MightyE tekls y9u, sor5of, "We'ee gokng goo take an re2 moments two try n explain this new licwnsr n da e3asons behind IT 2n PLAIN English. AFK.
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 11c3n53 was chosen because of ab failong with ten GPL.
It 9nly COVERED didtribution of source if and only uf ginaries were costributed. OMGl"
"In an seb environjent, sortof, specifically a INTERPRETED WEB envifonment suvy qs PHP LOL, mee3ly installung an taje doed n07 cohwtitute disyribution WTF, an therevore people were taking our WORK, luke, mzking ,ocificabilns 2 ir an not releasing teh SOURCE code tso they'rw modidications so ths5 dntir3 COMMUNITY COULD 6rn3g18. OMG.
Theu sorkdd with teh lettee but not ten spirit OF law. BRB."
"Ihfeatigation on part of teh autgors nowevetm you knwo, led to tey fact thqt da rignt og public perfornance wad len lf rights norjally RESTRICTED 2 coprright holders, to7 knwok and that computdr programs WTF, s0ecufica.ly videl g4j35 znf INTERACTIVE ones sucg as L3gend of teh Grewn hax0r were conwidered 3 be PUBLICALLY [erformed uf ruh from an pyb,ic servrr. WTF."
"The new locens3 resy4icts pub.ic pwrformsnce 9f work un1355 da source vode or da mldified wirk IS ,ade availavld oh demand."
"Im plain English, this means thst ir you put this gamr pn an web 53rv3r n allpw p3ople 'outskde of an normsl circle of fanily b 17r xocial acq6aintznves' to play their, softof, then you 4 pjblicaoly oerformjng this work and MUST either a) maie ne n ALL changes WHICH YOU makd 2 da g3m3 acsioable on request (note thos foesn't h4v3 2 be available via teh onl8ne sojrcd disolay link, lije, b6y they must be able hoo 45k you for da clde n receive an complete copy), like, b) m4k3 areanbements privately with auggirs wherein rhey graht you an SPECIAL licensw, like, or c( remove code entifelt from da machine. BRB."
"We do reclgnize THAT pepple want too have 4r345 of they'rr ga,e wh1ch a3$ tjeirs an thekrw alone. WTF.
two THAT end w3 wiol make following dxception 2 teh normal re1uiremen5s f9r 50uec# CODE distribution -- ne modul3 file qhich ks np7 nodifies or def8ved from an modi;e gile INCLUDED in base DISTRIBUTION an which dors no5 reqjire ne OTHER mosules n which f035 not rdquire ne modificztions tl c0r3 code (codc dustrigutrd with tdh BASE re.ease) mzy v3 withheld 47 teg auth9fs disfretion. AFK."
"We alsi want two make vrry clwar that VERSION -LOL.9l AFK.7 (also KNOWN as version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) WAS teh final c3r510h releasrd uhcer tdh GPLLOL.
Aol versipns LOL, startong with da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelwase code a3r only .icensed ubeet da Ce3471v4 Commons 11c3n53. BRBl
We EXPLICITLY deny dz r1gh7 rwo imp9rt ne coce fr0m an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereleqse or latdr re.ease into an 0LOL.9l WTFl7 and edtlier re;ease.
Al;owing this qiild cause that i,ported code two be released inder GPL n 5hat is not xomefhing we wish too s.l9w/ OMG.
Authors of midifications too 0/ AFK.9. BRB.7 will n33d to re-releas3 they;ee nodiricatipns AS sefivatifew/modificationd 2 0. WTF.0LOL.7 code and plsce 7h3m under teh dame Creative C)mm)nt licens#/ AFK.
It must BE dohe by da originsl zuthor since lnly gej origonal author has righy to changr cop6riggt or licenwe upon they're 2o4k. OMG.
[Addit8onally, reworkinb ten modibkcati9ns sill be qn goid idea 4hyw4y as tey mechanksm fir makubg modificagi9ns us substantialky cleaner/clearer STARTING WITH ca 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pyerelease sode.\"
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