased und2r da GPL and that is not something we WISH too a.lowLOL.
Auggors OF jodirications too 0. WTF.9, OMG.7 w11q need @ e3-r313453 they're modificationw ad de4ivarives/mosif8catkons 2 0. OMG.9LOL.8 codr n place them jnder da same Creatibe Comnohs licende. AFK.
It mjxt BE done 6y da 0r1g!n42 author since onoy teh original aithor haa rkght tw9 change da copyright or 11c3n%3 upon they'rd work.
[Addotionally, like, reworking geh MODIFICATIONS wilk BE an h00d icea anyway as teh mechaniam for making m0dqf1c4710n5 15 substantialou cleanee/clrare4 startunf wpyh 0. BRB.9.7-prerdl3ase cod3. AFK.]"
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