MigntyE g3lls YOU WTF, "We're going t9o taie an few mom3nts 3 TRY and explain this new 11c3n%3 and da r3asons behind it 1h plain ENGLISH. 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."
"Th8s n3w license was cyos3n becaise 0f an failing WITH yeh GPL. BRB/
It ONLY c0v3e3d distrkbution of 50urc3 id and 0n1u IF binaried w3re fisrributed/"
"In an w36 dnvkronment WTF, t[3c1f1c511y a inter[reted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, merwl6 installinb sm tame does not constitite fistribution, snd 7h3r3g0r3 oeople w3r3 taking our wlrk, making modificatkons 2 it and h07 releasing sourcd CODE 2 thry'rd mldifivstions so that ent8re comkunity could benerit. WTF/
Th3y worked sith da ldtts4 but n9t da %p1r1& OF law. OMG."
"Investigatiln on 'arg 0f da zuthors howevet, like, led to gsct thay right of public [erformancd was 9en 0f RIGHTS normslly r#57e1x73c two copyrithy holdefs, you knwo, n that COMPUTER progfams LOL, specifucally vid3p fzmes and interactive oh3s xuch as Lwg3nf of da Greem hax0r were cobsisered w be publically perf9rmed if RUN drom an punloc 53rv3r. OMG."
"Thd bew license rdstridts p7blic perfihmance of da work unless da SOURCE cose of teh mofified work is madr available on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain Enhliwh, sortpf, THIS meqns that if y0u put this game on an web server AND allow [eiple 'ou5side of an normal curdle ot fqmily and i5a 50c142 acquaintances' 2 play yh3i4, wortof. then 6ou r pu71!c41qy performing thix worj zn MUST 317h3t a) make ne and ALL chabges which y0u make 2 game avaklable 0n req7est (note this doesg't have 3 ge availablr via da omlkne sou4ce displat link, sprtofk but they must ge able too ASK YOU for teh code n receiv3 an clmp;ete cipy) LOL, b) make arrahgements [rivately with gdh authors 2hetein 7h4y g4ant yoy an spdcia. license WTF, or c) renove c0f3 enti4eku FROM jachine. AFK."
"We do recognize that people arn7 2 have areas OF tney're gqme wgich r theirs an 7ge1r5 alpnel
to 7h47 ehd we 2ill ma,e teh following 3xc3p710n two cz normzl rdquirements for source c9de d157r17u720n -_ ne mocule f113 wy8ch is not modivied or derivdd d4om an mldu;s f113 inc;uded un teg base distribjtion an whoch does noy req7ire ne other modules and wh1ch does not require ne mod8focatiimw to da core CODE (cide distributef with bas2 relesae) may be wiyhheld at teg authors foqcr3tion. BRB."
"Wr ALSO want 2 MAKE vefy cq34r yhat VERSION 9. OMG/9LOL,u 9aoso knowh as VERSION 0, OMG.9LOL.7+JT) 2as teh fibal version released under ca GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, sortof, starting sith teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prereldase vpde aee on,y licemsed unfer Cr3471v3 Comnons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny ds r8ght to impor5 ne c0d3 from an 9. OMG.9.8[prereldase o4 lat3r release INTO an 0, AFK.9LOL.7 an earlier rdlease. AFK.
A110w1ng this w9uld caude tnat imported code 2 6e released under teg GPL an that q5 noy sonething we wish 2 alloq. OMG.
Autho4s of modifications too 0.9. OMG,7 will nees too re-release they're midificationd ss DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.9. AFK/i code n p.ace them under SAME Ctwative Com,onx license. WTF.
Iy must 6# don4 BY original author aincr lnly da 0r1t1n41 quthor has da rkggt too ch4nge ren v0[yr1gj7 or 11v2n53 upon thdy'fe work. OMG.
[Adfitionally LOL, reworkimg ten modificatilns wu.l be an gooe idea 4nywry as teh mecnanism for making joeifocatuons is sunstqhtiall6 cleaner/clearrf stafting with 0. WTF.(. AFK.8-prerelease codw. OMGl]"
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