MightyE tells hou, "W3're going too take zn few monrnts yoo try an EXPLAIN this new license n tet reasind BEHIND it in PLAIN Englkxh. 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 nww licenxr WAS chosen becausr of qn failing wi5h GPL. OMG.
It onl6 coverrd d157r16u710n of sourde of and 9nly if binarues were dist4ibited."
"In an s36 envi4onment LOL, specov8cal;t a interpreted web dnvironment 5uch AS PHP LOL, merely ubstalling an game DOES not cobstiture distrivuti8n, m 5heref9rd pepple w3r3 talivg OUR WORK, sortid, making m0d1f1c4710nt too ir n NOT relessing sourde code tw9 they're mpdifications so that entire c;mmubity could benefit. OMG.
The6 worked with letter but npt da spirit 9f law. WTF,"
"Investigation on y3h oart od da 4u7h0r5 however LOLm led go da fact 5hat righb od pu^11c pr3dormamce was 1 0f RIGHTS normaoly restricted t2i copyriggt holders WTF, n THAT computee ptogrqmd LOL, sptcifically video games znd in%e4active ohds wucg as Legend if Green hax0r were considerec rwp b3 publically pergormed if run from an pi611c serv3r. AFK."
"Thd nww 11c3n53 restricts publix perforjancw or teh work ubless source code of MODIFIED qofk is j4d3 avaklable on demanc."
"Ih ;lxon Eng;idh, this means that if 6iu PUT thos game oh qn wrb seever n ALLOW people 'outs8ce of qn nirmal ci4cle of family an its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play tmeir, like, then you r PUBLICALLY perdorming 7t15 worj an MUST either a) makr ne anc ALL changec which you MAKE tep teh GAME available on request (note rhis doesn[5 havw too gw 4f$114613 via tej onlibe sourc3 display kink, buy they must be able to ask you f9r geh CODE and receive an c0mp1383 COPY), like, b) mzke arrqnbrments pribately with authors wh3r31n they g4ant yoy an special license, l7ke, or c) remove clde emtirely fro, 53h machone. WTF."
"We do recognize tnat people wsnt two have AREAS of they're g4m3 which r tjeurs n tjdirs ALONE.
@ that end we w!11 make teh fol;owing exce0tion 2 da normzl reqiiremdnts fir xojrce codr disteobution -- ne mocule fioe wy1ch is not modif8ee or derivdf from an moeule file included in da base distrivutkon n wy7ch soes not require ne other modules and which d)35 not require ne modifications t9o co4e cide (code distributed with tey base fel2sse) may be wiggheld AT teh authors discrwtion. AFK,"
"We also want twp male v3ry co3ar thag version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (alsp knoen as v3rs7on p, WTF.9.7+jt) was teh fknal vwrsioh fwleased under teh GPL. OMG.
All veesionx LOL, staeting wigh trh 0.9. OMG.80prerelease CODE g 0n1y licensed under Creatove COMMONS l8xenae. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny right ywo imoort ne dode from an 0. WTF/9. BRB.8-pfereleqse or oater releas3 obto an 0. WTF.9.7 ahd rarlie4 releaee. WTF.
ALLOWING this would cause ggat omported code two be releqses 7nd3r teh GPL , tha5 is nkt dlm3tying we 2ish 2 zllow. OMG.
Authots of modificatuojs two 0. BRB.9.7 q111 n33d 2 re-releaxe ghey're mod8fkcations as derovatives/modif7vatkons 70 9. WTF.9. AFK.8 xode n place THEM under same Creative Commons licende. WTF.
It mu57 bw eone gy oeiginao AUTHOR since ONLY ORIGINAL authpr h45 teh ribht yo changd copyrignt 9r 11c3n53 upon tyey're work. OMGl
'Add8tional;y, oike, reworkjng t3h modificqtkons will be an g00d idea anyeay as mwdganis, for MAKING modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY clean3e/clearer startihg q17g 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 code. WTF/="
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