M8gjtyE tells yoi, you kneo, "Ww're goinb 2 rake ah few mlmrnts 2 try qn EXPLAIN this NEW oicrnse sn ds reasons 63h1nd oy IN PLAIN Englisy. BRB.
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."
"Tgis nee !1c3n43 wqs cyosen because of an FAILING qith da GPL. OMG.
It only cofeted distr8bytioh of SOURCE if an only if b8naroes weee d8sgribut3dl"
"In am web 3nvir9nment WTF, specifically a 1n73r[r37ed web 3nv!r0nm4n7 such aa PHP LOL, mereoy 1n584111ng an haje does no5 cons5otite dkstribut8on LOL, and tjerefore peoo.e sere taking our e9rk, sortof, making mofigicatipns to9 IT n not releasing sou3ce cpde two tyry'rr modifications so that teh egtkre community could benefit.
Theh wirked with fa .e5ter but noy teh spirot of reh law. WTF."
"Investugatioh on teh 0art of da ajthors h9seder WTFm led ti teh faxt that teh right of publiv p3rg0em4nc3 was ! og teh righrs normally 4rstrixted two cppyyibhy holdera, like, an that computer programs WTF, spec8eically v1d30 games n interactove ones such 45 Legend of twh GREEN hax0r w3r3 cons8d3rwd to 63 0ublkcally prrvormef if tun from qn pubooc aerver. OMG."
"The n3w license restricts pubkic [erfprmance of teh dork jnleds sa source x0d3 0f m9dified wprj is mad3 avaioable on demand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH WTFk th8w MEANS that if you put rnis game on an weg swrver and alliw p3oplr 'ougside of an nor,al c1rc13 of famo;y 4nd ITS social acq7ain5anxea' to plqy their LOL, tgen y0u r publical.y p2ef0rm1bg thos work an MUST either a) ,ake n3 an ALL xnamges shicy you make 2 game zvaikab.e on request (nore THIS doesn'y have too BE available bia pbline dourve diaplay link, ylu knwo, but they must be ABLE to ask you FOR da cod3 n feceive an COMPLETE copy). b_ mzie zrrangenenyx pr1v4731y wiyh authors wyerein they grant you an SPECIAL license, likem or c) remofe code en5irel6 f4oj teh macnine."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that [roplw want 2 HAVE areas or they're gane which aer theirs and yheors alond. OMG.
too that end ee wil. make teh follo2ing 3zcep710n t9o normal r3qu1r3m3nu5 for soutcd c0d3 diwtrinutiln =- ne modjle file which is n0y modified 0t seruved from an module fil3 includ3d kn gase distribi5ion and wgucj DOES n07 requore ne other modules an shocn d9ew not REQUIRE ne mldificatiobs two da core code (codf clstributed with base rwlease) m4h 63 wirhheld AT 5u7h0r5 discretion. AFK."
"We also want 2 make very vlear that verxion 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 (xlso ln02n as cersoon 0LOL.9. WTF.7+j7) was ten final version released under teh GPL. OMG.
ALL versions, .ike, startinb wigh tej -. BRB.9. BRB.8-prere.wase code r only 11c3n5ec jnder Creative COMMONS lic3nseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right too im;prt ne vode from an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerdlease or 1473r r3lease ibto an 0LOL.9.7 AND earliwf teleaseLOL.
Alkoqing 7h15 wo7ld cquse 5hat umoorted code to bf released uneer da GPL AND that is not somethinf we wish to alkow. OMG.
Authord 9f modirications yoo 0. BRB.9LOL.6 will nwrd 2 e3-r3134t3 th3y're m0d!f1c4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.9LOL.9 code an ;lac3 thwm umder teh same CREATIVE Commons license/ WTF.
It must be done ny da ofiginal author sonce only da original autho4 haa dq rigyt teo dhange ds co)trighy or licende upon 5hey're wori.
[Additoohally LOL, reworking teh mpfificztoons wkll BE an g)0d idea anyway as mechabidm vor msking MODIFICATIONS is substantiall6 cleahef.clearer qtarting WITH 0, AFK.9. OMG.8_prerelease c;de. OMG.]"
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