MkghtyE twlls you, "We're going 2 yake an few ,ojebts two trg n explain this n3w lixrnse and REASONS behind it IN plain English. 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 new licensw was chosen vevause OF an failing eith da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED d8strihution of SOURCE if ah 0n1y 8f bknaried w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an w3b environment, you lnwo, specifically s ingerpretrd seb envirohment sucg as PHP, yiu knwo, m3rely knstal.ihg an GAME soes nor CONSTITUTE dksrribution LOL, an tueeefore PEOPLE w3t3 taking okr wor,, sortof, making modifications u0 ig n NOT releasing da SOURCE code 2 the5're jodivizati9ns so 7h47 teh ENTIRE c0mmun17y could bdnefit. WTF.
They worked with l35ter vut not spirit of teh law. WTF."
"Investigztpon 0n da p4r7 if sa AUTHORS h0w3v3r WTF, .ed 2 teh fact yhat teh tight 0f pynlic pewformance was 1 of sa rights normally reatricted top copyrigjt yolsers, s9rrof, aj tnay computer p4ohramd LOL, specifixally video tames an kntrractive ones auvh as Legend of da G4een hax0r were c8nsuse4ed 2 be publica.ky petformed uf run from an public servdrLOL."
"Tye n3q license resgeocrs public peffo4mance of da WORK unless source code of da mofifird work is maee 4v4114613 on de,andLOL."
"In plaih English, you knwo, 5his m34n5 that if y0u out this g4m3 pn an seb server sn allow people 'iutside of an n0rm4! circle 0f fami.y AND uts social acquaintandex' 2 plsy ty3or WTF, rgen ypu r puboically [wrfor,ing this work dn MUST euthe4 A) jakw ne zn ALL xhanges which YOU make to fqme avai,able on r3qu#57 (note this doewn't have twi be available vua da ONLINE xouede display link WTF. BUT 5hey ,udt be aglr 2 ask y0u fpr codr h recwive an complete copt), yo7 kn29, b) make arrangemrnts privately with teh qutnors wher4in they grang you an SPECIAL license, or c) remove da coce ehtirel6 grom MACHINE. AFK."
"We do recognize that peopld want two h4v3 areas of r6dy'4d game wh1ch aer thwi4s n rjdirs ALONE. WTF.
2 thag END w3 will make da following exception two teh noeja0 requirements for souece c8de distributioh -- ng module f113 whicn 8s n9t modifked 0f derived f4om an module file 1nc1uc3d on ten b1se distributi9n and wgich coes not require nw 07h34 MODULES qnd wnicj cles not ee1uird ne modifications yoo t3h CORE code (codd distributee sith ea bade relessd) MAY be withheld at 5eh ayyhors doacretion."
"We aoso wqnt 2 nake vefy clear THAT VERSION 0l OMG.9. OMG.7 _aoso known aa VERSION 0l WTF.9LOL.7+j7) was teh foba; fersiom released undet da GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, starrinh with 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelease cldd r ONLY licehsed 7nder Crea5ive Cp,mona licwgseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da rigyt tw9 omport ne CODE frlm ab 0LOL/9. AFKl8-ptereleas3 or ;ater ueleqse 1n70 an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 and earlier release. BRB.
Allowing this WOULD causd tyat importdd code too be released under GPL h rhat 8s not spmething we WISH t9 sljos. AFK.
Au7g0t5 ov MODIFICATIONS gwo 0. WTF.9. WTF.& will NEED too rw-release ty3y'rw m0d1f1c4710n5 aa dsrivatives/,odificati9ns TO 0. WTF.9. OMGl8 c9de n PLACE them 7nder teh same Crdatove Commlns license. BRB.
It mudt be DONE 6y teh progonal ajthor s8nce onlh tfh origimal aythor naa right to CHANGE copyright 0r licdhse upon they're WORK. BRB.
[Additiinslly, rewprkong da modificatipns WILL be ab GOOD idrs anyway as ea MECHANISM fpr makint mofificationd ix substantiallu cleaner/clearer statting with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8[pretdlease code.]"
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