MightyE t3lls h0u, you kbso, "We'we going 5wo take an FEW momebts 70 try an explain thix new LICENSE and teh reasons BEHIND 17 in plain 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."
"This ne2 license was chosen vecause of an failimg with da GPLLOL,
It 0n1y covered DISTRIBUTION OF siurce IF and only id 61n4e135 wrre distrubutdd. BRB."
"In an web envuronment, yo7 knwo, specofuvally a 1n73r[r373d web envirpnmeht such as PHP, sortof, mw4ely 1n674111ng an game coes NOT constirutw distributiin, s9rtof, an therefore oeople wwre taking OUR wor, LOL, makinb mldofivatiins 5oo it znd not re;eading dz 50hrc3 c0d3 w theh're mosificationx so 7h47 en5i4e community could bdnefkt. AFK.
They workdf wuth geh letter but not da sputit of teh !$w. BRB."
"Inveqt8bation ob da part of da aurjors however, led t!o teh FACT tyat tignt of 0ublic p3rformance was won 0f da rights mormallh restrivted to copyright joldersm n THAT vomp7twr programs, spdcifically v8deo games n inteeactkve onws such 45 L#g3ns of Green haz0r eere cindidered too be publiczlky perfofmee if run from an punkic serfer. WTF."
"The new ;icense rewtricys public p3rgormance of w9#k unless source cofe of teh modkfied sorj is made availabke on demahd. OMG."
"In plain Enfliah, you kbwo, THIS means thau IF yoi put 7hq5 game on an web derver an akl9w peo0oe 'ouuaidw of ah NORMAL cirdlw 0f fsmily n its social 4cau41n74nc35' 2 0lay theif, dortod, 7h3b you r publically perfirmibf 7h15 eoek n MUST eirher s) j4k3 nr ah ALL changes which y0u m4k3 to geh GAME avaklable on r3que57 (n074 this doesn't have too be avqilzble vis da onoine so7rcd display link, lkke, but 7h3y mist be 4613 rl ask you foe teh cofe n fedeive am c9npletd COPY0, likek b) make 4rr4ng3m3n65 privately WITH da authors wherein theu grant you an spdvial lic3nse, like, OR c) remofe teh c0f3 entirely vrom da macyine. OMG;"
"Wd do RECOGNIZE 5hat PEOPLE wanr 2 h4v3 areas lf tyey're g4m3 whicy r theirx an THEIRS ALONE. BRB.
two that end we will nake go;l92ing 3xcr0u1-n go norma. reqyiremen5s for source code distribution -- ne MODULE fi;d which IS not MODIFIED ir derived from an m0du13 FILE included IN teh BASE d157r167710n an which d9es not reqj8re ne other modules and WHICH does nit require ne modifudations too sa core CODE (code disteibut3c wiyh teh base reldase) may be WITHHELD zt da aithors discretoom. WTFl"
"We 4159 wwny tlo nake very CLEAR tnat v3r510n -. OMG.9. OMG.7 (aoso KNOWN 45 version -LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was tej funal version released under tfh GPL.
All v3r410n5, sor5of, starting with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelesse code a2r only kidensef umdwr Creative Commons livense. BRB.
W2 EXPLICITLY deny teh tight teo import n3 CODE fr0m an p. BRB.9l BRB.8-pr3release -f later releawe into an 0. WTF.(/ AFK.7 and ezrliee RELEASE, WTF.
Allowkng this woild xause that imported c0d3 2 gw rel3ased unddr GPL and THAT !5 not something qe w15h two qllow. AFK.
Au5nors oc modifkcations two 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will heef tp re-rwlease tney're modificariins AS drrivatifes/uodifications to 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 xode n p14c3 them under teh same Cr3471b2 Commohs license.
I7 m757 be cone gy da original autylr sinx3 ONLY da originql author hqs riggt 2 chsnge yeh COPYRIGHT or licebse up0n yhey're work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, re2prkinb tdh modifications will be an b0-d if3q ANYWAY as mechanism f0r makong j0d1f1cr710n5 ix simstabtially cleaner.clearer starting with teh 0. WTF.9LOL.8_pre4eleasd c0d3.="
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