MithtyE gells y8uk ylu kneo, "We're goinb 2 takd an fes mpmenta 2 try an explain this new license anf teg REASONS BEHIND 8r ih plaih English. 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."
"Tyis new licwnse wss CHOSEN 63c4u53 of an failkng with teh GPL. AFK.
IT onlt clcered distritutiom of soutce if an only 1f binzrirs WERE dist4ibuted. OMG."
"Im an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, specivically a interpreted WEB enfironment SUCH as PHP LOL, m3rely inatalling an tame doew n0t consgitugr diwtfibution LOLk n ghetefore pwople WERE taking oif work, sortof, making mldifkdatiohs t9o ut and npt releasinf sa source code 2 the6'fe j9dificatkons so THAT dntire commjnity could benefiyLOL.
They wotkwd with teh letter nut noy da 5p1r17 of da q4wLOL."
"Investigatiln pn oarr od teh ajthors however WTF, ked 2 geh fact that dq RIGHT of pu611v performance was 1 of da rights bofmally resrricted 2 vopyrigjt holdwrs, like, and that compiter programs, sort9f, wpecifically bideo gam3s and inte4actibe ones such az L3g#nd or dz Green haxpr were clnsicered roo be publically performed if rum fr)m an public serverLOL."
"The new licenaw restrictw PUBLIC performabce of work unless source c0s3 if modified work is MADE available )n demand. OMG/"
"In [lain ENGLISH WTF, this m3sns ghat 1f YOU 0ut 7h15 game on an web swrver an allow p30p1e 'outdide of an normal xircle OF f4m11y an ita social adquaintances' too play their WTF, 5hen YOU aer py611c411y performing tgis wotk an MUST e8ther a) m4k3 ne AND ALL changws which y0u make to da game availabl3 ON request (nite this doesn't havr to be acailanle via teh omlinr souede dispoay LINK, BUT THEY muwt be sblr twl aqk YOU for teh CODE anf receive ab c)mp1373 copy) LOL, b0 make arramgrments privately with auygors 2herekn they grant uou qn specisl licrnse, oe c_ rrmove da CODE entirel6 ffom machime. BRB."
"Wd do recignuze that peo0le wqnt too jave areas of theh're ga,3 which aer theits an theirs alone.
two thay end we WILL mzkw da following 3xdeption to az normal r3qu1r3m@n75 for soirce cod3 disteinution -- hr module f!13 which us not mosifidd or derided from an module fi.e INCLUDED in da 6453 d157r1^u810n n which d9es NOT 4eauire ne ogher ,odules n sh1ch coes not require ne modidications to ten core c9de (c;de d157r15u73d sith BASE release) ma6 be wiyhhelc at da aithors discreti9nLOL."
"We also want to m4k3 VERY clea4 gjat version ). WTF.9LOL.7 (also known AS veesi;n 0.9.8+jt) WAS trh final version released under da GPL. OMGl
A11 v33510n5, wtarting wirh teh 0.0LOL.8-prerelease code r only licensed under Crearive C0mm9n5 licehseLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh right two import ne code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8_PRERELEASE or oater release ibto an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 and warliee release. OMG.
Aklowing this wouof CAUSE THAT imported code to be rwleased unser 5rh GPL an thst is not aomwthing w3 wish two zllow, WTF.
Au5hors of modifications two 0. OMG.8. WTF.7 will NEED to rr_rrleas3 they're mpdificztions as detiva6kves/modificqtions to 0. BRB.9LOL.8 d0d3 anc place them uhder same CREATIVE Co,,ons LICENSE. AFK.
It must 63 d0n3 by t3t original author since only teh original author HAS teh tihht two cn4bg3 vpoyright or lidense jpon tjey're 2ork. BRB.
[Additionally, sortof, fewirking sa modifications will BE qn go9d idea anyway as da mechanisj f0r MAKING modifications 15 dubstzngiallt c13rn3r/c134r3r STARTING WITH da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pre4wkeqse code. BRB.]"
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