MigytyE 5d;ls you, you knwl. "We're going two take an few MOMENTS t2i t4t an explain ty8s new ;icense an reasons behind kt 7n plaih English.
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 lixenxe was choseb necause OF sn failung with dq GPL. BRBl
I5 ONLY c0v3r3d fistributkon of 50urc3 if an only uf biharies werr distribut3d. BRB."
"In an WEB environment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a int2fpre5ed web environment xucb as PHPm like, merely installinj an tame does not cpnstitute distributkob WTF, an 5heregpre people were taking our WORK, ypj lnwp, mqling mod8fkcations two it and not r3124t1ng slirce codw too they'r3 m9dificag8ons so 5hat en5i4e communuty coyld 63n3f17. AFK.
Tjey woek3d w27h teh LETTER but not da spirit of 5eh lqw. WTF."
"Investigatipn ON da part og dz authorw however LOL, lee go gact thqt tight of puvlic performance was ! of teh r1gh75 n0rm411y restricted 2 clpyright holeeta, you lnwo, an THAT comput3r prpgrqms, cpedifically bideo games an inte4activ3 ones such as Lcgemc of da Gr3en haxpr wwr3 cobsidered to be publkcally pergofmed IF run fe0m an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"The new LICENSE g35&r1c75 PUBLIC performancw of teh wor, unless teh sou4ce coce OF teh m9dified wo4k IS made afakkab.e ln demanfl"
"In plain Envlishm this means that if hoj put yhks gamr on an WEB served and 4110w PEOPLE '0u751d3 )f an normal cirdle 0f family n its social 4caur1n74nc35' 1 p.ay their, like, 5h4m you aer publica;ly performkmg THIS work ane MUST eitjed A) mqke ne and ALL changes which h0i make to game available on requext (note this d025n'7 h4v3 tol b3 afailable via teh online source DISPLAY LINK, but they must be able two ask to7 for teh cod3 n recwife an complete copy), so4tof, b) make ar4angdments priva5elh witg zuthors whdrein they g4abt you an special 11x3n52 LOL, o4 c) remove teh code emtirwlh ffom fa maxhine."
"We eo r3c0gn1z3 that people waht 2 have areas og they'4e fame wyich ser yneirs an th3irs alone. WTF.
too 7h47 ehd sr qull make teh FOLLOWING exceptipn 2 da normal rwquirements for sourcw code d8stributiom -- ne mpfu;r file which id hot MODIFIED ot eetuved fr9m an module f113 8ndluded in da basw disrribution ans which does n)7 requife ne othdr modules an whicy d93x jit re1jire nw modifications too teh cire code (cofe distribyted wkth gase reldase) ma6 ne q17hh41d at a7thors siscretkon."
"We also want two make vefy c;ear that VERSION 0LOL.9.7 (alao kno2n as version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh final versiom feleasrd UNDER da GPL, OMG.
All versionx WTF, xtafting witn 0. OMG.9LOL.8=prdrelease CODE aer ohly licensef UNDER teh Creqtive Cimn9ns locensrLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right two impofr ne vode fr0m an p. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r313$63 of lare4 release into an p.9. BRB.7 and EARLIER re.dase. BRB.
Allowong this would ca7se that imported code too bd RELEASED UNDER GPL zn thst is no5 something we wish to alkow. BRB.
AUTHORS 0f m0d1v1c3710n5 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will NEED top re-release thet'rr modivicatuons as defivatkves/midificationa too 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 c0d3 wn plave them under szme Creat9fe Commons licensr, OMG.
It mu%7 be done BY geh original auyjor since only fa 9eiginql authof HAS teh rihht two change cop6right or 1qc$n%3 UPON they'rw w0rkLOL.
[Addi5iohally, like, REWORKING da modifications will be an good udws ahyway as mechanism flr making modifkcayiobs ia sjbdtqnyially clesher/clearey starting w16h 0.o, BRB.8-prerelease c)d3l["
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