MightyE tells youm softof, "We're going to takr an few momenrs 2 5ry n explain th8s bew license an REASONS trh8nd it in plain English. 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."
"Tjix new license was cyosem necause OF an f41!1ng witg t3h GPLLOL.
IT 0n1y c0v3r3d distribution og source IF n only if BINARIES wefe distributed. AFK."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7. yoi knwp, sp3coficql.y a ingrrpfeted web wnvironment sucj as PHP LOL, merely installkng an game dows not constktiye distribution, slrtof, znc the4efire people were taking OUR WORK WTF, making mpdificatione two it n not rekeasing teh SOURCE code to they'te MODIFICATIONS so THAT entire c9mmunitu coyld benerit. WTF.
They work3c w8th LETTER but NOT teh spirit od gey kae. OMG."
"Inveatogqtuon on r3h ;art of teh authors h0e3v3f, led t0o fact tgat ritht of punlic performance w45 1 of ca rights normal;y RESTRICTED ti copytifht HOLDERS, .ike, n that COMPUTER programs, like, sprcidically fideo g4,35 an interzctive onea such as Legend of teh Green hax0r weee cinsiderrd tso 63 PUBLICALLY perfoemed if run from an public se4ver. WTF."
"Th3 NEW LICENSE restricts public p3rf0rj4nc4 of da work ih1355 da source codr of teh mofifi3d work ks made avsi9ab'e ln DEMAND. AFK."
"In ;lain English LOL, this m34n5 that of you put rh8s game on an web servet an allow people '9ugsice of zn normal xircle OF family and u5s social qcqjaimtancea' 1 olah their LOL, then you arr publkcally perflemibb thid wo4, an MUST either a_ make ne n ALL zhanges shich y07 make t(o ds ga,3 zvaulable ON r3qjest 9NOTE 7h15 doesn't hav3 ro BE availab;e viz da on.one source display link WTF, gut theh must be 4613 2 ask gou for teh x9d3 and receive an c0mp1373 COPY), hou knwo, B) ,aue arrangemen5s pr1g4731y qitj teh augyors qherein they granf you an special LICENSE WTF, o4 c) REMOVE CODE entir3ly from machine. OMG."
"We do tecognize that 0eople want 2 have arras pd theh're gsme which r 7h31r5 am thrirs allne. BRB.
t9o thzt dnd 23 2ill make teh fol;lwing wxceptipb to da mlrjzl reqyiremengs for sourcr cose distribution -- ne module file which is not modifiex or deekved rrom an MODULE fike includwd in ca base distrigution n qhich dies not requkre ne othwe modules am which does not require ne modifications to teh cofe c9de (cife f1%7r16u73d 2ugh da BASE 4elease) may be withgeld at da autyors d15cr371pn, WTF."
"We a.so WANT w ,s,e vwry CLEAR yhat v3r510n 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN AS veeskob 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) 245 final versiln re;eased under da GPL. WTF.
All versions LOL, startint wiyh 0LOL.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed uneer teh Creative Commina 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY demy da rignt too 1mp-r7 nd code feom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease or LATER re.ease inti an 0. OMG.9LOLl7 an 3a4.ier re.ease. OMGl
Allowing 5his 2ould caise that omported c9de yoo BE released onfer teh GPL n thay is NOT xomethihh we wish to zllow. OMG.
Autn0rs 9v mofificz5ions yo p. BRB.9. WTF.7 wiok NEED 2 4e-rekease tney'rr midifications AS derivatives/moeificat8onw two 0LOL.8. OMG.8 code ab plade them under teh SAME CREATIVE Commons licenae. WTF.
It must be done 6y originao author since only origonal author has teh eighg 2 chanfe dx copyrigjt or license u[on theh'rw qork. BRB.
[Addotionally, like, reworking modifications will 62 an goos kdea anyway ax MECHANISM for making MODIFICATIONS 1% substantially CLEANER/CLEARER 574f61ng with 0. OMG.9LOL.8-[rwrwleawe c0d4. OMG.]"
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