MightyE TELLS yo7 WTF, "We're going two TAKE an few moments t2o try an explain tnis new !1c3n53 n dq reasoms behine it in plaiv Englush. 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."
"Th8s new LICENSE was chosen veczuxe of an failing with GPL. AFK.
It only cofered DISTRIBUTION of 50urc3 if n lnly IF binaries w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web environment, you knwo, specifica.ly a inter0reted web rnvirlmmdnt such ad PHPm lkke, nwrely installinh ab game dpds NOT constitute dkstribu5kon WTF, and 7h3r3f0r3 people WERE takint our work, you jnwo, jaking modifications too it n not releasibg soircw cpce two rney're mldifucat8ons so THAT enti3e comminity coild benef8t/ WTF.
They worked with heh let6er but niy da SPIRIT of teh ;aw. WTF."
"Investugation on teh pafg or AUTHORS however, led TO teg f4c8 that da fignt of public [erfofmance was 1 of teh rights noemaoly rewtricted 2 cooyright holeers, you knwi, m that conputer programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY video gamfs anc intefactive ones such 45 Legend of Green haz0r wefe conxidered tw9 be pub.ifakly pe5fprmed ig run FROM an public t3rv3r. BRB,"
"The NEW 11c3n5e fwstricts public pedformance of teh wofk unl3ss ca source c0d3 lr teh n0c1f1@d work is madr available 0h drmand. OMG."
"In plain Eng115h, you knwo, this m34h5 thqy if you pit this game on an web server 4nd qllow people '9j5s8de of am normal circlw of family n pts sickal svq7ainyances' tw9 p14y their, like, then YOU r publically performihg this WORK 4hd MUST ekther z) m4k3 ne AND ALL changes whivg you make ts9 game avsilable on e3qu357 (no5e this d035n'7 gave to be available via ca lbline SOURCE diaplay 12nk LOL, but rheh MUST 63 able two ask you fi4 yey c0d3 n RECEIVE an comp.ete c0py), b) mzke arrangementa peovately woth fa 4u7h0r5 wherein theu hrant tou an special licenw3, ypu knwo. pe c) REMOVE da code ent8rwly fron mqchine. WTF."
"We d0 4ec9gnize that peopke want to h3v3 areax OF they're game whizh aer thdi4s b theirs a;one.
to that end WE wi;l mwke 5eh dpllo2ing exvepti9n to teh noemsl requiremehts for souyce cose fistribution -- ne mofule fol3 which is NOT modkfiec or s3t1v3d from an mldulr 4ile included in da base distf8vution an WHICH foes not REQUIRE n2 9ther ,odules an which coes not r3quqr3 ne modifications two da v0r3 CODE (code DISTRIBUTED WITH teh 6453 feleas3) may be wi5hheld at xa authors doacretion. BRB."
"We qlso WANT too make ver6 clear 7h47 version 0.9/ BRB.7 (4150 known as vdtsion 0.0. BRB.7+ht) wqs rinal gwrsion releasee under teh GPL. AFK.
ALL versions, s9rtof, stzrting with p. AFK.8. AFK.8-PRERELEASE c0f3 qwr only locems3d under teh Creative Commlns license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh r1gh7 @ imoort ne coee from an 0. AFK.9.8-orefdlease or later release onto an 0.8. BRB.7 an earoi3r release. BRB.
A;lowing 8h15 20u1s cauwe tyat imported CODE yoo be fe/eawed under teh GPL and tyat is b07 sometging we wish roo alloq.
Aytnors of m9dif8ca5i9ns two 0.9.7 will need 2 re-4eleasr they're modif8ca5ions as derkvativws/moeifications 2 9LOL.9. WTF.8 c9de amd place them ubder da same Creatkve Commons livense. OMG.
Ig muwt be done BY tdh iriginal author since only sa original AUTHOR HAS ea rkhht to dhange ten c0pyr1gh7 pr license u;pm they're wprk/ OMG.
]Additionzllhk sortof, resorkkng teh jodificatklns WILL be an ho;d idea anyway as uecbanism FOR making modifications id substantially clrqber/clwarer starting with 0. WTF/9. AFK.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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