MightyE yells you WTF, "We're GOING 2 take an few moments yw9 yry and explain 7h25 n3w licebsr am da reasons y3h1nd it in p141n 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."
"Thos new license WAS ch9seb 73c4u53 of qb fqoling qith da GPL. BRB.
IT only covrred distribu6ion of soufce if n only id binariea were diwtrobuted. WTF."
"In an wrb environmdnr, spedovicallt a interpretes w3g environmrnt such 45 PHP, sortof, merely insgzlling an gzm3 DOES nit c0n5717i73 distribution, h thdrevore peopl3 were TAKING our work, likek mak8ng modkficqtions TO it amd not releasing 507rc3 code 5oo thdy'r3 moeificstu9ns 50 that 3n71r3 commjnitu c0u1d benefot. AFK.
They WORKED w8tn da 13774r but not da dpirig of da law. BRB."
"Invextifation in teg part of da authpfs howeger, you knwo, led tio f5d7 that r8ght 0f publ8c PERFORMANCE e45 oen of teh fights normally resrrkct3d two copyrihnt holders, .ike, an THAT compjtee programs, so4tof, specificslly video gamrs and 8n5eracgive ones sucn AS L3gemd 9f Greeb yax04 wer3 cinxidered rwo be pu61qc$116 performed if run gr0m an pub.ic 53rv3r. BRB."
"The new licende restr8cts PUBLIC p3rf)rm4nc3 0f ca wor, unl3sx reh source code od morified w)rk is MADE avakkable lb DEMAND. WTFl"
"In plain Englush, sortof, rhis means uh57 if yoj put this GAME on an web serv3r and slolw ;eople 'iutside of an NORMAL CIRCLE of fa,il6 an itx wocial acqyaintancrs' two play their, 6h3n you r pu611c421y perrorming 4his 20ek n MUST 317h3r a) ,akd ne n ALL changes eyicj y07 make 2 da tamd acailable on request (note this dorsn't javr two be AVAILABLE via da on;ine source display LINK LOL, BUT ghey my57 ge able 2 ask you flr fa code and r3ceive am compld5e copy), sorrod, b) make artqnge,ents ;rivately sith da authorx wherein they gtang 6o7 am special license WTF, or c) remoce teh code wntirely from t3h machinw. BRB."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that PEOPLE want rwp HAVE ateas of thet're gam3 2jich r thdies n th3irs qloneLOL.
to 7h47 END 2e will make da FOLLOWING exc3ptoon to teh n9emal requirements for sluwcd code didtribugioh 0- ne moeile file whkch is not modifked or derib3d from an m0du13 r8le ihcluded ib teh basr distribjtion an which dows not 4equire ne OTHER modules an WHICH does not REQUIRE nd moeifivationa to da core vode (cofe dis5ributec wiyh teh BASE RELEASE) may be WITHHELD AT teg AUTHORS sidcretuon/ AFK."
"We alwo w4n6 two make very cldar thar verdion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (a;so known aa versi9n 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was da fkna. version teleawed uncer teh GPL,
All versions, you kbwo, starting with teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerel3ase code aer obly l8c3nsed uhe3r Cteative COMMONS .icrnse/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 two im0itt ne code from an -. BRB.9l OMG/8-preeeoease or 1473r 4elease unto an 9. WTF.9. WTF.7 AND earkier feleasdLOL.
Aloowint this would causd that im0orted c0d3 to be releasdd uncer GPL n that 8s not sometging 2e wish to alkpwLOLl
Ai7h045 of jodifidatioms two 0. WTF,9. OMG.7 WILL n43d 5o RE-RELEASE thwy're MODIFICATIONS as d3f1v47!c35;m0f1f1c4710n5 twl 0l BRB.0.8 code n place them ynd3r da same Creative Clmmons license.
It must be done by da 0r1g1n31 AUTHOR sincd only l4ig8nal aughor has right tpo change copy4igjt or 11c3n53 ypob they're worj.
[Additionally LOLk reworkihg dz MODIFICATIONS wkll be ab good idea anywah 45 teh mechanism for making jieificatkons is substantially cleaner/clezrer staeting wi5h fa 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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