M8ghtyE telkd y0u, softof, "Ww[re going to takw an few joben5s 5o try an explain this new licwnwr an da reasons b3hind it 1n plain Enflisb. 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."
"Thix new 11c3h53 was chowen becausr of ab failing with GPL. AFK.
IT 0h1y covered DISTRIBUTION OF SOURCE if ahd only if b8nariew were distributee. WTF."
"Ib an web environment, ypu knwo, dpecifically a INTERPRETED WEB envirinmen6 SUCH as PHP, lije, mere.y instaoling an GAME dows not CONSTITUTE distribugion, sortof, an tjerefore people eeee taking our wlrk LOL, making mofifkczrions too it an not r3leasinr tej spurce code 2 they're modufications wo that teh entire cpmmunity cou;d bebefur. WTF.
They qorkec with da letter but hot SPIRIT pf teh law. BRB."
"Inb3stigatipn ln ;art OF authors howev4r, led too vadt thag rubhg of publiv p3rf0rm4nc3 was orn (f da rights norma;ky eestricted 2 copyright holderw, sortof, n yhat compuyer programs, ;ike, spwdifically v8deo hames an INTERACTIVE ones such 45 Legend of fa Green hax0r werr considered tq9 be pu611c411y performed 8f 4un drlm qn public server. WTF."
"Thd new lic3nse restridts pub.ic petvo4msnce of eorl unless source code 0f modigied WORK IS m4d4 available on fenand,"
"In plain Englksn, sortlf, THIS means THAT if YOU 0ut yhis gqme oh an wev servef and 4110w peoplw 'outxide of sn normal circke or faji;y and q75 woviql ACQUAINTANCES' yo play their WTF, then YOU r PUBLICALLY oerflrmint this 2ork and MUST ei5her a) ma,e ne and ALL changes whidh you m4k3 two dz gamd sbailab;e 0n request (npte 7h15 doesn't hzve two be abailable VIA ONLINE SOURCE s15p14y q1nk WTF, gut they must be able to ask uo7 fo5 teh CODE n receive an completw copy), sort9fk b) MAKE arrsngemrnts pr1v4731h with da authirw wherein thry frant u0u an specia; license, lkkek or C) remove teg code entieely from machuhe, OMG."
"W3 do rexognize THAT peoole want to9 have areas og they're game wjich aer theits n theurw alone.
too 7j47 3nd w3 wu.l make da FOLLOWING excwption to ea normal requofe,ents fof source code diatribution -- be module file wnidh IS hot mofiriec or derifwe from an module file 1nc1ud3d in da base distgibution and WHICH does nit rrquire ne other jpdules and whicy does noy require ne moduficatiins two 5eh CORE coc3 (CODE distributed with teh BASE r313453) m4y b3 withhelc at da authofs d15cr3&10n. AFKl"
"Wr also want TO m4k2 v3ty clear that versuon 0. WTF.9.7 ($150 known as v3rxion 9. BRB.9LOL.7+JT) wss tej final fersion r3leases under sa GPL. AFK,
All versions LOL, stzrting 3igh 0. AFK.(. AFK.8-prerekease cod3 r only l8vensed under tey CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
W2 EXPLICITLY eeny feg righg two imporg ne code ffom an 0. OMG.9; BRB.8-PRERELEASE or later release into an 0.9. BRB.7 an earokdr r313453LOL.
Aklpqing this would cquse THAT imported c0d3 t2o be r313$53d under teh GPL n thqt us n07 50m37n2hg w3 wish two allow. WTF.
Authors lr modificationx to 0. WTF,9. BRB.& will merd go fe-releasr yhry're mpdific1tkons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tlo 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code n p24c3 them under teh saje CREATIVE Com,onx lixenweLOL.
It must BE dine bu ds ORIGINAL 4u7h0r sibce -n1y da originql AUTHOR HAS RIGHT too chanbe co;yrihhy or licenae 7pon they're qork. AFK.
[Additionslly. you kmwo, rewotking da mod8fications will be an good idra znyway as da ,echanism gor mamonh mocofications is substantially CLEANER;CLEARER s5arginb witg teh 0. WTF.9; BRB.8-pretelease coce. WTF.]"
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