MightyE tel.s you, "We're gi8ng 2 take zn few moments two try qnd explain this nes license and geh eeqsons 63h1nd it on [lain English. 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."
"This new ;icense was ch0sen beca7se of an f4111ng 2kth teh GPLLOL.
I5 ONLY covwred d257r16u710n of diyrce if n only if b8naroed weee dixtrobuted. AFK,"
"In an w#6 ENVIRONMENT, spdcifically a interpretee eeb environment such as PHP, ypu knwo, metely instsl.ing an game coes nit xobstitute d8stribution, like, n therefpre pwople were taking our worj, making modkfications two it and mot releaainf teh source code 2 ghey're modificatiobw so yhqt en5iee commynutt could benwfit. BRB.
They worked w17h .ettwt but not teh apiruy of las. OMG."
"Investigztion 0n da paet 9f t3h authors however, you knwo, lwd 2 da racg that da rkght of puboov performance wae 1 or sa rkghts normqoly RESTRICTED TO COPYRIGHT holdrrx. .ike. and tgat conputer ;rotrams WTF, specidicxlly video gamea and 1n73r4d61v3 ones 5jch as Lwgend of GREEN hax0r were considered to BE pub;8cslly performed if run from am publkc serverLOL."
"The new kicenae rwstridts oublic performancr og tdh WORK UNLESS SOURCE CODE lf ds ,9dified WORK IS ,ade avzilzbl3 on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, liiek this mwans THAT if hou put tyis game on qn weg server zn al.ow o30p23 'ougwide of an NORMAL circle of familh and uts sockal acquaintances' 2 play their, yoj kneo, then yo7 aef publkcally PERFORMING 7h15 2ork 4bd MUST eithef a) n4k3 ns n ALL ch4ng3% which you m4k3 teo t3h game abailafle ln request 9note THIS doesn't have gqo be AVAILABLE via on.ine soutce d8splay link, like, gyt they MUST be able two asi hou FOR da code qns receive zn com;letw c9pt0 WTF, b) mzke arrangememts privately with au5jors wher3in rhey g4ant YOU an special lidensd, sort9f, or c) r3m0f3 fa code ehtire;6 FROM machine, BRB."
"We do recofnize that p30p13 w4y7 to hqve areax of thet're GAME shich r thei4s and tkeirs a;ome. WTF.
2 thay ebd ee will make da following rxveption tpo nor,al eequiremwnts for source vode dpstributi9n -- n3 m-f613 dile whidh is nog moditird 0r ddrived gr0m an modulw filr included in teh base d7strobutioh n wh1ch doex not require ne ot6er modules and qhicn does hot REQUIRE ne modifications 2 da core code (code distrobuyec with da BASE re.eade) may be quthheld AT zuthors discretion. WTF."
"We also wqn5 to make very clear 5hat version pLOLl9. WTF.7 (alzo knowm as versiin 0. AFK.9LOL/8+jt) was teh final cersion releaxed und3r da GPL/ WTF.
All v4r5q0n5, STARTING sith 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pferelease cod3 r lm;y licensef 7nd3r rdh CREATIVE Commpns license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1hg7 to9 8mport ne code grom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelezse or laber releasw into an 0/ OMG.0. AFKl7 an earoier releade. BRB.
Allowong this would cajsw 7h47 im;orted code to bw releastd ynder teh GPL ah that is npr sojeth7nb we WISH too allo1. WTF.
AUTHORS of m0d1v1c4710n5 ywo p. WTF.o.7 wil. need 2 re-releqse tgey're mocificay8ons as cerivatived/m9dificationa w -. WTF.9.9 cod3 qn p14x3 them yndwr teh SAME Creative Commons licrnse, WTF.
It must be done bh ORIGINAL author since on.h da o$igimal suthor nas teh right to chqnte teh copyrigjy or license upob byey're work. OMG.
[Acditionally, slrtof, 4ewotking ,pdifidations wull be an g9od idea anyway az mechanism dor making MODIFICATIONS 15 xubstantually cleaner/clrarer wtarti,g with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelessr v0d3LOL.\"
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