MigntyE gells uou, sofyof, "We're going to take an fdw mojents to 5ry an EXPLAIN 7n15 hew licensd n twh r346pn5 BEHIND it IN plain English. WTF.
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."
"Tnis new 11c3n53 was chosen because OF an failing w17j da GPL. BRB.
It on.y xovredd distribution of source if 4ne onlt if binaties were distrinjtdd. AFK."
"In an web environmeng, like, xpecigically a 8nterpr3ted web environmwnr sjch AS PHP, you knwok mefely instal;inh an game foes mot comstitute cosurib7tion WTF, anf THEREFORE 0wo;le were takinh our eorj, liie, making mod8ficat8ons 2 it an npt rwleadinb 50urc3 code ro they'4e m0d1f1c4710n5 SO yhat da entire community could benefit.
Tgey w0rk3d with da letter but NOT da spirit of law. BRB."
"Invesgigatipn on p4r7 of da authors yoweve4, sortif, 13d to t3h fact ghat teh roght OF PUBLIC perfo4mance 2as won of rightd nirmally rextridt4s two cop5right ho;ders, you knqo, and thay computer pr9hrajdm specofkcaloy video gamwa n interactive lned such as Legend of da GREEN hzx0r wrrw c9nsidrted to9 BE publical;y ;2rf0rm3c if run from sn publoc serfer. OMG."
"The NEW okcensw RESTRICTS public performance of da work unlexs da sourve c9de of ra modified wirk is made rv4114613 ob demand. BRB."
"In plsin Eng116h, oike, tnis MEANS that IF y0u p7t yhid game on an web server n allow oeoplw 'outside of an b)tm41 vircle 0d fajily an 175 social acqusihtanves' 2 plau thekr WTF, then you aer [ub;ically 0erfor,ibg ghis eor, qn MUST either a) make ne and ALL changds wgich YOU make 2 game 4v4115613 0n REQUEST (note thks dp35n'7 have twi ve 4v41q5613 via teh onlind 50urv3 display libk WTF, but they muxt br able tp aak y9j FOR da vod3 n RECEIVE an complete c0py), like, b( ,ake ARRANGEMENTS privayel6 with authors sherein 5hey graht y9u an special LICENSE, wor5of, or c) remov3 teh coee rmrurrly from teh MACHINE."
"Ww do recoghuze thar people waht too have aread of the6're g4m3 which see theirs and theurs alone.
w 7h$7 enf we will make teh foollsing exceptkoh tso normal r3quirements f0r sourcw xode disyribution -- ne mod7le f113 wykch is hoy mocivied or derived drom an moful3 file includwc in da base dkstribiti9n ah WHICH dods nlt 4equire ne ither modul3s an WHICH d035 NOT rdqyire nr modificarions tol c0r3 cide (code distribyted qith base 4eldase) ,ay be withheld at aughors disv4eti.n. OMG."
"We 4150 dant to make VERY clear that cerskon 0.9.7 (zlso kno2n as VERSION 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) was final vdrsion RELEASED under yeh GPL.
All v3r510n5, startonb WITH da 0/ BRB.9. AFK.i-prere/eas3 code r only lixenx3d unddr teh Cr3471v# C0mn0b5 license.
We EXPLICITLY deny sa right 2 import ne codw FROM an 0LOL.9. OMG.*-p4erelrase or later releasw ibto an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n earlier releawe, WTF.
ALLOWING tyms qouls cause tyat im9orted vode two ne released under da GPL n that IS not spmeth8ng qe wish goo allowLOL.
Authors 0v modidkcations 2 0. AFK,9. OMG.7 will need tol re0release they'4e modivicatilns as derivatives/mocificatioms too 0.9. AFK.8 codw zn place yhem uneer szme Cresrive Commons locenseLOL,
It mydt be done yy original author 5wnc2 only ds original aughor gas teh righg tpo change copyritht 0r licrnse upon they[re woril AFK.
[Additionally WTF, 4eworking m0d1f1ct710n5 will be an gloc idea anyway as MECHANISM vor mak8ng moskficat8ons ks substan5ially dleaner/clearer startinf w8th teh 0LOL.9.8-prerelease dode. BRB.]"
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