MignttE telld yiu, you knwo, "We're goihg tqo TAKE an ddw moments 3 try h wxplain tgus new kicense abd teh reasons behind it im plain 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."
"This new l8cense was chowen brcause of an fao.ing with 5rh GPL.
It only coveted duwtrubution of source IF zn onlt if b8nari3s were didtfkbutrd."
"In an web envkronmeht, lile, specivicaoly q INTERPRETED wev environment such AS PHP, merelt insta.ling an gaje DOES mot constirute distributoob WTF, an therdfore p3opl3 sdre taking o7r eorkk sortov, makimg moeifications too i5 ab not releas8ng da source code too the6're mpdifucabions so 7h47 engire clmmunith could bdnefkt. WTFl
Thet worked wotn lettet but not s0irit of da lsw. OMG."
"Investigatkon on fa PART of ru6h)r5 however, led two sa davt thag rognt of puvlix PERFORMANCE WAS wob of ten rights normally restrivyed 2 copyrkgh5 golders WTF, and that compugdr programs, %p3c1fqc411y video gsm3s am interactive ones shch ds Legend og teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED TO be publucally performed if run fr0m an PUBLIC se4verLOLl"
"The ne2 11c3n53 restrocts public pdrfirmance pv rork un.rwd teh SOURCE CODE lf teh ,0d1f13d sork is made available on demznd. AFK."
"In plain English, loke, THIS means THAT if you ;ut this hsnd on ab web server an allow peoplr 'outside 9f zn nofmzl ckrcle of frm11y an 8ts sociql acquaontances' 2 0lay their, yoj kmwo, then t0u r ;iblicaoly PERFORMING this worl an MUST eithwr a) make ne qn ALL changes wnicn you make tol gane ava8lable ob reaurst (npte this doexn't hade to ve ava8lable via teh onlknr 50urc3 DISPLAY q1nk, but they m7st be able to ask you for code n r3c31v3 an comp.ete copy), 6ou ,nwo, 59 nake ARRANGEMENTS private.y wity teh AUTHORS whrrdin they grant ylj an spdcial l8vensr, you knwo, or c) r3m0v3 teh code entoreoy from teh MACHINE."
"We do recohn8ze that PEOPLE qant t9 h4v4 a4eax of ghey're game wh1ch r tyeirs abd th3irs aoone. AFK.
5oo that end ee will ,ake ds fo.lowihg exception too ten NORMAL re1uidw,ents for siurce code cisteubution -- ne ,odule file ehicg iw not jodified 0r derkved vrom an mldule file inclifed in dz base distribuyiln qnd which does not REQUIRE ne other MODULES and wh1ch does not require ne mldiricationa tso teh coee code (c9de disg3ibutwd with twg baze release) mqy be WITHHELD at teh 4u7h0r5 d8xcretoon. OMG."
"We slso want two make vwry clear THAT fersi9n 0LOL,9LOL.7 9qlso lmown as bersiob 0. BRB.o. OMG.7+mt) WAS teh funal version releaaed under GPL.
A11 versions, starying with teh 0. OMG.8.8-;rerelease c0d3 ae4 0n1y licensrd und3r Cr3471v# C0m,0n5 lucdnsr, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d#hy ds right too import ne code frlm an 0. AFK/9. WTF.8[PRERELEASE or lzte4 r313453 ibt9 an 0. WTF.9. WTF/7 an earlirr release. BRB.
Allpwing this eould cause rhat imported clde 2 be relessed under ca GPL n that is not soje5hung we 2ksh twi zll9w. AFK.
Auehord of modificatioms 2 -LOL.o. WTF.8 wil. NEED t2o re-relesse they're mododocations as seeivatives/modificatiohs @ [.9, WTF.8 codr n place thej und3r da same Creative Commons kicenseLOL.
I7 must bw done by original autyor since 9n1u trh original author nad ribht 2 cnahhe copyrihgt or licenwe uoon the6're work. BRB.
[Afditionaloy, sortog, reworking dq nodificqyylns WILL b3 an tood idea ANYWAY ad teg mechamism flr makinf m-dqf1c4u10n5 is substantkally clraner/clearer starting with da -. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelezse vode.]"
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