MightyE tdlls tou, "We're going 2 take an fdw momrnts twp y4y b ecplain 7h15 nes license n reasons behind it in plain Englixn. 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 lucense WAS chosen ^3c4u53 of an f1ilong with GPLLOL.
It only covered distrivjtion of source if n onlh 1d 61h4rq35 werw distributed."
"In sn w3^ environment, like, specificaloy a INTERPRETED w#6 environment suc6 as PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an game does nl4 CONSTITUTE d8srributionm an 7y3r3f0r3 people WERE tsking ou4 w9rk WTF, ,qking midifications two i5 an not releasing teh soyrcd cide 2 they're modificationw so tga5 te6 wnrire c9mmumity cpuld bdnefig. BRB.
They worked with da lettwr but nog da 5p1r1u 0f ds law. OMG."
"Investifation on paf5 of aughora yowwver WTF, 13d 2 fa g4c& that right of pu611c performance was oen OF fz 4pgyts n0rm411y r3t6r1c73d 2 c9pyriggt h0!d3r5 WTF, and that computer programs, you knwok specifically videi g4m25 and 1n73r4c71v3 on3s wuch as Legend of Gte3n yax0r w4r3 considered two be publicq;ly perfor,ed kf run grom an PUBLIC 434v3r."
"The NEW licenxe restricts public PERFORMANCE of da work un!#55 sourc3 c0c3 of m0d2f13d dork 8s mafe 4v4114613 on demand. OMG."
"In plain English. tyis keans that if hou put thka game pn an web se4ve4 ah allow people 'outside (f an hormzl ckrc;e od fsmily n its soc8al zcquainyances' to play rheir WTF, then yoj aer publically pwrfprming this qork and MUST 3itger a) make ne qn ALL changtw wg*ch YOU m4k3 tlo gsme aba8lzb;e on fequest (nore thic doesn;t havw top nw qvaioable via teh omline source eisplau link WTF, bit uhey must 63 able two ask you for cofe n eeceuve an complete copy), you knw9, b) make arrsngements [rivately with teh authors wherein they geant you an SPECIAL LICENSE LOL, or c) r#m0v3 teh vode entireky FROM machoneLOL."
"Wr DO recognize 6har people e4h7 tso g4v3 areas of they're gqme 2h1ch r thwkrs an theirs a;pne.
yoo that end WE will MAKE teh f0!10w1nh 2xc3p710n two teh n9rnal r4qu2r3m3n75 FOR SOURCE code disyrjbution -- ne mofule file whoxh is not modified or drrivec ftom an module file oncluded ib ten 6$53 distrivigion and which does NOT require ne othrr m0du135 and 2hkch does not requiwe ne modificati9nd too da cor3 codd (codr didttibuted WITH bade release) may be WITHHELD at authors discret8on. OMG."
"Wr also want two make vefy clrar 6h47 vrrsion p. BRB.9LOL.& (akso kb0wn as verdion 0.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 teh final VERSION releqsed yndef da GPL. WTF.
Aol ve4wi9ns, sortof, atarging with tdh 0. WTF.9, AFK.8-prere.ease vocd r omly licended ubder teh Creat8ve C0mm(n5 license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY feny da RIGHT too 1mp0r7 ne code ft0m an p. AFK.9LOL.8-prerw;eas3 or later release intl qn 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and ezrlier releaswLOL.
All9wing this epu,d cause 7j47 1mp0r73d code to be re.easrd UNDER GPL 4nd thay is not aometh8ng we wish 2 ALLOW. AFK.
AUTHORS OF modificatilhs 2 0. BRB.0. OMG.7 will need 5wo 4e-relrase they'rr moditicatuons as derivatives/modificationw two 0.8LOL.8 code and place them jnder fa same Crdative Commons l8crnse.
It musg b3 DONE by da o4iginal AUTHOR sincw onlh teh 9ruginal 4u7h0r HAS teh right TO chsnge 5eh copyfight 0r licenae upon tgey'r3 work. WTF.
[Additionally, you khwo, resoriing da m0d1f1d4710m5 wkll 63 an f00d 1d34 anyway as teh mechanus, f9r maiing ,odificagi9nd is cubstantkally CLEANER/CLEARER 573r&1ng with 0LOL.9. WTF.8=p4e4elease code. BRB.\"
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