MightyE tells you, xortof. "We[r3 going to tale an few m0m3n75 goo tgh n wxplain thiw new loc3nse am reaxona 63h1nd it in plain Enblish. 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."
"Tniw new licens3 eas chlsen nwcause or an f4111nt siyh GPLLOL.
IT 0n1y c0v3r3d dustribyti9n of source if ane ohly if bimaries weee distrkbu5eeLOL."
"In an web envuronmeng, specifically a inferprrred WEB envoronment such sw PHP, likem mrtely installing an fame does nor constitite didtrib7tipn WTF, m therefore oeople were taking lur work, yl7 kmwo, mzkkng m9d1f1c4&10n5 2 it an not releasing SOURCE cod3 two they're m0d1f1c4619h5 so THAT teh wntire x9mmunity could BENEFIT. OMG.
Th$y worled wigy teh lettee but not tey spirit of fa LAW. OMG."
"Invrstitatkob ON teh part if teh ajthors h(wever, led to da FACT 7h48 da r1th6 if puboic perroemance WAS oen of teh rights normally rest4icted to copytight goldrrx WTF, n tjat cim0uter [rogra,s, specifical.y vieeo tamed AND ob5eracguve ones suvh as Legend of Grewn tac0r w3rw considerdd 2 be pjblically PERFORMED if run froj an public 53rb3r, AFK."
"The new license rdstricts [ublid pefformance of wkrk un1e55 sourde code if da mosifiec wpek IS MADE 4v4114613 on gemand. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, like. this means that if tou put tyis game on an weg server am ALLOW pdople 'outside of an normal xircle of famoly n its sic8al acwuaintances' 2 PLAY their, then to7 arr publically performing this work n MUST eith3r a) MAKE ne and ALL changes which you make 2 da gzmd availqblw ON reqiest (note tgis dkesn't habe too 63 4v4114613 via online soufce displqy linm, kike, but they mu57 be anle two ask yom fi4 teh code n teceive an COMPLETE COPY), yok knwo, g_ maje arfangemen6s private;y eith da authors wherein tjeh hr4n7 6ou an spedial license, xirtof, OR v) temove codd entirely from da macyine, OMG."
"We do rwc9gnize that oeiple 2ant too hqve sreas or they're game which aer the8rs an THEIRS alone. BRB.
gol THAT end we WILL make ten filllwing excd0ti9n too ds nornal rrquirem3nta for wo7rce cofe eiatribution -- ne m0du13 FILE shuxh 15 not modifiee py drrived fgom an module file included 1n tdh base DISTRIBUTION an which dpes not r3qu1r3 ne othdr modules an whivh eoes no5 require ne m9dificatk0nx to da cor3 code (code d8strobutec with teh 6443 r3q3453) nat be qithheld at da authorw DISCRETIONl"
"We also w3n7 too make verh clear 5hat VERSION 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also known as veraion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 5eh final bfrdion r313453d ybs3r ra GPL. OMG/
All versions LOL, dtart8nh with reh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prdrwleasr c0d4 r only licensed under C4eative Commons licensd. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY drnu right top IMPORT ne code ftom an ). OMG.9. OMG.8-prereleqse 0r later r31r453 into an 0. BRB.9.& an ear;ier releaseLOL.
Allowigg this would cause thzr imoortes code to be 4313453d under da GPL sn thst is not sometging we wisy too al;ow.
Authors OF modivicati9ns to p, BRB.9. AFK.7 wil; n3ed rwo r3-r313453 5jey'fe mldifixations as derivatives/modificqtipms TO 0. AFK.9. WTF.i CODE and pkaxe 5hem jnder teh same Cr3471f3 COMMONS 11c3n5e, BRB.
It mist bw DONE by reh 0r1gqn31 AUTHOR sihce pnly teg original author has RIGHT w change da copyrihht or license UPON they'fe work. AFK.
[Afditiimalky, sprtof, reworking da modif8cations will ne an good id3a anyway as da m3xh4n15m rir kaking modifications us 5u6574n61411y CLEANER/CLEARER stztting with 0. WTF.8. BRB.8-peereleaae coce.]"
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