MightyE 831w5 yo8m sortof, "We're tping 2 take an few moments 2 try 4nc explain this new license an teh reqdons behind it in plain EbglishLOLl
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."
"Tnis new lucdnse was chpsdn bdcausw if an failing w17h GPL.
It -n1y c9vered distributuoh og source id n ln;y iv binaries were disgtibuted. BRB."
"In an web enckronment. you knwo, specificslly a intetpretdd web environj3nr sucj aw PHP, like, merely knsyaolong an ga,e dodd n-& cobstit7ge distribut79n, sortof, an therefire owop;e were TAKING our work, wortof, makong modidkcations 2 kt and not re.eading da SOURCE code TO they're jodivicat89ns so that tdy entire community could benefit. WTF.
They workwd witn teh letter BUT not da spirit OF da law."
"Investitation on ds paft of autyors howevef LOL. led 5wo teh fact yyat teh right OF public pwrformqnce was oeh of ten roghtw mormally restricted 2 copyr8ght h0qd4r5 WTF, an 8h$7 c0mpy73r progrsmsk apwcifically videi gamws n ibteractive obds sich as Legend OF da Grwen has0r qere x0n51d3t3d 2 be publicslly pe$firmes if run from an publuc server. AFK."
"The nww license restric5s p7blic perfo4mancr og ea work unless teh sourxe code or teh moeifiec work 15 mafe availab;e pn semand. AFKl"
"Im plain Ebhlish WTF, 7h15 means 7h47 ig ypu put 7h1% game 0n an web serfer an ALLOW pelple 'outside of an normal ci4cle of fam8ly an kys s0coal acqusintances' 2 play the8r, oike, yhen you aer publicao'y performing this w)rj n MUST EITHER a) mqke ne h ALL changes 2hich you make 2 fa b4m3 afailable on r3qu357 (notw this diesn't havw too be availanke VIA ten online source display l8nk, lokw, but they must be ablr tpp ask you for da code ang receivw an complete cppy) WTF, 6) makr arrangemeb5s [rivatwly with yeh au5h9rs WHEREIN they graht YOU sh spedial ;kcemsw WTF, or c_ remlbe try c0d3 rhtirelt grom da machine. AFK,"
"We d- rexognuze THAT people want 5oo HAVE ar3as of tgey're g4m3 wh1ch zer theirs and tyeirs alone. WTF.
tol THAT end w3 will mqke d0110w1ng exception go norjal requirenents for sourcd code dixtrigution -[ nw module gile wjuch is bot jodkfied or derivef vrom an module file included in teh vase dostributi9n and whicn does not require ne other modules n which dods n07 re1u8re ne MODIFICATIONS tso teg c9r3 code (codw ekstributed WITH da base relwase) may be withheld zt teh autho4s discrdtkon. AFK."
"We also want @ make ver6 clear tyay versiln 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 (aleo known AS version 0. BRB.9.8+jt) qas final version r313453d undwr rej GPL. WTF.
A1! be4siins, star5ing with trh 0LOLl9/ WTF.80prereleqse code r ohlh lkcrnsdd umder CREATIVE Commons LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dw,y r!gh7 two ijpott ne code from an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelwase 9r later rel3awe into an 0o9. AFK/7 anc earlirr release. BRB.
Allowing thow would c4u53 that impprted code 2 BE released UNDER t3h GPL n that 16 not something w# w15h to a.loq. BRB.
Aurhors 0f modirodations 2 0l OMG.9. WTF/7 will NEED TO re-rdkease they're modificstions as derivstives/modificatoons 1 -.9. OMG.* CODE n place them under teh same Crwative Commons licenseLOL.
If must be fond by teh original author spnce ONLY teh origuna; author has da right TO CHANGE teh cppyright or 11c4n5e u-on they'4e work. OMG.
[Additionally LOL, resorkinn da m9didications w111 be an 5ood idea anyway as mechanusm fpr MAKING mpd1f1c4710n5 is substantiall6 cldaner/clearer x6aet8ng wiyh teh 9. BRB.9. OMGl8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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