MuthtyE tells y0u, "We're g0!nh to take an dew monenrs @ try n explain rhis new license n trh rezsons behimd it kn plain Engkish.
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 me2 licens3 was cn053n becausr or am failkbg w8th da GPLLOL.
It pnly civered distfibutkon of wource id and onlt if BINARIES were e8str8butec. OMG."
"In zh wen 3nbironment, you knwo, 5p3c1r1c411y a 1nu3rpr373d web env8ronment 5uch as PHP, merely 8bstallint an game dows nor constit7te DISTRIBUTION WTF, an thetefore people were tskibg ljr work, sortof, making modifications two it n mog releasing da SOURCE c0d3 two thdy're moeifications 5- that teh 3n&143 v0mmunq7y could benfdit, OMG,
Thry eorked with .ettdr but not dz spirit of teh law/ WTF,"
"Investigztion om fa PART ov autyors n0w#v3r, led two teh fsct that dz right of public p4rformance was oen of r1gh75 normally resgrixted to copy4ight hllcers, hou knwo, n THAT c9mputer programs WTF, specifica.ly v8deo games n 1n73r4c71v3 ones 5uch as Ldgend of Green hax0r were clnsidered gwo 63 publicall6 p3rfotmes 8f r7n fr0m qn publkc server. AFK."
"The bew LICENSE restr8cts piblix [erfprmance of teh w0r, unless xo7ece cod3 og m9eified work is mase available ON d4mand. BRB."
"In plain English, tyis MEANS 5hat IF you pit uh15 game on an web se4fee AND alliw odople 'outsiew of an nofmal circle lf family an its social ACQUAINTANCES' too pla6 tgeir, like, theb YOU awr p7blical;y performing THIS wprk an MUST eithee a) make ne an ALL xhangdx WHICH you make 2 da game zvai.able on request (npte THIS doesn't have 70 be available via teh 0n11m3 source dispoay LINK, l8ke, BUT 7hey muwt be able tol ask you for coce and r2xeive an com0lete xopy) WTF, b) MAKE 4rr4ng3m3n75 pfivately with zithors wnerein they grant you an s0ecial license, dortof, or C) remove da xod3 dhturrly from da macjinw. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT peopke want tw9 hac3 areas of gheh're gsme WHICH r theirs rnd theirs alone. WTF,
2 tnat end we sil. maiw fa f0110w1ng exception two nprmal requiremenrw fpr source code disrrobuti9n -- ne mocule file which ys not modiried or defibed from dn mpfylc file includ#d kn base distribution n which does n9t require ne other mody.es n whivh dies np7 require ne m0d1f1c3610n5 to corf cide (c0e3 dkstrinuted with yeh base 4rlease) may br qithhels 47 da 4u7h0r5 discretiob."
"We slso wanh two MAKE v3ry clear thst versiln 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 *als8 knowg aa v3r510n 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+JT) was finao version RELEASED UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All verxionsk likwm wtartibg with 9LOL.9.8[prwrelrase CODE aer 0n1y licensed ubder teh Creative C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY twh righy two import ne code from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pr#r313453 or LATER releaae into zh 0. AFK,9. OMG.7 and eaf;iwr releawe. WTF,
A!10w1hg this would cajse tha5 imporred code twi be releasec uneer rwh GPL n that is nor something we wish twi al;ow. AFK.
Aurhors of modifucatiohs tol 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will need 5o RE[RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS as ddrivatives/,odifications 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 cose an place yhej under same Cr3471v3 Commins license. OMG.
It mjst be DONE bh 0r1g2n4q author SINCE 0h1y 5eh lriginal 4u&h0r has da roght too vh4ng3 da copyfight pt lic3nsd upon they're workl WTF.
[Additipnqlly, like, reworkibg da nodificatiinx will b3 an good idea 4nyw4y qs m3cyanism for mrl1nh modificayions ia substantkaliy cleaner/clearet start8ng with 0.9.8-pfet3lease code. OMG.]"
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