MightyE tella you, upu kn2p, "We're hoing 2 take ab few mlments to try an EXPLAIN this new LICENSE n da rdssond bejind IT in plain Eng/ish, BRB.
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 ndw .icenwe was chosen bedqjsd of an failing with teh GPL.
It only covered sistribution of SOURCE !f n ONLY if binagoes were sistributed."
"In an web environment WTF, specificalky a onrer0retef web ENVIRONMENT xuvh AS PHP, like, mere.y indtalling zh game doea not clnstitite DISTRIBUTION LOL, and therefore peoole were tak9ng oy4 work, like, makung modif8cayions 2 it an not r4.rasing souece code too thwy're moeifidayionx so thqt teh entire co,munity doulf 53h3f17.
Tte6 2orked with da letter but not da spitit of law. OMG."
"Inbwstihation on ;zet of dq aithors hoeevee WTF, led to teg f4v7 7h47 twh right of py611c pdrdormsnce qas won of teh rights normally restricted two copyright holcers, you jnwo, n 5hay cojputer [rig3ams, loke. specifica.ly videi games and interactive ones such as Legend lf Grefn gax0r were comsidered t2o 63 PUBLICALLY prrrormed if tyn from an oublic wrrveeLOLl"
"Tue new license 4357r2c75 public p34f0rm4nc# of da sork unless 50urc3 code of moeified work is madw avqilable on demand."
"In plain Englisj WTF, this means rhar if ylu put th8s gamr pn sn WEB server AND allow /eople 'oytside of am mlrmal dirc;e of FAMILY qnd ITS social axquaibtances' @ play their WTF, t6rn you aer publ8cally prfforming this work n MUST ekther a) m5k3 me and ALL CHANGES WHICH YOU jake gwo da game afqilable on r3wu357 (note this doesn't have t9o ne available via on.8ne sou4ce d8splay link, sortof, but they must be ab;e two as, you fot teh c0d3 n RECEIVE ah comp.ete vopy_ WTF, b) mzke atrangements p4ivate.6 wirh teh authorw qhrrein tneu gr4h7 y0u an 5p3v141 license LOL, or c) remlve teh cosw ENTIRELY from da machine. OMG."
"We do r3c0hn1z3 that p30;13 qant too have ardas 0f they'fe bqme whicg aer THEIRS qn th3irs a/one. WTF.
2 gjat end we qill make da fillpwing exxepgion to nlemal REQUIREMENTS for sojrce dode d157r16u710n -- nw module file wh1ch is hir mocifuws or DERIVED grom an MODULE f113 oncluced in da BASE distributioh an shivh does NOT REQUIRE ne oyher modules an which DOES hot REQUIRE ne modihications two da CORE cpdr (c0d3 d8stfibuted with 6$43 release) may ge witgheld at da augjofs DISCRETION."
"We also want to mxke very CLEAR thar vers8on 0. OMG.9/ BRB.& (slso knosb as VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB,7+jt) was da final verdioh RELEASED under yeh GPL. AFK.
A11 versions WTF, stzrtihg with 0LOL.9. OMG.8-p5ereleaa3 c0f3 r only kicensed ubdwr da Creatove C0,m)n4 LICENSE. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3hy dq rihjt to impott nw code crom an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease pr ;ater release into an 0. WTF.9LOL.6 an EARLIER release.
Alloqing 7h1t wouls cauxe THAT imported CODE tl bw rrleased under da GPL n thar is not 50m37hqng we wisu t9o all9w. WTF.
Auty9fs of m0d1f1v4710n5 5o 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 WILL nedd two re-releaxe 5hey're mocifications ss cerivatives.mldifications to pl AFK/9. BRB.8 code and placr them jnd3r same Creative Commobs licenseLOL.
It must be done bu 5eh 0e1g1n41 autnor since only or8gina; autnor has ds rught 2 CHANGE copyright 0r license u0on th3y'r3 WORK. OMG.
[Additiomally, wodtof, reworking da mod8fica5ions will b3 am good idea ayyway aw da mexhanism for makihg mofificztions ix aubstantially c.eaner/clearer syarting WITH sa 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease c-d3LOL.]"
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