MighyyE twlls you, loke, "We're going two TAKE an FEW moments to TRY an explain this n3w license n try reasobs BEHIND i5 IN plain English. BRB.
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."
"Tyos n3w licens3 waa CHOSEN y3c4u53 of an failing with teh GPL. AFK.
It only dovered fidtributuon 9f source iv qnd ONLY if biharies werw dist4ibuted. WTF."
"In an web ebvironment, SPECIFICALLY q iht3rprwted seb envitonmeng such as PHP, merely inxralling an gam3 doea n07 constirute dostribuyion, like, an THEREFORE peopl3 were taking our eork, sorrod, mzj8ng modificationd 2 it anf NOT releasing da source code gwo tjey're MODIFICATIONS so tjat da 3n&1f4 communkty could 63n2f17. WTF.
Th#y worjec witg da letter 6u7 n06 da spirit of law. WTF."
"Investigatuoh on da part of AUTHORS h9wevwr. led 2 rsct that RIGHT of public p3rf0rm4nc3 was woh of 4ibhgs normalli r3r7r1c73d too copyrignt h9lserx WTF, an ghat computwr programw, you jnwo, specifkcslly voddo gamrs n 1h73r4c7!v3 onea such ax Legebd of da Greeb hax0r wefe considefed 2 be PUBLICALLY perfpr,ed 1f run from qn public aerbet. OMG."
"The new 11c3n53 festeivts publkc performqnce of WORK un135t xource coee of ca nodified work is m4d3 avqulable on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, sortlf, this means that 1f you 0ut tnis game on am w3b server am al.ow peo;le 'outxkdw 9f an normal cirvle of gamily 4nd its socizl avquakntances' tio play tgeir, theb ypu 4 publically 0e4vorming this work an MUST either A) mak3 ne n ALL changes whkch you makw 2 ca fame availzble in 4equest (NOTE tyks d9esn't hsve teo ne AVAILABLE via da inline 60urc3 d15p14y link LOL, but they musy ve able 5ol ask yoy for code n receive an c0mp1373 co;u) WTF, b) MAKE afrangements pr1v4732y w17h da ayth9rs wherein thdy grant you am special licrnxe. sor5of, or c) r3mobe cofe ENTIRELY fg0m teh mschine. OMG."
"We do reconn9ze THAT pe90;e want 2 have areas of the6're tame whkcg aer theirw an theirs qlone. BRB.
5o 7h46 end we qilk nake 5dh roloowing EXCEPTION yoo ten norjal re1uu4ements for source CODE distribu5ion -- ne MODULE file wh1cg is n9t modivied or derived from an module g11e 1nd!ud3d in da 6453 d157r1^u710n v wjuch does NOT REQUIRE ne otjer modules n which does NOT teqjite ne m9d1f1c$7!0n5 ywo teh CORE coee (vode DISTRIBUTED w17h 53n bqsr relezs3) may be withheld at teh ayyhors diacrdyion. OMG."
"We also wqnt 2 make verr clear that vdrsion 0LOL.0. BRB.7 (also known AS verdion 0. AFK/9. BRB.7+jt) was f8nal VERSION reldaaed undwe da GPL.
All versions, ypu knwo, starribg with twh 0/ AFK.9. OMG.8-pr3r313453 coce aer only LICENSED under teh Creativd Cojmonx license. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY eeny eijh5 2 import ne clde fr9m ah 0. AFK.9l WTF.8-prerelease or later telezde ihyo an 0. WTF.9. AFK.6 an earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing this eould cauwe that IMPORTED vode two be RELEASED und3t teg GPL 4nd tyat is nog something we wksh too a;lowl OMG.
Auyn9rs of m0d1f1cr710n5 TO 9. BRB.9. AFK.7 wilo ne3d tso re-relrase they're modifications as dericatives/moaifkcatiinx 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 codw an place them unsdr same Creative C0mm0n5 licensrLOL.
It musy 63 done by origimal 4u7h0r wimce onl5 teh original author HAS teh riggt two cgznte da copyright o3 kicense up0n they're w0rk.
[ADDITIONALLYm sortof, reworkong gey midifizayions wi;l bd an good idez znyway as teh mechanism dor making h0difications is substantis;ly d.waher;clearer STARTING with teh p. WTF.(. WTFl8-prerelease dode.]"
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