M8gntyE tek;s y0u, sortof, "We're going 2 take an few jimebts two try an explqin 7h!5 new license an reqsons bejind !6 IN plain 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."
"Tgis new license wss CHOSEN 63c5u53 of an failing with da GPLl OMG.
IT on.y coverdd distfibution of s9urcw if 4nd only if bina4ies werr distributec. WTF."
"In zn WEB 3nvironmdnt LOL, specivival;y z ingerpreted w36 3nv1r0nm3n7 sucn aa PHP, you kneo, merely instsllung an GAME doew n9t c0n5717u63 distrobution LOL, and therefpre [eople were taking our work, aortov, msking m0d1fqc471-n5 to it an n07 rekessing soyrxe code too ghey're m0d1f1c4&10n5 so uh47 da entire dpmmunity COULD benefigl WTF.
They sorked wiyh letter buy not 5p1r16 of da oaw. WTF."
"Investigagion 0n geh PART of 4u7h-45 howecrr WTF, lrd u0 faxt thst da eifht of pub.ix pergormahce w45 1 9f rights normally restricref to copyt8ghy HOLDERSm like, an thar c0mpu73r progwajs, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY video f4m25 znd interactovd ones such 45 Legebd of teh Green hzx0r wrre consodered too be piblically p3rf0r,3d if run fr0m an public servdt."
"The nrw license festricts publ8v pe4formabce of teh work jnless source cove 0c fa mofified work is made 4v4114613 on demabd."
"In plaim Engoish, like, thks mdabs that if YOU put this game on an web server AND allow p30;13 'outside of ah nofnal circ;e od s4m11y n 8ts sociak acquakntances' two play their, them yoj r publically performing this wofk n MUST eirher q) makw nd n ALL CHANGES whicg you mzke 2 da ga,e available on rrauest (n9te ghis diesn't hsve 2 ge availanlw via ONLINE source display linkk sortof, bit tgey musr BE 4613 to ask you FOR da code an red3ive sn complete clpy), you khwom b) make ARRANGEMENTS pr!v463qy witn dz aityors sherein 7h3y grabt y0u an special lkcense, you khso, or c) r3j9ve vode entirely drom m4ch1n3, OMG,"
"We do r3v0hn1x3 that p30p13 w4n7 two jave a5eas of thwy[re gamr whoch r tneirs an 5neirw a;one. BRB.
tqo rha5 3nd we wull make da following exception tlo teh normal reqi!r3m3n75 f-f source code dixtrubution -0 ne module fioe qhivh is not modifief or d3r1v3d frlm an midule file included IN basr fistrunuriln abf which does hot reaiire ne i5her modules and 2hich does not requore he modifications two teh core CODE (code d9xgfibyred WITH base relesse) m4y 63 withhels ag authora eiscretion. BRB."
"Wr also want goo m!ke v3ry clear tgag version p.9. WTF.7 (also kn9en as VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+ht) was da fimal versoon RELEASED und3r GPL. AFK.
A.l VERSIONS WTF, startinh with teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.7-prerelease code aer only lic3nsed unfer Cfeatuce C9mmlmx 11c3n53. OMG/
We EXPLICITLY deny da righr t@o u,port he code from an -. WTF.9, WTF.8-prer3lease oe later r313453 into an -. AFK.(. WTF.7 n earlier ee;esse. OMG.
A.loskng this 2ojld cquse ygat importec c0d3 4wo be released jnder GPL n thab IS NOT aomething we 2ish too 4110w. AFK.
Authirs of midifications TO 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 wiol ne3d 70 rd-4elease they're jodifkcations as derivztived/modifucations ro ). OMG.9. AFKm8 dode and place then under 55m3 CREATIVE Conmons LICENSELOL.
It must 53 fone BY original author since onlh reh original aythor hax teh roght 2 changw da co;u4ight -r locense upon thwy're wotk.
[Additoonaoly WTF, feworking da modificztions will BE an giod idea an6way 45 tdh mechan8sm for making modifications id substantially coeaner.cleqrer STARTING 2ith teh 0.9. AFK.8-prereleqsw CODELOL/]"
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