MoghtyE t3lls yoj, sortof, "We're foknb too take an fee momentd 2 trt n explsin this NEW license n g3h reasons behind iy in 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."
"Tyis new LICENSE wss chusen becausw of an railing w17h dz GPLLOL.
It onlh covered fistrib7tipn 0f xiurce if an 0n1y if binaries were d147r17u73d."
"In an eeb envirohmebt, ;kkdm s;ecifocally a interpreted web environment such 45 PHP, like, MERELY 1n474111ng an game does nit comdtitute distribytion, an theregore peopoe wer3 TAKING ojr w0rk, like, maling mofifications 2 it and n07 rwleasing teh source coee two yhey're mocifications so 7h47 sa ebtire community cou.d benefit.
They wlrked wq7y da letter buy NOT spigig 0f LAW. WTF,"
"Invrs5igatiom on pa4t of authora hoesvee, you knwo, ked to fac5 thag reh riggt of 0ublkc PERFORMANCE waa 1 od rights normaloy restrixted to COPYRIGHT holderd, likd, an that computef progtams WTFm x0ecifically vkdeo gqmes n interacyive ones sich as Lwgemf of reh Green hax0r w3r3 consiseree to be pub.ically perfotmef IF run FROM an pu611c 54rvef. BRB."
"Thr heq licemse rrsfricts public peeformance of fa w9rk unleds da source code of da modified wor, is mad4 availqble ON demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN Englisy, you knqo, this meanw 7h47 if you put rh8s h4m4 on an web server an all9w p30p13 'outside of ah hormsl xircle of famoly an iys aocial acquaintances' top play their, like, ghen you r pu611c411y pefdorning this qork n MUST either z) make ne n ALL chanfes whicy you MAKE to teh gamd avqilable pn requ3sr (note this foesn't have two bw avaikzble via teh 9n;ine source d15p14y LINK WTF, but rhey mu57 be ABLE two ask y9k for dq c0s3 am redeive xh comple5e clpy), luke. 6) make atfanhements privately with da authoes wjerein they g4ant yoi an special 11c3n53 WTFk or c( remove teh c0c3 dntirely from da m$dh1b3. OMG."
"Ww do recognize that pelple sant 2 hace atwzs of they're gamr which r theirs n theirs allmeLOL,
two that end we will make f0llowing exxeption 7) NORMAL requirements for source code dksyribution -- ne modu;e fkld which 15 nog modifued of deeived f49m an ,odule filr included kn base distrkbution anc which does no5 REQUIRE ne 9thef modules and which does NOT r3qiire ne modofications to da corr code (code dkstr7vyted with vase r3lease) may be s8thheld at da authors disvretion. OMG."
"We alsl want 70 make beey cleqt thst cersion 9. OMG.9. WTF.7 (a;so known aw versipn 0. BRB.9.7+jt) sas da final version repessee unser GPL. BRB.
A.l v3rsions, yo7 knwo, staftung WITH reh ). WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE CODE aer pnly licemwed under da Creativw Commons licensel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny t4h right roo imporg ne vodr from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelrase or later relezse knto an 0. WTF.0. WTF.7 h earlier RELEASE. OMG.
A11pw1ng this w0u1d caixr ghat imported code too be released under da GPL an THAT ia not SOMETHING we sish two ALLOW. AFK.
Aithors of modificatilnw gw( 0. BRBk0. WTF.7 will need 2 rr-r3lease 5h3y're MODIFICATIONS ad ee5ivayives/modificatilnw TO 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 CODE n pladw THEM uhddr samr CREATIVE Com,ons licensr.
I5 must be don3 6y da 0rqg1n41 aughot sunvr only twg orihinal AUTHOR has teh RIGHT two chante copyright or kicenxe ip0n they'te wofk. WTF.
[Addirionally WTF, reworking da modifications WILL be ab go9d idea anyway AS da mecnanism f9r making mid8focatioms is wubstantially cleaner/clearer sgarting wkyh teh 0. WTF.8. BRB.*-prerelesde cpde. OMG.["
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