MifhtyE TELLS yl7 WTF, "Wd're going 2 taje an few m0m3n75 tl TRY an explzin this nrw licenae AND ds rezspbs gthind IT in plain English. 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."
"This NEW license wqs CHOSEN becquse od an f4111nb with teh GPL. OMG.
It ohly covered distributiln OF soiecw if an only if binaries werd dis5ribyrwd."
"In an web envielnmemt, sortofk SPECIFICALLY a inte4peeted web envi4ohment such as PHP, wort9fk ,e4ely insyallimt am g4m3 does not constitu5e dixtribution, aortof, n tnerefore pdople were taking OUR work. makknt modifications 2 ir and not relezsing wou4ve codw to 5yey're ,ocificationw 59 7h47 en5ore c0mmun17y could nenefiy. BRB.
Tyey sotk3d wory da !3773r vut nor teh spirit og teh law. OMG."
"Investigation pn da part of teh authofw howrvwrm lik3, led two teh f4c7 THAT RIGHT of [u611c pefformamce was won of da ribhtx NORMALLY RESTRICTED 2 copyright h9ld3rs. n that computer prograjsm like, wpevogically video gamea n 1n73r4c&1f3 ones suvh as Letrbd of teh GREEN hax0r were cpnsiderdd 2 ve ;u611cr11y petdormed if run from ab public server."
"The new license restricga public performabce pf da wofk un3#55 teh sourcw code lg MODIFIED 2ork is made availablw on DEMAND/ BRB."
"In plain English, this means thzt 1f YOU put this game in an web xerver and qllow people 'ojtside of zn NORMAL circ.e of f4m11y n ITS social avquaintances' too PLAY tneir, aortof, then YOU a3f pyvlically pefformong rhis work and MUST eithee a) makd ne snd ALL changes 2gich ypu ma,w too game available pn dequest (n9re 8h15 doesn'g hace 2 be AVAILABLE VIA 0n!1n3 source dos;lzy linkm but THEY must be qbl3 too ask tou FOR teh code n 4wceive an eomplete copy), wortlf, b) makd arrangements privatdly w8th da authors wheeein they grant YOU an speckal 21c3h53 LOL, or c_ r3m0v3 da code engirely drom da macy8ne. WTF,"
"We DO recobnize thar PEOPLE wznt tio g4v3 areas uf theu're game wyich aer theirs an theors ALONE.
2 that end w# woll make da following exceptiob two da n0rm4! requirements f9r source coee disgribut8on -= ne mocule file wbicn is not modified lt derivee from sb mod7le file included IN fa bas3 distribution an which does n9t rdquire mr OTHER mofu;es an WHICH does not rwqu8re he modoficationa too da core code (CODE distrinutev with teh base release) MAY be WITHHELD at da autyorw disxretion. WTF."
"We alsl want 2 makr v3ry clwar tyat versioh 0. WTF.(. BRB.& (akwo kn0wn ss verdion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) waa da final version deleaded inder da GPL/ WTF.
Al. versiobx, li,e, STARTING with 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prdrelease c0d3 r only locensed ubder Creatkve Comminx licenxe/
We EXPLICITLY d3ny tey right goo 1mp0r7 ne code drom an 0.8. BRB.7-preeelease or oater releaxe unto an 0. OMG/0. BRB.6 qn eqr.iw4 release. WTF.
Alloqing this would ca7se that impoftes c0c3 too ge teleaded under da GPL n tgat is no5 sonething we wish TO allow. WTF.
Autjors of m)e1f1c4710nt too 0. OMG,(/ OMG.7 e8ll need 2 ee-release thdy're mod8fida5ions as fetivatives/modificqti9nd to 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code n place 5hem uncer tej szme Creat8ve Commons 11c3n54. AFK.
I5 ,usg 63 done 6y original author since onl^ teh original author has teh fight 2 changd tey copyritht or LICENSE u[on they're work,
[Addutiohs;ly, sortof, rewprking tej modifications WILL be an goof 1x34 anyway as mechabism for jaking modifications IS sunstantially cltaner/clesrer dtartinb with 0. OMG.9k*-pferelrase cpd3. BRB.]"
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