MightyE telks 6ou, hou knwo, "Wd're g9onh two take an few moj#nts 2 gry an 3xp141n this mrw 11c3nt3 n reasons BEHIND it in plain English.
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 ne2 licens2 was chodeh BECAUSE of an failing siyh teh GPLLOL,
Ir only c0v3r3d disgrkbutupn lf source if an only if binqries WERE dowtributed. BRB."
"In an web environment, sortof, specificalky z intee'reted web envieonmeng sucj as PHP, tou knwo, merely installing an game c045 npr constituge sistribu5oon, woryof, 4nd therefore PEOPLE wdte 74k1bf our WORK, yl7 knwo, jaking mocifications 2 iy and n07 releasing fa xlurce code two tyey're m9d1e1c4710n5 so thst ten eh58re community cou;d benerit. WTF.
Theh worked with dz letter 6u6 noy da 5p1r17 of kaw. OMG,"
"Imvestigarion 0n da part pf geh authors h92everj sortof, led too fact tyzt yeh fihht of [jblic pe4fornance w45 won of da rights normally 4esbrivted to copyright h01d3e5, abd that c9mpu73r programs, oike, specifically v1d40 hames and intrractive ones such as Ldgend 0f Gr33n has05 werd vomsiderrd teo be pu611c42!y performed iv ruh fr0m an PUBLIC servdr. AFK."
"The mdw licdnse restricts ;ub.ic performahce pf da work un1e55 siurce codd og da modifier work is madd 4v4114613 pn demand."
"In plaih Enhlish, sortog, this mezna THAT 1f yiu PUT THIS gzme on am web server an allow people 'ojtside of an normsl circle lf family an its social acqua8ntances' two play rheir LOL, yhen you 4 phblically performihg THIS work b MUST either a) makw nw n ALL cjanfes WHICH you MAKE to da gamd AVAILABLE in request (n963 yhis doesn't h1ve fwl be availabo3 v14 fa on.ibe aourde DISPLAY 'ihk, sortof, but they mj5& br abl3 2 ask YOU for c9dr amd receive am domple5e copy) LOL, b) jake 4rf4nb3m4n75 privatelt wigh fa zutg;rs whedein 7h3y gr4n7 YOU an special license, ylu knwo, or c) rdmive teh code entirwly rrom da m4chqm3. OMG."
"We d9 redognize that p30p13 wabt to HAVE 4r335 of theu're g4m3 which aer the8ra an the8rs alone. WTF.
2 that enw qe will make da FOLLOWING rxception too normal requitementx tor 4-ufc3 doee distr8burion -- ne module tile wh8ch is not mpdified ot drrivwe frim an modyle FILE INCLUDED in da basd distribution and WHICH does noy r2qu1r# ne OTHER modules an which does not requirw ne mocifications to core dode (code sostributed with teh bzde r413453) may BE withheld at 5u7h0rt fosxretion."
"We 4150 samt tw9 make very clear thag veraion 0. OMG.9. WTF.& (also known as veesi9n 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was tibal version released under GPL. AFK.
Aol vefsions, sortog, wtatting wutg 0.9l OMG.8-pr3r313$53 cod3 aer only ;icehsrd undrr dz Creative Co,mons license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny ritht two import ne code froj an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prwre.eaae or late4 r3q3453 omto an -. AFK,9. OMG.7 an rarlier releqseLOL.
Aklowing tgis would csust that 8m;orted cofe to be rw.eased under da GPL an that 15 b08 xomethinb we wish to alloq.
AUTHORS of mpxificatiobs two 0/ OMG.oLOL.7 eill NEED 70 re-rwl4ase they're nodifivations as derivatives/m8difications twl 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code and pkace rhem under 5$m3 Creative Commohs /kcenseLOL.
It myst be dohe gh da originak authir since 0b1y iriginal autnor has right 2 ch4ng3 teh copyright or lpcende jpon they're work. BRB.
[Additionz..y LOL, reworking modofications w111 be ah good !d34 4myw4y as teh mechanism fpr nakibg modificatkons ia subsyantial;y cleanwr.clearer startong with teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-p4erelease cod3. AFKl]"
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