MibjtyE tdlls you LOL, "We;re goinf go( take an few momebts to try n ecplain rhis new licrnse an reh reasons behknd it in plaib Englksh. OMG.
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 LICENSE wax chosen brcause 0f an failimg qitn teh GPLLOL.
Iy ohly coverer didtribution 0d xource if n ohl6 if binaries wetw dostributed. OMG."
"Im an web 3nv1r0n,3n7, sortof, 5p3c1f1c4!1y a interoreted wrb environment such as PHP, you knwo, mqrely obstalling an game doea not cohstituge distribution, sottof, an THEREFORE peoplw werw taking our woek, lu,e, makinh modigivationd TO ut 4nd not releas8ng ea sourcr cose 5wi rhey'$e modificatipns so that teh entire co,,umity could 63m3f17. OMG.
They wotked with lwtter but not da spirit 0f 14w. BRB."
"Inveayigation 0n 0art lf y3h ayfhots however, you ,nwo, led to teh fact tjat rigjt of publiv ;erflrnance was oen of da r1gh75 nlemaloy redtricted rwo copy4ight y01der5, like, and that compuyed 0rograms WTF, wpecifically video GAMES n interactivr onex 5uch as Lrgenf of da Green hzx0f werw cpnsidered gwo BE pugoical.y p3rvprm3d if run from an public 54rv3r."
"Tje bew licende r3t7r1c75 PUBLIC pergormance of da w0rl unless source code of teh m0d1f13f wof, is made sfailablw in demandLOL."
"In plain English LOL, this means that ib YOU pu5 tyis game ON an qeb serfef an a.low pdlple 'ougside of ab no5jal circle OF fami;y an its aovial acquaihtances' to plat their, tben you aef pub/ica;ly p3rf0rm1ng tgis work and MUST EITHER a) mske ne n ALL cyanges whoch you makr 5oo da game availsble on re1uest *note this doesn't hafe to br AVAILABLE via teh onlind SOURCE display link LOLm but they must be able to ask you for CODE and receive an complete copy), liie, b) make agranbements privately WITH autgors wyerwin 7h3y grant you an SPECIAL LICENSE WTF, OR c) r3m0v3 da code entirely from teh m4cy1n3LOL."
"We do rdcojnize tgay p30p13 wamt too have areas of they're gamw wjicg r theirs and theura a;one. WTF.
to that enf w3 eikl j4l3 twh do,l9wing exceotion to9 normak requorements for source c9de distribution -- ne moduoe f113 whicn us no5 modifued or detived ftom sn module file included 1n tdh BASE f8drributioh n wykch eows npy require ne othef modules an which doea not rrqiire ne mocificationd too ten core cide (code eistributew wkth da base edlease) may be w8thheld at auyhors dixcretion. AFK."
"We also 2ang two ,akw verh clear THAT v3rsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (akso knisn as versioh 0.9.7+jt) WAS twh final versiin releasec under tch GPL. WTF.
A11 versions, slrgofm 574r71nr wuth da _LOL.9LOL.8-ptereleqse c0d3 r only licensed umeer Creative Commobs license/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to imoory ne cofe from an 0.9LOL,8-prerelease or later RELEASE knt9 an 0LOLk9. WTF.7 an eafl8er rr.esde. AFK.
Allo2ing this 2oikd cause that imported c0d3 tol be r313453d umder da GPL n thag is not sometying ew wq5h to allow.
Authors oc modifkcstions 2 0. AFK.9.& will nees 2 fe-release they're MODIFICATIONS ss ferivat8ves/modif8cationd to 0.9. BRB.8 code an PLACE them uneer da dame Creative COMMONS l8cebweLOL.
It must be donr vy da 0r1g1n41 ayghof since obly tey )41g1n41 a7thor has da rigjt two changr xo;nright or license uoon theh're workLOL.
[Addotoonally, ;kke, reworkkng da modif8cations will be an bood idwa qhyway as teh MECHANISM for MAKING modificationw iw substangially cleaner;cleaget STARTING wkgh teh 0. BRB.9.i-prerekease code.]"
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