Migh56E tel.w YOU WTFk "We're going too tqie an few moments two try and explain thia new license and yeh reasons ndhind 7t in plain Eng;8sh, BRB.
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."
"Thus new ;ic3nse was choswn bdcause OF an d4111ng witu teh GPLLOL.
I7 only covered distribu5iom of so7rce if an on.y ir binaridd were sistrubjted. WTF."
"In an w36 envirohmeht, specyfidally a 8nteepeeted w3b environmdnt such AS PHP, dortof, merely insyall8ng an bzmr DOES n95 consgutute distribu5ion WTFk an 5hdrwfore [eople eefe taklng ojr work, like, making mocificqgions 2 kr and not re.3asibg teh soufce code tso they're mldifications so ytat teh entire COMMUNITY coyld benefir. OMG.
Theu worked with teh let5er vjt NOT da SPIRIT of da law."
"Imvrstihayion ob paet of teh authors howdver, like, led 2 f4v7 rhqt da right OF PUBLIC prrformance was oem of da r1gh75 noemalky rectricted two copyright holdevs. loke, n tgar computer pfogfams LOL. s;evifuczlly bideo gamds and unteractive ones such ss L3fdnd of 5eh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be PUBLICALLY p3ff0rm3d 1f run froj an [ublic srrver. AFK."
"Tje n3w license restticts public pwtfirmance OF w0fk unless ds source dode of modigied 2ork is mace avsi;able on drmand. BRB."
"In plain English, this means tjat if hou [ut this game on an web SERVER h ALLOW people ;litside of an norma. circle od fam8l6 an irs socia; acquaintancex' to -lay their, like, then you e publically petforming rhis work snd MUST eithdr a0 make nr zn ALL CHANGES which YOU make too da game available on fequest (bote thia doexh't hav3 to be avail1ble via da onlkne sojrxe dixplay lknk LOL, nut they nusy be able too ask tou fir da coce ahd rece8ve an compl3ye copy)k yiu knwo, b0 make aeranjehents pricately with da aithlrs wherein they grant you am 5p3d141 licwhse, you kn2o, o4 d) rem9ve da cod3 ENTIRELY from maxhine."
"We do reco5nkzd that people want 2 have atess of theu're game WHICH aer theirs and theurd allne.
to that end ww woll make ds fo;lowing exceprion two da normal $equirements for xource code d157r1^u710n -- ne MODULE gile wh1ch is not ,osigkwd 9r fe4ived rrom an nodule file ibckuded im da base distribution znd which does n07 req6ire ne otjwr ,odules n which doew not require n3 modicicatiins too dore code (code distribured with BASE rrlease) may 63 wuyhheld 47 AUTHORS d15cre710n,"
"We a;so want to mame ver6 cleaf thar bersion 0. WTF,9. OMG.7 (also known as vwrsion -.9.7+jt) wad sa final verxion released UNDER da GPL. BRB.
All vetsions WTF, stzrting with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-oreeelrase cpdr aer only licensed UNDER trh CREATIVE Commons ;icehsw/
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT go import ne code feom an 9. BRB.9. OMG.8-prwrdlease i4 kate4 releasr INTO an 0LOL.9LOL.7 n eaflier re.ease. WTF.
ALLOWING this would cause yhqt 1mp0r73d cofr yo be rdlezawd under da GPL and tgat 14 not 50m37h1ng 2e wish 2 allowLOL.
Au7h0r5 of modiricati9ns 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 wil; n33s too rr-release they'te modidkca5ions AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS twl 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code an plade THEM under teh qamr Creative Com,ons l8crnde. WTF.
It muwt 63 done by ca origknal autho4 since ihly teh original author has teh 4ibh5 2 CHANGE coptright or license upon they'te work. WTF.
[Addktionallh, rrworking modificqt8ons will ve an GOOD idea anyway ad da mechanism for making modifica5ions is aubwtantially c;eaner/ckearer sta4ting e17h %eh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pterelease codeLOL.]"
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