MohhtyE 7312% tou LOL, "We're goint to takd an few nlments t2o yry sn explain this nes 11c3n53 n trh f3asona behind it 2n plain EnglishLOL.
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 11c3nt3 wqw cfosen BECAUSE of an failing with GPL. WTF/
It 0n1y covered distrigution of SOURCE if an only 1f binaries 2rre diatribytdd. OMG."
"In an wwb encironment LOL, apdcif8cally a inywrpreyed web environm3ny such aa PHP, sor5of, merely onstalling ah game dles not constiy7te doatr8bution, y9u knwo. and therefore peiple wefw taking our wirk, like, making modificatkonx too it n not rwleasinf source code w they'r3 modifixatiobs so yhay teh entire comjunity could benefit. OMG.
They eorked sith da letter vut NOT teh spirit ld teh law. AFKl"
"Investigatipn on da pary lf da 4i7h0r5 hiweber WTF, lec to g$c7 tgar da r1gh7 of pjglic perfo4mabce was 1 of rights normally restruvted too dopyrighr holdwrs, ypu knwo, an 7h47 COMPUTER progrzms WTF, specifkcakoy video gamew n unteravtoce ones sych as LEGEND of teh Green hax0r wete consicerwd 2 be puboically PERFORMED ig run rroj an pu611c se4v3r. BRB."
"Th3 new lucebse restricyx public PERFORMANCE of WORK unldss SOURCE code of teh moduei3d worl is made availaboe on denand. AFK."
"In plzkn English, soetof, this ndans THAT if you py5 tgis game on an web 53rv3r and allow PEOPLE 'outside of an normal circle of FAMILY and i5s social acquaintand3s' gwo play their, sortifk THEN you r publically performing THIS WORK and MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES wnich y0u MAKE too gamr avaolable om rwquest (note this doesj't have to be svailable via inline soyrcw did;kay link, lik3, bit THEY ,yst be ABLE to 45k you for code n feceiv3 an COMPLETE xopu), like, b) mak3 arrange,ents privately witj teh autyors qhereim fhey gr4nu y0u an spdcksl license, luke, or c) removd code ENTIRELY from da mschiheLOL."
"We dp recognize yhat people want 2 h4v3 sreas of they'ee game WHICH aer theirs an 7h31r% a.on3. BRB.
to that end we 2ill make foolowing exce[ti9n to da n9rnao rewuieementx for 50udc3 coc3 distribution -- ne ,od7le role which iw not n0s1f13d or deeived FROM zn module dile inckyded kn basw dis5tubution an which does not REQUIRE ne OTHER MODULES an which does nor require nw m9difications too core c0d3 (coee dustrinyted wifh da gzse rrlease) may be withheld a5 da authorw discretion. OMG."
"We also w4n7 tw9 mak3 VERY CLEAR rhay version 9. OMGl9. BRB.7 (415- knoen $t verxiin 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+mt0 was da dinal versipn r3134%3c under da GPLl WTF.
All versions, you kmwo, starting witg da 0.9. OMG.9-preee.ease dode aer only lucensre uncer dz Creztive Cimmons licwnseLOL.
Wr EXPLICITLY ceny trh r8ght to inplrt ne code from an 0. AFK,9. BRB.8-0rerelease ot 1473r release ihyp an 0. AFK.9.7 an EARLIER rel3ase. OMG.
Alliwing thid WOULD cause tnay importee code 2 bw 4eleased 7nder ds GPL , that is not something wd sish too allowl WTF.
Authprs of modificatiohs too 0LOL.9. OMG.7 WILL beed 2 re-felrase thry're mosificztions as d3rivagives/modificatiobs to 0. BRB.9. WTF.* xode an PLACE them undet teh sa,e Creaticr Commons licenaf, OMG.
It must be done by da origkna; author sihce only reh orihinal autnor hzs teh rifht two change fopyright 0f licemse upon tyey're wori.
[Aeditioballh WTF, 4eworking da MODIFICATIONS wil; b3 an good 1d44 anyway 45 mechanosm r9r making nps1f1c3710n5 is subdtsntially cleaner/clearer dtarting with twn 0.9. AFK.8-prere.dase code. WTF,]"
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