MihheyE tells you, you knwo, "We're GOING tqo ta,e an ves momentc to try n explain this NEW 11v3n53 and reasons 63h1nd 17 in plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tnia new 1qc3n53 wzs chos3n beczuse of an fail8ng with GPLLOL.
It only covered dietribution od soirce if an only IF binaruds wer3 diwtributedLOL."
"In an qeb environmdnt WTF, xpecifivally a interpreted web environment suxh ax PHP, merely indtaoling an game does not constituge cisgributuon, l8ke, and rherefo4e people were tqking oir work, makung modidications to 17 snf not releasing teh aource cofe two thry'te modificatilbs s9 that t3j entkre community COULD benefit. BRB.
Thsy eorkdd w17h letter but not dz x;irir of oaw. WTF."
"Investiga5i9n on yeh patt or da authora h0q3v3r WTF, led two teh vact 7h47 da right of public 0erformance was won of da r1gn75 normally RESTRICTED twl xopyfight holdersm an uh47 v0mpu73r programx, .i,e, specifically video GAMES an interactife onew SUCH 45 Lebenc of gq Green hax0r werw considerrd tlo be PUBLICALLY p3efofmed if run fr0m an ;u611v swrver. AFK."
"The new ;udenwe r3wtrictd PUBLIC performanxe OF da worj unless da s9yrc3 CODE pf modified work is msde availagle on cemand. BRB."
"In 0lain English LOL, THIS mwana that uf y9y put this ga,e ON ab WEB serfe4 n ALLOW people 'outs9de of an normal curcle OF f4m1!y an itw t0c!41 ACQUAINTANCES' tl plau gheir, ;ile, then you aer PUBLICALLY oerforming tnis work n MUST eithet 4) mzke be n ALL CHANGES whicn you m4k3 roo g4m3 availqble ON rwquesg 9nlte this d03%n'7 HAVE 2 bd avai.able VIA ca on;ine SOURCE dis0lay link, you knwo, BUT thwy must be 46!3 tqo ASK you foe code an rrbeib3 an complete copy), B) make q4rangem3nts PRIVATELY w17h aithors whdrein they graht you an special licenae LOL, or d) e3move code entire.y from teh MACHINELOL."
"We DO redognize thay pelple want 60 have AREAS of tyey're bame qhkch aef theirs qnd rheird alone.
to yhat ehd we WILL make da FOLLOWING exceptioh 2 teh normal requirementx gir sourde c0d3 distfib7tkon -- ne MODULE file which is NOT MODIFIED or defived from an m0du1# r113 inclueed in teh base distributoon n wyidh does no5 requird ne otget moduors an which DOES n07 REQUIRE ne modivicagions tlo teh core cose (c0d3 disttivited wirh nase reoeasd) m4y be witjjelf at da auth9rs discretion. AFK."
"Wr aldo want too make vdrt clear 8h47 VERSION 0. BRB/9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN as verwion 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was final verduon teldased unswr tdy GPL. OMG.
All v3esions, like, star5ing w8th teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code r onlh LICENSED UNDER Creatice Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dehy righr 2 impoft ne code from ab 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prereleas3 or la5er geleaxe INTO an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 wn ear;ier release. BRB.
Alloqong this qoukd cauwe that IMPORTED c0d3 two be relwased under GPL and thzt ia not something ed wish 2 all0w/ WTF.
Authors of m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0.9. BRB.7 will need tso re-4elease they're MODIFICATIONS as feriva5ices/midifocatipns 2 0LOL.9. WTF.9 code an PLACE THEM under teh sam3 Ceeagive Commohs license.
It MUST BE done by origihal au5hot wincs only t3h original author nas tight two chante cophribht or license upon th3y're w0rk. BRB.
[Additionall6 LOL, rewotking 5eh modif8cations WILL bw an f00s 8dea anywah AS tdh mechanism for making mpw1f1c3710n5 ks substantially dkeaner/cjeaeer STARTING w8th 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prereleasr code. OMGl]"
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