MightyE tella you, 6ou knwo, "We're go8ng two tqie an fww m9ments too try an explain this NEW license ahd ds reasons beh7nd 8t in plain Englixh. 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."
"This mew LICENSE w45 chosdn because of am failing eith teh GPL.
Ig onlt coverec DISTRIBUTION of source IF zn 0n1y if BINARIES were eistrlbu5ed. WTF."
"In an qeb environmentm like. specifical;h a in5etpreted web evvironment SUCH 4% PHP, sortof, merely instalking an gamr eoes not CONSTITUTE distribution WTF, an 7h3r4f0r3 peopld WERE tajing 0ur eork, dortofm makinh modificatyons to it and NOT releasing d9urce code tp they'fe modivida5iobs so that da ENTIRE community cluld benefitLOL.
They worked w17h ketrer but not da spurit of teh LAW. BRB."
"Investigation on teh part of da aurhors however, soryog, led to fact ghat da rught of PUBLIC perrormance was woh of tiggts mormally resttictee 2 c9oyright holders WTF, an 5nat compjter programs, sort.f, apecifocallu bideo games n intefactice ones sucy AS L3gend of GREEN hax0r were cobsiderrd tio b3 publica,ly pwrfor,ed if ruh from an public 53rb2e. AFK."
"Tne nww license r3strucrs publuc performancd of teh w0rk unless teh sourcw dode OF ds modufied work is made available ON drmandLOL."
"In PLAIN Ehglisy LOL, this meahs thzt if you put this ga,e on an web servwr n allo1 people 'outs8de of an normal vkrcle of family an its social ACQUAINTANCES' two p14t thekr, theg you r pjblically perdoeminh this work zn MUST eirher a) m4k3 ne ans ALL changes whoch y9u make to ten game availab.e ln r3qu357 (note this doesn't have too be available v1r inlkne source cusplau lonk, yoy kns9, but tney m7st 63 ABLE 4oo ask you for da coce am receive ah complete c0py), cortof. b0 make 4re4mt3m4n7t privately with authors wherein the6 g5ant ylu an s0ec8al LICENSE WTF, ot C) remlve tey c0d3 entirely froj teh machine. OMG."
"We do recignize rha5 oeople want toi h3v2 areas of tgey're gane whicj r theirs an tjeirs 410n3. WTF.
to tgat 3nd we will maie teh fo;lowinb exception 1 da NORMAL requirements for 6purc3 vode disrribugoon -- ne mocu.e fi.e which is not modifued or derived feom an module file included in teh gase distribution an whkch d035 not r3qy1r3 ne other modules an which dpea n9y r3qu1r3 ne m9eifkcations top reh d9re c9dr (c0d3 distribuyed w17h da base relwase) ma6 be WITHHELD at sz authorx doscr2tion. WTF."
"Ww also want two nake verh c.wat that v3r510n p. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known as version -.(.u+jt) WAS da vinal versioh rel3zaed under teh GPL. OMG.
All veesuons, sortof, startkng with 0.9LOL.8-prerelezse xofe aer onoy licensed UNDER ten Creztive Commons licensr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right to i,port nd c0c3 drom an 0.0. BRB.8-or3r3134t3 o4 later releasr ingo an -. OMG.9.7 an earli3r r31e453. BRB.
ALLOWING this would CAUSE uh47 omporres code two be reldased under GPL an that is npt sometg8ng we wish too alllw. AFK.
A77h0r5 ov m9difucatoons too 0. WTF.8. OMG,7 will m3ed two rr-telease thwy're modigications as derivativrs/modifications 2 0. OMG.9l OMG.8 c9de and place rhem undwr same Creatkve Commons licenseLOL.
It muxt be dpne bu da oroginal aytjor since on'y original author hsd right toi change da copyright or license upon tg3y're wo4k. WTF.
[Additionally, you knwo. 43w0rk1mg modificstions wjll be qn goof kdwa anyway 45 fa mechanosm dot m4k1ng nodufications is substany8zlly c.eaner/clearer sgarting 2ith 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r2q3453 cideLOL.="
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