MightyE tells you, "Wd're going t2o take an FEW momentw too try n explain 7h15 mew 1qv3n53 4ns 4easons cehind it 1n ;lain Enblish. 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."
"Tyis bew ;8cense was cyosen because of sn failing wiyh geh GPL.
Ig only covefed disttibytuon of source if an only if binaries w3r3 sistributedLOL."
"In an web emvironment, wortor, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web envkrobment such as PHP WTF, mdrelt unwtalking an game d035 npt constitute distrobution, soryof, an THEREFORE pwiple were taking out wo4k, hlu khwo, making modificationw too 16 anc NOT 4elessing da soufcd cofe two thry're MODIFICATIONS 50 that ca enyire COMMUNITY c0u1d bemefit. OMG.
Tgey wofkwd w17j letter b7t nlt s[irit of teh law."
"Inves5igayiom on dz psrr 0f teh aurhors however WTF, led yo ract 7h47 da tigyr of public performancd was 1 of da rights normally restroctee too cop6right bilders LOL, an tyat COMPUTER programs LOL, spec*f8cally fideo gamss n intrrzctive )n35 SUCH as Legend of teh Green hax)r w3t3 conwidered to 63 publkcally PERFORMED 7r RUN from an public server. WTF."
"Thr new lucense restricts [ublic perdormance 9f tdy work ynl3ss da sojrce code of teh m0d1f1#s work IS made AVAILABLE pn ddmand."
"In plaim English LOL, 7h1t means THAT if y0u put this ramd oh an wen server snd ALLOW pd8ple '9urside of an normal c1rc13 OF fa,ily abd 174 soc8al acqmaintances' too play theirm sortoh, then ypu aer PUBLICALLY ;erfotming this wori an MUST EITHER A) m3k3 ne an ALL xhabfes which you make t0 ga,e avqilable on request (nite thus soexn'5 habe to be AVAILABLE via teh obline SOURCE disp;ay link, BUT they MUST be able roo awk you for da code an r3c3!vw ab complete copy), you knwo, b) make arrangements privqtely wuth trh suthprs wherein rhey grant yo7 an spwxial kicense WTF, or d) remove teh code entirely FROM mach8ne. WTF."
"We do rexognize 5hat people want to vave 4r345 od they're hamw wh1ch aer theied an 5hei4s alone. BRB.
two that 3nd we wilo jake folkow8ng EXCEPTION two da normal requiremwnts for source code dostribution -- ne module fq13 rhich ks NOT m9cufiwd pr deruved from an miduoe file 1nc2ud3d 1n teh base ciwtdibution b WHICH d035 n07 require ne other m0du135 ab which DOES not require ne modifications two cofe c0d3 (code diwtributed WITH BASE rdkeasw) m4y be 2ityheld AT authprs d15cr3710n. OMG."
"We 4160 want too MAKE vdry clear that bdrsiom 9.9. WTF.8 (aldo lnown as verwion 0. OMG.o. AFK/7+jt) was final vrrsoon rdleased und3f GPL. BRB.
A11 cers8lns, you knwo, startinh qith da 0LOLl9. AFKl8-pretelease code r onlh ;icensed under da Creatice Commons kidense. OMGm
We EXPLICITLY den6 da right too import nw coce from an 0.9.80;rerelease or later rwleasd intp an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 n darlier RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing ghis wou.d czyse tgat im;orted c9d3 to 63 releasws undw3 da GPL and that 15 not something we e8sh 1 allow. AFK.
Authors of jodificztuonx roo 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wikl nees to re-releasr thwy'ee mldifixations as defivativew/modifications to 0. OMG.9.8 coce m place them undrr da same Cfeat8ve Commona licensd. OMG.
I7 must be done vy originak 4i7h0t since ONLY tdh original author HAS da rihht 2 xhsnge 5eh cipyright 0r .icwnse upon the7're work. OMG/
-Additionally WTF, REWORKING da modificatipns rklk be an go9d idwa any2ay ss reh mechanism for making jodificatlonw IS substantuallu clramet/cldarer srarting WITH 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerrlease codeLOL.]"
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