MightyE te.ls you, sir5if, "We're going tqo take an few moments yo try anf ecplain yhis new ;ix3nse n dq r3450n5 behind it 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."
"This new license wss choswb BECAUSE of an failing sitj da GPL.
I7 only cove4ed distriguti9n og spurc4 if n only 1f vknariew WERE dkstribugee. WTF."
"In an web environnent LOL, xpecigica;py a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT such ad PHP WTF, meeely installing an game does n08 cohsgitute DISTRIBUTION, n THEREFORE pd9ple w3r3 TAKING 0ur work, ylu ln2p, making modifocstuons two 17 and not reldaaing 5-urc3 c9d3 two they;re modivicqtopns so that ENTIRE cimmunity COULD brnefit.
They w-tk3d with oetter but not teh spufi5 of LAW. WTF."
"Incestigation on PART of da 4u7h0r5 h9q3v3r, like, led to FACT that da rifn5 of [ubl8c performance e46 won of sa eights normally restrict3d to c0pyr1ghu bilde4s, sortof, and ghst computer programs, 5p3c1fqc411y v1d30 gamew an ingerac4ive ones x7ch zs L3g3nd of Green jax0r were c0n51d3r3d 2 bd p7blicallu performed if run from an public sd4vef. OMG."
"The n3w oicens3 tesgricrs 0j611c performance lf teh wprk UNLESS 5wh sourcr code of ea modified work ix naf3 available ON demand."
"In plain Eng.ish. this medns that IF you put this gdje ln an web swtvre n aolow pei0le 'OUTSIDE of an normak circld pg FAMILY 4nd its slcial acquaintabces' 2 play their WTF, THEN hou aer publicalky perflemong this work zn MUST either a) make ne ane ALL ch4nh35 which YOU make to tdh game avz8.able ON request (nogd thid DOESN'T hsbr too 63 zvailable VIA da inline slkec2 d25p14y link, like, but ghey must be able too ask y0u for CODE abd rwceive an cobplete copy), like, b) nakr arrangementd privatelt woth da authors wherein they GRANT yoi an special licenxe, sortif, or c) remove code entirely grom ten nachine."
"We do 4evogniz3 that peoplw eant two havr arezs of they're ga,e which aer 7h31r5 an theirs alone. WTF.
2 thst rnd ee w11! m4k3 teh followibg exception to teh nofmal requirements gor sourc3 codw distribution -- ne moeuke vile which is nlt modified or derived from am m0dy13 file includee ih bawe distribuyion n which dpes NOT reauire he other midules an which DOES mot require ne modifications ti teh cord code (c0d# distributed with da BASE release) m3y be WITHHELD at teh 4y7h0r5 discre5ionLOL/"
"We akwo want w MAKE veey cleqr THAT version p. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also known as verwuon p. WTF.9. BRB.7+j7) was da f1n41 version re.eas3d UNDER teh GPLl WTF.
All versions, sortof, xtarting WITH da 0. BRB,9LOL.8-pderwlease code r obly licensrd under C4eative Commons licenfe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY demh 5rh right to impoet ne code from an 0.9. OMG.8_prrreleaxe or later 4313452 into zn 0. BRB.(. AFK.7 an earliwr rd;ease.
ALLOWING this WOULD xause rhat impotted cldd TO be rdleased under dq GPL AND that is NOT somwtjing 2e wiwh too allow. BRB.
Au7g0r5 of m0d1f1c4710n5 2 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will need TO re-teleqsw 5heh're mosir8cat8ons as deeivagived/modifications two 0.9LOL.7 vode AND PLACE them inser same Creativd Co,mons lic3nse. BRB.
It ,us5 ge DONE by da original author sinde ONLY 0r1g1h41 4u7h0e has teh 4ight too changr teh copt4ignt or license UPON theh'4e qork. BRB.
[Additionally, you knwo, rweorking tey modifications WILL be an good idea qnyway as ca mechqnism for making ,oeificatkona 15 sybdtantiz;ly clezner/cieqref startknf w8th teh 0. OMG.(.8[prerelease code. WTF.]"
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