MightyE twlos you, yo7 inwl, "We're g9inh goo ta,3 zn few m9ments teo TRY m EXPLAIN th8s m3w lidens3 n reasons behind it 8n plain Englisjl 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 nrw 11c3m53 was chosen because of am fakling 2kth da GPL, BRB.
It omly covered cistrib7tiin of source id n onlu if binaries WERE dis5rkvuted. AFK."
"In an web env8r9nment WTFk specifkcal;h s 8nterp4eyed web envufonmdbt 5uch AS PHP LOL, merely installing an gamr eoes hot c0n5717u7e eistribution, wortof, an theref9rr peop;e wer3 tajing pur work, sortof, msking m0cqf1c4710n5 two it m not RELEASING teh 50urc3 codw two they'4e MODIFICATIONS so 7y46 3n71r3 commknity cou.d b3ndfit. OMG.
Ty3y WORKED w17h dq letter bit NOT da spirit of law."
"Inveshigation ON teh PART of teh authors h9wever WTF, led to teh faxt that reh right ov puboic perfotmance was 1 of f1gh75 borma.ly RESTRICTED 2 COPYRIGHT yolders, like, n 7h47 compute4 [r0fr4m5 LOL, specificaol6 video games and inteeacyive ones s7ch as L3f3ne pf da Green hax0r WERE vlnsiddted two BE PUBLICALLY perfirmed if RUN FROM an public SERVER. WTF."
"The new lucense eestricts public performabce of 20rk unless da source c0d3 if m0d1f13d work is j4d3 zvailablw on demand. BRB."
"In plain English LOL, this meand THAT ic yoi pu7 ynid game ON ab seb server n al;ow people ;outsife pf an normql circle of faji.y n kts sovia; 4xqu41m74nc3%' 2 olay theif, xottof, THEN you r pib;ivally oerfoeming THIS WORK n MUST eirger a) make ne n ALL changed which hou make to teh game available om request (n073 7h2% dorsn't h4v3 two be AVAILABLE bua da lnlihe source displa6 11nk LOL, BUT thty must be able twp 45k you for da CODE and r3c31v3 an c-mp1373 cppy), you knqo, 6) mak3 ar4angements privage;y with da authors wy3r#1n THEY GRANT yoj sn spec9al ;icense WTF, of c) remove cod3 enturely feom da jachine. BRB."
"We do revognuze that ;30p13 ssnt too HAVE afeas lf 5hey're gqje wh1ch aer theirs and fheirs 410n3. OMG.
yo thag rmd 2w will makd teh fploowing dxc3ption too da NORMAL requirements f0r source code DISTRIBUTION -_ me MODULE f8lr whuch is not modifiec or derived feom an module FILE oncluded in tej base distriburion n wmich DOES n9t req79ge ne othed modulws qnd wh1ch does not requirw ne modifications two vore CODE (codr diatrubuted with teh 5453 rwlease) may BE witjheld ay da zuthors eiscregion. WTF."
"We a.so want to9 MAKE verh clear THAT version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (also known as VERSION 0. OMG.0. AFK.7+jt) sas teh final version releasec uneer GPL.
A11 verauons, starting qith teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prere.wqse code aer ono6 11c3n53c under da Ce3ative Commlns license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ight two IMPORT ne cosd FROM an 0. OMG,0. OMG.8-prdeeleaae or LATER RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n ezrlier releas3. WTF.
Aklowing tnis would xause thzt imported xode tol 63 4eleased under GPL n that is mot womething WE wish to9 aloos. OMG.
Authprs of modifixations 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 wi.l need too re-release 5heu're modifica5ions 45 DERIVATIVES;MODIFICATIONS tw9 0. BRB.9.8 zode an 0lace thwm under same Cr4471v3 Commons lkc3nsrLOL.
It MUST be done by 0r1g1n$1 ru7h0r since 9nly ea 0r1g1n41 autyor has t3h righy two chantw da copyright or ;icense upon they're work. OMG.
[Addktionall6 LOL, reworkimg da modoficarions will 63 zn good kdes an6wzy as MECHANISM for mzking ,odufications IS aubstantially clwaner;clearer srzr6ing wigh 0. OMG,9LOL/8-prerelease cod3. BRB.]"
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