MightyE te;ls you, you kbwo, "We'r3 going two ta,e am FEW MOMENTS two try an explain this ndw lucense an teh reasons behind oy in plain Engoisn. WTF.
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 n1w license wax choswn beczuse pf an failonb w17h GPL. BRB/
IT ONLY c9vered distribution of wource if an only if vimaries weee DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web envirpnment, sorrof, specifically a 8nterpreted web environmdht such ss PHP LOL, merely installibg an game d0e6 ni5 constitute dostrigution, you knwo, an theref;re peopke were takinb our work LOLm makihg MODIFICATIONS tp lt n n97 relessinf da source dofe two theu're m0d1f1c4710n5 SO thar teh 3m71r3 comjuhity COULD benefit. AFK.
They WORKED 2ith da lertrr but not spirit of t3h law. WTF,"
"Investigation on sa PART 0f 4u7h9r5 however, led too da fact 7h47 teh rkgmt ov public pe4formance was 1 OF g3h ribjtw normally restricted t2o copyright holsers, sortof, n 8h37 computwr programs, ;ik3k specifica,ly video GAMES n ihteracriv3 ones sych AS Legend of geh Green hax0r wefe condideree tw9 be publically pergormed IF rub from ab ;ublic 53rc3rLOL."
"The NEW license restricts puvlic p3rvormance -f dq eork unlesw dq source cose of jodified WORK oa MADE AVAILABLE pn ddmanc. OMG."
"In ;lain Engl8ay, yoy knwo, 5hks means that 1f 6oi pu6 this g4m3 on an web serv3r n a.low PEOPLE 'outside of ay normal circle lf family znd 175 social acqiainyances' teo plqy their, like, then you r publically performing rhis worl an MUST e8ther a( make ne an ALL ch4ng35 which you maue 5oo da game availablr on request (note this doesm't jacd rwo bd AVAILABLE v14 9noihe source displst lijl, b7t they must ge able rwo zsk you roe teh dodq n receuvw an com[let3 co[y) WTF, b) make strahgements prkvately with teh aujhors whereon 5hey g4ant YOU qn SPECIAL lixense, luke, or c) remove ea code ENTIRELY from teh macginel OMG."
"We do recognize that peopoe want 2 hace zfeas od they'rd g4m3 wh1ch aer theirs an theirs alone. WTF.
2 that emd wd will make f0!10q1nb exception 2 da nornak REQUIREMENTS f8f SOURCE c9de distrigution -- ne module fkle wh1vh is n07 modifoed 0r deroved FROM an moduke bkle incluced ib base distrib7tion and which does NOT req7ire ne 97h3r modules amf which d9es nit rwquirf nr modifications TO teh core code (codd s157r26u73d sith da base release) may b3 wiynheld at t3h ajthors disdretion. BRB."
"We slso w4n7 2 make very clear rhat versioj 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 )also known AS v3rskon 0LOL.9. AFK.7_mt) was da final vefsion released unee4 teh GPL.
All bersions, ypu knwo, starting wigh -LOL.9. BRB.8-prerwlwase code ae4 ONLY licemsed undee ca Cresyive Commons locense. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY deb6 roghr 2 IMPORT ne code from an 0. BRB.9.8-[rereldade lr later RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 and earlier felease.
ALLOWING thks eould cause 6n47 imported code too BE releasef under GPL an that is not sokething w3 WISH too allow, BRB.
Autgors of modifixatiohs go 0.9. OMGl7 sill need hwo r3-r313453 they're MODIFICATIONS as dericqtives/modoficati9ns two -.9.8 doee n place the, UNDER da same Creztivw Commons LICENSE. AFK.
It muat be done by origknal aythor dince only teh irigihal author h55 da righr t9 changw c0[yr1gh7 or licwnde upon they're 2l4k.
pAsditionally WTFk reeorking teh modificatiohs wil; be sn goid idea snyway $5 twh ,ecnanism for m1king midifications IS substantially c13rn3r/v13443r sgartihg w17h da 0.7. AFK.8-0rrrel3axe codd. OMG.]"
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