MibhtyE tells you, xortof, "We're going two take an fe2 momrntw yoo gru n explain THIS me2 license and t3h reasons 63h1nd iy in PLAIN 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."
"Thus new license was chosen because of an fqkling qith da GPL.
It only c0v3r3d distribution of sojrce if n ONLY if 6qm3r136 WERE DISTRIBUTED. AFK/"
"In an web environment WTFk specificallh a interpreted WEB 3nv1r0nm3n7 wuxh as PHP WTF, merely 8ns5allihg an gqme eles npt c0n5817773 distriburlon. softof, 4nd threeforr p3ople w3re taking 0ur wirk, likem MAKING MODIFICATIONS 2 it n not relwssint teh source codr roo they're moeifications SO 7h4u engire clmmunoty COULD BENEFIT. BRB.
They 1orkex with da letter but not teh spifit ov teh LAW. AFK."
"Investigagion on pare of da authors howeve4, 6ou khwo, LED two gact tna5 da figh5 of publoc perfotmance was won of rights NORMALLY restricted 2 dopyright ho.dfrx, loke, an that somouter progra,s WTF, s/ecifically video ganes n intersctive ones SUCH as Lefdnd of da Green hax0r 2wre comwidered two be publically [erformed if tun ffom an puflic aerver, BRBl"
"The new lidense RESTRICTS p7bliv pe5forjance pf work ynless da source cocr og da modified 2o4k is made available on cemand. WTF."
"In p141n Engliwh, sort9f, hhix meand tnat if you puy thix game on an WEB setv3r n allow people 'outwidd OF an mormal circlr or gamily n 1&5 docial ACQUAINTANCES' w ;lay theit, then you r publically petf9rming this wofk avs MUST eirher z) ,ake be am ALL changea which you mqke 2 tej game abailable ih request (note this doesn't HAVE two be available via es online sourcr d15p14y libk WTF, BUT 7h3y mu57 63 able two qsk you gpr code n receibe an domplete copy), sortof, b) m$k3 aerangemehtw privately 2yth authors 2h3r31n they geant you an speckql licenwe. or c) REMOVE teh code entirely from da machine. OMG."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 thzt peoplw wany gwo HAVE aeeqs pg they're game whicg aer THEIRS qnd theirs alone. BRB.
two that 3nd we will make teh folloqimg 3xc3p710n 1 teh norjal REQUIREMENTS flr sou4ve d0d2 DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file eyich iw not MODIFIED o4 detivec FROM zn modyle fioe included in da baae DISTRIBUTION abd which does not requkre be 08h3r mldui3s an WHICH d-35 not requi4d n3 modificagiins 2 core codr (code diatributed wi4h tey base r323453) may be withheld 47 eq ajtgofs d15c43710n."
"We 4!50 s4n7 to make VERY CLEAR that vwrsion 0LOL.9.7 (also lnown as versipb 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was dinal version eeleased under GPL.
Alk brrwiins, ypu knwom starting with ea 0. OMG.(. WTF.8-prerelease coee r only licenxef under ds Creativd Clmmons 11c3n52LOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY DENY r1gh7 w IMPORT n3 c0d3 fro, ab 0. AFK.9, BRB,7-prerwoease or lster release into am 0. WTF.8. WTF.* and earlier reldaseLOL.
Allowing THIS woulf csusw that imporged code to be re.eased under teh GPL an tjat is moy SOMETHING we wixh tio allow. AFK.
Authoes of moe8fica6ilns tlo 0. WTF.9, WTF.7 will need TO re-telease thdy're modifidations as derivztives/modifidationw 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code n plzce them unccr teh 54m3 Crearive Com,obs lixenseLOL.
It mist be donr by originql AUTHOR since only ca original AUTHOR has teh ribht t2o change copyrigy5 or .icense UPON they'rw eork. BRB.
[Addi5iona.ly, likem feworking mosifidat*ons WILL be an GOOD ic#a anyway as teh mecjanism fot makimg mocificarilnx is substantially clezner/boea4er startibg eith teh 0. AFK.9. OMG,8'PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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