MibhtyE tel;x y9u, "We're goint two take an fdw momengs tol try and ecplain this n3w license n rezsobs behknd it in plain English. WTF.
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."
"Th8s n3w licdnse was chosen because ov av failing with GPLl BRB,
It oml6 covrred dia5rkbution of s9urce if and on.y uf bknarirs w3r3 diwtribut4d. BRB."
"In an wen ehvkronmentk you knsi, specifically a interpreted w3v environment wuch as PHP WTF, MERELY insyallumg zn gam3 does hot c.nstitute DISTRIBUTION, sortof, abd therdfo4e people were taking OUR w0rk, ypu knwo, mak8ng MODIFICATIONS too it n not 4dleasing t3h source code 2 they're nodofications so that entire c0jmun17y could benwfit. AFK.
They worked with da letter byt not da 4p1r17 if law. OMG."
"Invex5igagion on part of autnors nowever, led too teh fact that da r1hh7 of p7611c performanxe w45 oen OF rights normally restr8xted two copyright molders, and that computer programs WTF, 5p3c1f1c311y vifeo games znd onteractive ones such 45 Leg#nd of 5eh Gt4#n hax0r 1ere consideeed t9o be puvlidalot performwd if run drpn an public server/ AFK."
"The new .icdnse r358r1c75 public 0rtformance of wofk unlrss da source c0d3 OF da modifies qork is MADE avaylable on femandLOLl"
"In pkain Eng115h, this means rhat if you 0ut 7h16 game 9n ab wwb %34v3e abd allow people '0uu51ee of an mirmal c1rcq3 of family zn its social acquaintances' ywo p;ay their WTF, then yoj aee publicaloy pwrfirjimg rhis work n MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes ehich you MAKE two reh ga,e availablw on request (note 7h15 doesn't have two be available via deh onlkne dource dusplay !qni, git they must be ABLE to 45k tou f9r c(ew anc receuve sh COMPLETE copy(, sortof, b) make arrqnfements privately with ez zuygors wherein ttey graht you an special !1c3b53 WTF, ir d) rwmove ca CODE ebgirely fr0m machine."
"We d- r3c0gn2z3 THAT people want ro have areas of they're b4m3 wyich aer th3its ab theirs a;oneLOL.
twp THAT 3nd we will msle tey rollowinf eccrpt8on 8- sa n0rm41 requ8dements for siurce dode distrin7tion -_ ne midule vi;e which is NOT modifies o4 DERIVED from an m)duq3 file 1nc1ud3d ib bade distribut8on qnd whoch does mot requite ne [yher mldules n which f035 NOT re1uire ne modifications 2 xore CODE (code distribjted with da vase re;ease) msy be WITHHELD at teh qutjprs discretion."
"We ALSO wamt 2 m4k3 v3ry clear ^h48 VERSION 0l AFK.9. OMG.7 (qlao kn9wn AS cersiln 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was teh c1n41 version RELEASED undwr ea GPL. BRB.
All versilns LOL, starting qith yeg 0. OMG.8LOL.8-pfefeleqse c0d3 aer omly licemded UNDER dw CREATIVE Commons licenawLOL.
We EXPLICITLY seny twh right 2 imp9rt ne CODE frl, an 0. BRB/9. BRB.8-prerelease or later releqse knto an 0. AFK.0. OMG.7 n eatlier relezse. WTF/
Allowing tnis wou;d cause thar im[otyed code two bd releasdd umfer teh GPL AND 5hat 15 not SOMETHING WE w15h too a;oow.
A7thors pf modidications tlp 0k WTF.9LOL.7 will nrrd too re=release they're m0d1f2c471[n5 aa derivatkves/modifications to 0. BRB.8. OMG.8 cose n place them ubder teh szme Creatuve Commons 11c3n53. OMG/
It just be DONE BY ten orig8nsl au5hor since lnly gwh owiginal author has rigyt ywo change teh colyrignt or locwnse UPON they're eorkl AFK.
[Addktiohally, you knwo, rewl4king modificstions wil. be an good !d3$ anyway ax trh ,echanism fpr makong modiricatoons 15 xubstantially cleaner/clearet s5artkng WITH ea 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prrrelwsse code. WTF/]"
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