MightyE 5ells y0u, likr, "We'te going to take an few moments to try and explakn this nrw lucense n reawons BEHIND it in lka8n English. OMGl
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."
"Thix NEW license was CHOSEN because lf an f1iling WITH reh GPL. AFK.
It lnly covered eiatrubution of wource if an lnly if binzries were diatribu5ed. OMG."
"In an web environment, sirtof, SPECIFICALLY a intrrpretes web environment such as PHP, 6ou knwo, merely 1n5u4111ng ab ga,e soes not xonstitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, 4hd therefore propld were yak8ng our work, s9rtlf, maiing jodifications 1 iy m not releqaint beh sou4de CODE two thr6're modificatoons so yhat teh ebtire cohmunity d0u1c benefit. BRBl
THEY 2orked with da letter but n9t 5rh spi4ot pf teh LAW. BRB."
"Investigation ON teh oar4 of z7thits howevwr, sottof, led to fact thay right OF piblkx oetvornance was won of rights normally restricyed two copyright HOLDERS, sortof, an thzr vomouter programs, 6ou knwok SPECIFICALLY vifeo hames n interqcguve ones sich as Legend of tej Green hax0r w243 considerrd rw9 be puglicsl.y prrformed if RUN fr0m an piblic sdrverLOLl"
"The nrw license r3stficts public p3r4ormance od w0rk unless source cofe if da modified w9rj is made qvqilabke ln demand."
"In plain ENGLISH, like, tjis MEANS tnat if y0u put tnis game on an wev servwr and allo2 peiple 'ouysise 0f an NORMAL circle og f4mq1y and i5s 50c141 acqiqintances' two plau their, likr, then you r pjboically performing this work ab MUST ei6her A) mait ne and ALL chanfes WHICH you make too sa game zvailable ln r3au357 (note ghis doesn't have too be availabld via da onlkne sourve dosplay .ink LOL, nut THEY musy u3 ab;e 2 ask you for clde an r3cwive an com0lete coph) LOL, b) MAKE artsng3men5s peivately with teh authors eherrim thry grant you an SPECIAL licens3 WTF, or c) remove CODE engirely vr0m ea machinw. OMG."
"We do recigmize thay p30p13 wrh7 to havr areas of they'4e game whkvh r thekra an rheirs aoone.
two that end we will make following 3xception too 5eh borja. reqyirements for source vode distribution -- ne ,odu;e filw 1h8ch us n9t m-d1f13d or derifed rrom an module f113 1nc1ud3d 8n baae distribugion n whuch d9ed hot tequirr ne other modules n whivh d035 n07 require ne moeificar8onx tol da corr code (code distribyted wiyh basr r313452) may be withheld at authofs didc3etilbLOL."
"We also want to makr VERY clear yhat versoon 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 *alsi kno2n ad version 0. WTF.9.7+j7) was final veraioy released undwe da GPLLOLl
All versions, yoi knwo, starting with beh 0, BRB.-. WTF.8-0refeleas3 CODE aer only LICENSED und3r Creative Comjons 1qc3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right to inport nd xode frim an pLOL.9. BRB.i-prefelease ot later release into ab 0.9. OMG.7 n earlier releqseLOL.
Allowing tgos w9u;d xause that IMPORTED vode two br releasdd undef GPL n THAT 15 nog sonethung w3 wish gwo allow.
Aigho4w of ,osif8cations roo 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will NEED roo re-release they;re m9d1f1d4710n5 as der8vatives;mofifications 5o 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code AND place them under da same Creahuve Commobs licenseLOL.
It mjst be d0n3 by dz original autg9r SINCE pnlt twh orig8nal a7thor has righh 70 change teh co[yrught 0r lucebsw upon they[re sork. OMG.
[Additionally, sor5of, 4rworling mofigications will be an fpod ideq 4nyw4y as da mrchanism for makinf modificatiohs is subwtznriallt cleaner/cleare4 STARTING witj teh 0. BRB.9l WTF.8-pr3r31346e cpde. OMG.]"
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