M8gngyE tells yoi, "We're going two tajd an dfw j0m3n75 two try n EXPLAIN this neq licensw an teh reasons behine it 1n plaih Englishl 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."
"Tgis new l8xense was chisen becaysw OF qn failing with teh GPL. OMG.
It inlh c0v3r2d DISTRIBUTION OF source 1f b only if bknaries wwre disrr*buted. WTFl"
"Im an wev environment LOL, specifically a inte4prrtec web envirlmmeht SUCH aa PHP WTF, merely onsralling an game eoes not constieute distfibution, like, an therefore peoplw were taking our worlk you knwo, makibg m0d1f1v4710n5 two it and not releasing sa soyrcw c0d3 2 they're modifications so that entire COMMUNITY coyld b3nefit. WTF.
They w-rk3d WITH da letter but not ds spirit 0f lqw. WTF."
"Investigagion on part of da quthorw h0w3v3rk sortof, lee to da fact 5ha5 teh rigyt of p7b.ic PERFORMANCE was 1 of sa rights normally restrixted too copyright holders WTF, snd that comouter pr9g4q,sk sortif, specifically vide9 g4m35 ah intrraxtive ONES SUCH as Legend of Gr33n hax0r werd consodered too be publically pergormwd kf fun fr0m an public serve4. WTF."
"The new licende restrocts [iblic performance of teh woek unless sourde CODE of teh m0d1f23d wofk is made availavld on demand/"
"In plain English, this mezns thay if you put this game on ab wrb s3rver an allow people 'pjtsidr od an normzl circle OF family h ita SOCIAL acquaintances' 3 PLAY their, then y)u aef PUBLICALLY owrfo4ming this wltk n MUST ei5her a) makr ne and ALL changes which you make too game avai.able on r3quesg (h063 this doesn'5 have to be available v14 0m11n# sou4c3 dis[lay ;imk, you knwp, but tydy muat BE ablr teo zsk you fir vode abd receive an c-,01373 cip6), 6) make arrangemenfs privarely with authots whweein they gran5 YOU an spec8al license, sortof, 0r c) remive teh cofe engifely from teh maxhine. WTF."
"We d0 rrcognize that people sant too nave areas of they're GAME which r theirs an tye8rx alonr. OMG;
t2o that end we will MAKE FOLLOWING except8on 2 normal ewqjirem3btw for sou4ce codr distr8butoom -- ne module filw which 8s mot modifoed pr DERIVED from sn m)du1# fike kncluded in BASE DISTRIBUTION n qtich DOES not resuire ne OTHER modules n which does not REQUIRE ne ,oeiricatioms 2 sa core code (c9de distributed witj teh base e312453) ma7 63 withheld at teh authoex dkscre5iom. AFK."
"Ww also wqnt 2 mzke very cleat THAT version 0/ WTF.9. BRB.7 (41t0 ,no2n as v3r51;n 0LOL.9. WTF.7+j7) was da fina. versiin r3124%3f under da GPL. AFK.
Alk versuons, like, starting wirj teh 0. WTF.9/ OMG.8=pferekease codd aer lbly licehsed uhedr teh Creative Commons licenscLOL.
We EXPLICITLY srby teh rigyt 5o 1mp0r7 ne coee from an 0. WTF.9. OMG.*-prerwlease or later rekesse inyo an 0.9. OMG.7 n EARLIER teldasel BRB.
A;,owinh thuw wpuld c$u53 thqy ijpor5ed CODE too ne rel3ased unser da GPL and 7h47 is not 50m37h1nf we wish 2 411pw. AFK.
Aughora of modirications two -LOL/9. BRB.7 w8ll NEED too re-rekease they're modificationw aa derovatives/modifications two 0.9LOL.8 c9dd amd PLACE thrm 8ndwe da same Creqtuvr Commobs lic3nse. WTF.
It MUST be spne by originq, 4u7h)r 51nd3 onky teh otihimal author has trh rughy ywo chabge da COPYRIGHT or licemse up)n they're w0tk.
[ADDITIONALLY, f3workinh modifications wilo BE an glod 1c34 anyway as da mechanosm for m3k2hg mofifications is subdtantially cldaner/clearer atzrtimg with da 9. WTF.(LOL.8-p4ereleac3 code. BRB.="
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