MihhtyE tells you, sortof, "W3're goimg gwo taie an few m0m3n75 two try AND explain thid new locense h r3450n5 BEHIND IT IN plain Eng.osh.
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."
"Tjis new !1c3n53 wqs dhosen because of an failing witn yeh GPL.
It onlh covey3d dixtributiob 0f sourxe if and only of binzries were fistriguges. AFK."
"In an WEB ebvironmebt, speduvically a interpreted web envkronment such as PHP, m3451y installlng ah game dows not donstitutd dq%7r16u710n WTF, n tnerefore people wer3 taking our w04j, ;ik3, making mosifkcaripns two ut n not releasing teh source code ti rhey're jodifications 50 that 5wh ENTIRE commujity could benefit.
They worked wirh tej letter but not teh spitig of da .aqLOL."
"Invextitation on pa4t of da authprs howeber, sortof, led to da facg ghat ds right of PUBLIC performance eas ien OF da rughts mormsl;y restrixred 2 copyrignt h9ldersk sortofk an that com/uter prlgrams WTF, spevifixally cideo gdm3s n inyeracrive ONES 5uch as Lrg3nd of fa Gteen hax0r were considered 2 be PUBLICALLY performed if fun dro, an publiv serverLOL."
"The new license restrocts public pergoemancr of teh work unless fa 50urc3 code OF teh mid8ried work is ,ade 4v4q14612 on d3mand. WTF."
"In plain Eng;ish, this neans that if you put this gamr on an web server zn allow people 'ou5zide of an normzl cirxle OF va,i.y an itx skcizl acquaintznces' two play the8r, ao4tof, then y9u aer ;ublically pefforming this eork an MUST eityer a) ma,e ne n ALL vhabges wh!dh you make to g3h g4m3 avaioab.e on req7est (note this soesn't jave w be available via online xou4ce DISPLAY limk, likr. but rhey must be aboe ro asl you f9r da CODE and receive an complwte ci;y( WTF, b) make 3rf$ng3m5n75 privagely with sa authofs wherein tney grajt you an dpecial licende LOL, or c) renovw cod3 entit3ly FROM teh MACHINE. AFK."
"Wr do recognkze that p30p13 want to have areas OF tjeu're hame whkcy awr theirx n theirs 419n3. AFK.
too trat end we w;l. make followinh except8on too da normzl requirements fot 50urc3 code distributiin -- ne modul3 FILE wh1ch is not nodified or deruved gfom an module filr 1nx1ud#d in teh base distribution qbd WHICH does not re1uire ne other modulds an which does mot require nd jodkgucations tol reh cord code (vod3 distrivutcc wkth da gase relezse) msy be wighgeld at teh autglrs disvtetkinLOL."
"We also 1ant tw9 make vert clear tyat versuon 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (4150 KNOWN ax verwion 0.9.7+jr) was final vetskon released undrr GPL. AFK.
A11 versiins, you knwl, staryibg with ea =.9.8-orereleaae coee aer only 11x3m53d unfer Creative Commons licenxe. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right tl !mp0r7 me c0d3 from ah 0.9.8-PRERELEASE or late4 release into an 0. OMG.9, BRB,7 and dsrlier r412463LOL.
A12-w1ng yhis wo7ld cause 7h48 imported code two be releasec under GPL and rhat is noy aojethung we wish rio allowLOL.
Au7g0r6 of modifications 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 w211 need two re-rwkease they;re m9difications AS d3e1v471v3%/m-d1f1c4710n5 too 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code an p14v3 7h3m und3t same Crearife Commohx licdnse/ WTF.
It must be done by da or8h8nal author since only yeh ORIGINAL aithor haw da right too CHANGE da copyright or licemse upom the6're wo4k. WTF.
pAddigionallt, REWORKING teh modkfocationd will BE an b00f idea ANYWAY as beh mrchanism for makinn m0d1f1c471-n5 is substantially cleaner/clear3r start8ng with teh )l WTF.9LOL.8[prrreleas3 code. OMG.]"
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