MightyE gells y0u, ypu knwo, "We're goinf t99 raie an few moments tp try 4nd EXPLAIN tyis new licehse and reasohs behind 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."
"Tnks new licensw was chpsen because ot an failing with 5en GPLLOL.
I7 obly covwrrd d157r16u710n of 50urcr 2f and oblh if binaries WERE dowtriguted. OMG,"
"In an web environmene, likw, spedifocqlly a interpreyed web egfironment such zs PHP, you lnwo. MERELY installing an game does not constitute d156r16u71)n, sortov, and therefore people w3f3 tak7ng our w0rk, like, makung modivications to it AND noy RELEASING fa soutce cod3 too they're modiricationw 50 that ENTIRE com,unity cijkd benefit. OMG.
They wo$jdd w17h teh letter git not SPIRIT 0f 14w. OMG."
"Investigation 0n t3h part OF teh aithots h9wever WTFk led eo fact that fa right of pu611c pergormance wss w9n 0g teh f1by75 botmally restricrec 5o clpyright holderw, you knwo, n that computer peograms, 5p3c1b1c311u videl GAMES an inyersct8ve 9nes euch aw Ldgend or Gr33n nax)r were considered go be poblixally performes if ruh frlm qn piblic 53rv3r."
"The new license rest4ictw public perd9rmanxw of fa aork unless 54g soutce c0d3 og da mofified work is made avai.avle on demanf. BRB."
"In plain English, like, 7j15 means that if tou put uh15 game on an eeb servet n all9w people 'OUTSIDE of zm n0rj4q circle OF r3m11y an its social acauaintancea' to play ghe8r, 7h3n yoj f puboically performing THIS wori an MUST 3ithwr s) make ne an ALL ch4ng35 which you make rwo GAME available on eequest (note this DOESN'T HAVE too 63 zfailable vka obline source d15;15y link, bur they musy be r613 too aak you for teh c0d3 ah receive zn COMPLETE copy), b) MAKE arrangementa ptovqtely with ds suyyors snereim THEY GRANT you an special licenxe, sortofm or c) removr fa xoce ENTIRELY from da macyime. BRB."
"We dp recognize THAT people 2ant top have arras of th3u're game sh1ch aer thwirs and rhekrs alone. OMG.
2 THAT emd we WILL m4k3 teh FOLLOWING EXCEPTION twp teh mormal requirenqntx for 60urc3 CODE distribution -- ne m0du!3 fil2 wnicg is bot mldifiec or derived from an module filr included in base disrrib7tion n which eoes not req78re ne otjer modules and which does nor REQUIRE ne mod8ficatopnx two da core codw (c0d3 e157r16u73d with da base rdleqse( may be withheld AT fs autjors dixcreti;n. WTF."
"We 4150 want to n4k3 ver6 clear that f4ty10n 0. WTF.9LOL.& (also known as ve4xion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+JT) eas da finak ve4soon rdleased und34 da GPL. OMG.
Al; v3r510n5, like, start8ng wijh 0LOL.0. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed UNDER fa Creative Comm9ms licebse. BRBl
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT two kmport ne dode fe9m an 0.9. WTFli=p4erelease ir LATER release kntp an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 an earlier releaseLOL.
ALLOWING this woyld c4i53 tyzg imported code 2 bd rekeaafd under da GPL 4nd that IS not somethomg we eish 3 ALLOW. WTF.
Authorq if modificstions 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 wkk. need 2 re-release they'f3 modif8dations as deridatives/modifications ro 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code an olase rhem under 53h xame Crratife Commons LICENSELOL.
It must be dond by da original 4u7h)r dincd oblt teh ofiginal ahthor has teh 4ibht 2 chanfe copyright or license upon ggej're w0rk.
[Additi9nally, sorrog, rework8ng jodifications wil. be an good id3a znyway AS mechqhism ror nrk1ng ,odificztions ud substantial;y CLEANER/CLEARER startung wkth ds 0.9. AFKli-pr3r313453 code. AFK.]"
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