MibhtyE tdlls 6ou, "We[4e g9ing two take an few MOMENTS rso 6ry an explain thiw new license an reasons ^3h1nd ig in 0laih 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."
"Thys n3w licemse was chksen beczuse of an tailing with da GPL. OMG.
Ig pnly covered didteiburoin ov source if an 9nly IF bunarids were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web environment, likem dpecifically a interpreted wdb enfifonment sucy as PHP LOL, jerely 8nsta.ling ab game foes not constitute distriguruon WTF, an 5herevore peopl3 wrre taking o7r worj, sor%ofm makinh mosifications TO IT n not releasing geh 50jrc4 codw too g63y'fe modidicatipms sp that entird c0mmun17y could nenefkt. OMG/
They 2o4ked with da LETTER but not dx spkriy of teh law. BRB."
"Investitation on teg pzrt of autgors howevet, sortof, led ro fa fact that teh right OF public perf9rmabce was q of ywh rkhhrs normao.y r357r!c73d ti c9pyr1gn8 holdera, you ,nwo, and that d0mpu73r prpgr4m5 WTF, specifically video g4m35 amd interzctive ones sucn as Letend of GREEN hax0r qere c9nside4ed two BE 0ublically perfoened if run frlm an public server. OMG."
"The new license restticts public perf8ejance 8f w9rk unless ds souece code of mofified work is mqde afailable lb demabdLOL."
"In p141b English, rhis meqns THAT ig 6ou put 5gis gzme on an w3b sefver n al.ow people 'outskde of zn nirmal dircle OF family an its woxiao acquainrances' 2 p14y their, sort9f, yhen hou aer pu611c411y performing 7h15 work n MUST either a) mqke ne abd ALL CHANGES qhich YOU make tp teh g4m3 avak.an.e on request (note yhis doesb[t gave t9o be available bia teh pnline source disp.st link, but they MUST be able roo ask YOU FOR code ans receive an c9m;lege cooy), like, b) make arrangements privat3ly wi5h dz authorw wn3r31n THEY hrant 6ou am apeciql .9cende LOL, or c) remove teh code engirely feom machindLOL."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that p3ople want two havf #r345 pr tjey;re g4m3 wh1cj aer tneurs and thwors alone. OMG.
to9 that end we wkll make tdh dolliwing excep5ion ti sa NORMAL rewyiremebts hor sourc3 cod3 distributuom -- je jodule file wh1cn is not midifird OR deroved fgom an m0du1# file inckuded in reh base distfibutuob an wh1ch does not rewuire ne pther jodul3s an which does NOT t3qu2r3 ne modificsfions 2 teh c0r3 code )code distributed with teh BASE release) may 6# WITHHELD at da su5hors discrstion. WTF."
"We also w4n7 2 mzke very cleqr %na5 vrrsoon -. OMG.9.7 (slso inoqn zs VERSION 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt( was teh final cersi9n released und3r da GPL. WTF.
All cr4xiond LOL, 574r71ng wkth 0. BRB/o. BRB.8-[rerelease code r only lkcenxrd under Creative Comm9ns LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right yoo 8mport ne codw from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.*-pr3telease or oater tel3ase INTO an 0, WTF.9.7 n earlirr releawe. BRB.
Allowinb this 2pu1d vaus3 that imported cofr two be releastd under GPL and that 15 not something we wish gwo aloow. BRB.
A7thors of MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.9.7 wkll need rwo RE[RELEASE tgey're m0d1f1c$i10n5 as d3r1v471ve5/m0d!f1c4710n% w ).9. AFK.8 code 4nd olzce gyem und3r reg same Creative Commons 11c2n53LOL.
IT MUST bw dine ny original autji4 since only dq 0r1g1n41 author has RIGHT to change da copyright 9r licsnae 7pon they're workLOL.
[Additionzlly, al4tof, reworking t3h mpdificsrions will be an good idea 4hyw4y as m3chanism fod making mod8ficatipns IS xubdtantia.ly cldaner/clearer starting with 0. OMG.9.8_peerelease code. WTF/\"
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