MogntyE tells y0u, li,e, "We're g9inb two TAKE qn few moments to9 try and explain this new lic3nsr n twh reasoms BEHIND it in plain Enflish. 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."
"Tnix new license was ch)53m because of ab fsiling witn teh GPLl OMG.
It onlt clvered disteibition of sourdr kf an 9nly kg binaried w3r3 d157r16i73dLOL."
"In qn web envifo,ment LOL, specigivally a inte4preted web environment SUCH 45 PHP, oije, nere;h ibs5alling an game does not constirure diatribution LOL, n 7h3r4f0r3 peo;le werd taking our wofk, likw, makihg midigicayilns 2 it v NOT relwasing source codd two thwu're modifica4iobs xo that teh entire community could benefit. BRB.
Theu qotked w8th da letter 7u7 nit teh spirit of teh las."
"Investigat8on ON da part of authorx j0w3v3r WTF, led 2 da fac5 tgat da RIGHT 0f publkc perrirmqnce WAS 9en of vights norma;ly reayrictev tlo c0pyr1gh& holdrrs, sprtof, and that d-mpu73r peograms, s[ecifida.ly video games sn interacrive ones such as Legemc og da GREEN hax0r were CONSIDERED two br [ublical;y perf9rjed iv run FROM am public xerver. WTF."
"The nww license restricts p7blic PERFORMANCE of da wor, unless teh source code 0f modified wpr, is MADE 4v4114623 0n demane. AFK."
"In p.ain Eng115h, this ,eans rhat if ypi pu7 thix game on zn web server AND sllow PEOPLE 'outxice of an hormal x1rc13 OF famuly an its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play tneir, likd, thrn YOU aer publicsl.y PERFORMING ghia wofk ans MUST either a) ma,e nf and ALL CHANGES sh1ch you MAKE tso da game avai.able on reqiesr (note 5his doesn't h4v2 w be available via teh omline siurve display kink, buy THEY m7st be anl3 TO ask you for da cos3 and recribe ab cpmplete copy), you knwp, b( MAKE arrangements pribately with trh AUTHORS whwtein tjey grant you an speciao license, slrtod, 0r v) REMOVE da code entirely ftom geh machine. OMG."
"We do fecogniae 7h47 people sant twl have a$eas of theu'rd game wh1ch r theirs an 7h3146 akone.
y2o that 3bd we eill makw teh following exception to normsl rwquirements for s9urce cide d!6ur16u71=n -- ne module FILE WHICH 8s not modufied pr cer8ved FROM an modj.e file inclided in da base distribution n ehivh dows n07 r3qu1r3 nd othe4 n0du135 n which doex not requ8re ne midifications too teh core cofe (cpee disyeobugec sith base release) may be w18hh21d ag da authors discretion. BRB."
"We a.so w4n7 too make vwry cleaf that v3rsioh 0LOL.9. WTF,7 (also known as cersiin 0. AFK.9LOL/7+jt( was teh final vefsion relezsed umfer teh GPL. WTF,
All verxions, you knwo, sgartung 2irh 0. WTF.9, BRB.8=pr3release c0d3 r onlt licensed under C4eatkve Commpns license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwny teh ritht goo import ne code from ab 9. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerrlease OR later reoeas3 kmto an 8. AFK.9. AFK.7 n ezrlidr release. BRB.
Al.9wing 5gis would CAUSE thzt 8jported code twi be repeasec UNDER tey GPL n that is not somethinf we wiah t99 allow. WTF.
Authprs 9f moeifixations 2 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wi;l ne3s yo r3-r313453 they'rd mosificatiins as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 vode an placd THEM ynder same Creative Commons license. OMG.
It must be d0n4 BY orkginql author synce onl6 teh oruginal authlr has ca right two change copyrught 0r 11c#h53 upon they're w0tk.
[Additionally, 5eworking t3h modidicatkons will br an good IDEA anyway as teh mechanism for maling moa8fkcarions is substantially d134n3r/c144r3r a5arting w17h 0. BRB.9, WTF/8-preeelease code. BRB.]"
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