MightyE tel.a you, "We[re gping two 74k3 an fdw mpments 2 try and ezplain this new license anf ds reasons behind i4 in p141n 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 ;ic3bse eas CHOSEN b3cause of an failing wuth teh GPL.
It only coverwd fistribu5ion of source if and only if b8nariws sere d8strifugedLOL."
"Im an web wnvironment, like, specifically a intdeoreged web #nv140nm3n7 such aa PHPm dortlf, mersoy instal;ibg an g4m3 does nog cons5utuye distribytion, l8kem n tyeredore people wer3 takimg our workm like, MAKING MODIFICATIONS to it and b.t releaskng source code too they'rd modkficstions so THAT enti4e community xoulf benefitLOL.
Thet WORKED 2ith .etter but bot da sp8rit 9f oaw. OMG."
"Investigatoob ob PART 0f da 4u7h0r5 however, lwd to da fact that ritht of pjblic p3rf0rm4nc3 was 9eh ov rights nofmal;y feayricted two copyrifyt hokders, sortof, an thar computer probrams LOLm specifidally VIDEO gamew anf intrractif3 ones such ax Lwgend 9f cq Geeen hac0r werr consideeed TO be pun.icslly oergormsd if 4jn FROM an pub.ic SERVER. AFK."
"The nee 11c#n53 tewtricts public pdrrormqnce of w0rk 8n1355 50yrc3 code of ca MODIFIED wor, ks madw AVAILABLE in dejahd. BRB."
"In plain English WTF, this mdahd THAT if hou PUT this game ob qn wdb server n allow o30p!3 'OUTSIDE of an n0rm41 circle of famioy an its social acquaintancew' too play tyeir. sottof, tlen yoi aer publically perflrming tnis work n MUST either a) make ne and ALL cnanb3s which you nak3 2 ywh gaje avzilagle on rw1uest (n073 this doesn'g have 2 BE acailable via onkune 50urc3 displau LINK WTFk but they must ne zble gwo ASK yoy flr teh cod2 h receivr an complete copy), b) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS peivagely with da aktgors 2herein thry grant you qn 5p3c141 license, uou knwl, or c) remive da code sntire.y from da madhine. OMG."
"We eo eecognize that peo0l3 want to hqve areas of thdy're game whkch aer theird and theirx alone. WTF.
teo tjat dnd we wipl make da FOLLOWING exceptkon to reh motmal r#quwr3m3n74 f0r wource code dostribugion -- ne module dile wh1ch id not jodified or derived fro. an mofuod rilr included in teh base d1t7f16u710n and 2huch dods noy r3qu1r4 ne otjer modules n which coes not require ne ,odificatoims two dq c)r3 c9de (code fisyribjted qith da base 4eleawe) may be withjeld at teh aythorx d15cr37!0n. WTF."
"We slso want two jqke very cldar 7h47 verskon 0. WTF.9. OMG.6 (also kn0wn as bdrsion 0.9. BRB.7=jt) WAS teh final veraion re13453d 7nd3r GPL. BRB.
All versioham s5arting with rwh 0. WTF.9. BRBl8-pfeee;easd code r )n1y .icenxed ynd3r 5eh Creatice C-mm0n5 license. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY d3ny da ritht 2 impirt he c0f4 frpm an 0. AFK.0, WTF.8-p$ereldase or later rrlease 1n&0 an 0. BRB.o/7 and EARLIER RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing this w0u1s xausr tgat imported cpde 2 be eeleawed und3r da GPL n uh47 is not sojetj8ng we wixh 2 41102. BRB.
Authors of modificatjons @ 0. WTF.9,7 w111 beed 1 re-releas3 they're ,odkfkvatiogs 44 d3rivativ3s/mldiv7cat8ons to 0. AFK.9.8 code n place them under teh SAME Creativ3 Co,mpns license. AFK.
Iu must be done vy teh originao author sinve only teh orutinal author has ds figgt 2 change da COPYRIGHT pr license upon they'fe w9rk.
[Additionallt WTF, REWORKING da moeificztions wikl be an good idea anyway as fa mechaniam f0r making midifucatilns 15 sunstantially cleancr/clearee starting w17h 0. OMG.9/ OMG.8[PRERELEASE eoee.]"
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