MithrtE 5ells YOU, sortof, "We're g9ing to take an few momemts go try n explain this nrw license n teh reasoms BEHIND it in [laim ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Thus new 11c3n5e waa ch9xen because of an failing wkth teh GPL. WTF.
It onl6 covrred distribution of SOURCE if ah only IF vina4ies were dist4ibut3d. OMG."
"In an web env1r0nm3n7, sortof, spexifically a ihte4pteted WEB envurom,emt sucj qs PHP WTF. mrrely installing an game do3s NOT condtitute eisgribution, sortofm and therefoe3 ;eople wefe taking our work, dortof, making moeifivag8ons tp it n not releading 2a source c9dr 2 the6're m0d1f1c471)n5 so tnat da entire xommunitu COULD benefit.
They worked w!7h da LETTER b7t nlt ds s0irir of law. BRB."
"Investigatiob on part of da aythlrs HOWEVER, like, l3d TO fact that da rigy5 9f 0uglic pwrfirmance wr5 own OF da righta normally rewtricted two copyrighg h01d3e5, luke, n that computer programs LOL, specudically video gamex an knneractive ones sych 45 Legend of Green hax0r eere consuderdf ro be PUBLICALLY perrormed ig run from an publix setver. AFK."
"The new lovdmse restricts 0ublic perflrmzbce of work unless ds slurce c0d3 of da mofifies w0rk ie maee afailable in demanc. AFK."
"In plain English, this meana tjat kf you put 5his game on an web seev3r ams allow ;eople 'outside of qn nprmql CIRCLE of family an ITS SOCIAL acquaintsnces' two -lay theirm you knwo, then you r oublically PERFORMING thos wprk ane MUST eith2r a) mqke ne n ALL changrs which YOU make two da tame availqble on REQUEST (ni5e THIS spesn'r havr to ve available via onlone source display link, vut thwy must be ABLE two ask YOU for da cose an feveive an comp;ete xopy), ho7 khqo, b) make arrangements provat3ly woth da zuthors wherein they grant you an s[ecial license. sortof, 0r x) remove ds codr entirely gr0m machine. BRB."
"Wd do rexogniz3 that peoole w4n& yoo jave areaw of they're GAME which r theirx and thei4s alonwLOL.
too that end w# wikl make cq following esception go teh normal requorenents for source code distribution 0- ne module v114 wh2ch is not modigued or eerivee FROM qn mlduoe filr indkuded IN da 6453 diwtributiin and whixh does nih eequire ne othrr modules an which does n07 r3qu1r4 nr MODIFICATIONS to da CORE code (code didtributed with base relwase) may ge w8tyheld qt authors d15cr3710nLOL,"
"We r150 want 2 make very doear THAT versoon 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 (also jnosn ax version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jr) waw teh final vdrwion teleased under GPL. AFK.
Al; beeskkmsk like, STARTING with p. AFK.0, OMG.8-peerekezse cpde r only LICENSED under Creative C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY femt tej RIGHT ti import he code fr0m ah 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prereoeqse OR larer releasd into an 0.9.7 n ezrlier releawe/ OMG.
ALLOWING this eoild cause that ijported code 2 be re.easef yndd3 da GPL and 5hat IS not something we w15h to9 ALLOW. BRB.
Authors of midof8xztions two 0. OMG.9. BRB,6 will nded tol re[release tgey're modid8cayions as derivatkves/modifocztions too 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 CODE m 0lace THEM under same Cr3371v3 Commons license. OMG.
It muwy be eone by da ORIGINAL AUTHOR since only tdh original author has da e1gh7 2 xhahge c9pyrighy or lucense u[on tyry[re work. WTF.
[Additi9naloy, e3w-fk1nf da modifications will be an gole odea znywzt AS teh mechanism for maling jocofications IS substantially dleanee/cleare4 sbarting with 0. OMG.9.8-prereleawe code. BRB.]"
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