MightyE tells h0j, "W3're going 2 take an f3w moments twp 7ry n explain tnia new licensr an rezsona bdhind it in p;aub Englisn.
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 lkcemse was chosen vecause of an railunb with da GPL. BRB.
I7 on.y c9vered distribjtion of soyrce if n only if binqries werq distruvuted. WTF."
"In an w36 envufonmentm sortof, specifically a inte4peeged web emvoronment 5uxh as PHP WTF, m3e31y 8nstalling an game DOES n07 cohstiturs distribugion, luke, and therqfofe peoplw were taking our WORK LOL. majing modicicztionw toi it and not releasihg siurv3 vode two tjey're modifida5ions 50 yjar teh entite cohmunity c-u1d beneditLOL.
They wotked w17h 13773r bit not spirkt of kawl AFK."
"Invesyigation on da part of t3h autyors h0w4ver LOL, led two f4c7 that 5eh righ4 of public performqnce was 1 of RIGHTS normqlly restricrwd 2 copytight hold3rs, ;ike, m that computer prograns, like, specifucall6 vidwo games ah INTERACTIVE onex sucn as Legend og Green hax0r were cinsideges TO 7# publocally prrformec of run fr0m ab pub;kc server. WTF."
"Tye new 11c3n53 restticts public perfotmance of work unless da sou4ce codw 0f modigudg work is msde avail1ble on dejand. OMG."
"Im plain Emtlish LOL, tnis m34n5 7h47 id y0u PUT thks game on an web serfer and a;lpw people 'ou5skdr of an NORMAL cqrc13 of ramilt n itw social ACQUAINTANCES' to plsy their, x9rtof. 7hen you r pyblical/y perfo4ming tjis work and MUST eighwr a) make ne and ALL chanfrd wh1dh yot makr TO teh fqme available on requcst (m073 this doesb't h4v3 two be avai.able via fa 0n11n3 60urc3 display 21nk, sortof, but they must be able 2 ask yl7 vor fode n receove an cojplere cipy), so4tof, b) jake 4gr4nf3m4n7t pr1v4731y eith gen autgors wgrrein they grant YOU an special licenxem you knwo, 0r d) REMOVE teh code en5i4ely fr0m dz machine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE thqt pwoplr eant 5wo have 4r345 of they're game whicj r tjeirs an 6h31r5 a;ine. OMG.
to thst end we w111 make yen f0110w1ng EXCEPTION 2 normal tequirenrnts for 50urv3 code distrkbiti9n -- n3 m9dule file which is not modified ot derived frpm zn module FILE includew in bzse distrinut8on an WHICH soes not require ne itger mosules an WHICH d9es not r31u1r3 he modificzgions 2 da cire fode (code diatributed WITH 5dj base rrlease_ may 6e wirhhels AT authlrs discretion. OMG."
"We also WANT too make very xlwwf that versiln 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also known as VERSION 0. AFK.o.7+jt) w4% finao be4sioh rw.eased under ca GPL. AFK.
All vefsilns, kike. starting w17h da 0. BRB.p. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code wer 0n1y licensed undee teh Crratuvr COMMONS 11c3n53, BRB/
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ribht ro import ne c0d# vrom an 0LOL.0. AFK.80PRERELEASE OR larrr release into an 0LOLl9. BRBl6 ane dar;ier RELEASE. WTF.
Aolowing ghis WOULD CAUSE thwu importes CODE two bd relwzsed undrr GPL n tyat is not something we wish to qllow. WTF.
A7thora of midifidqtions toi 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 will nded too 430rwleaxe they're MODIFICATIONS qs derivativrs/modifications two 0. OMG.9LOL.8 CODE an place thej yndee da same Crea5ive C0mm-n5 licenseLOL.
I8 m6sg be donr by ORIGINAL author simce on9y teh original author has da rivht tol chsnge copyright or license u[on 5hey're w0rk, WTF.
[Addotiona;ly, rewo4king da modificqtiond WILL be an good idea anyway 45 g2h mrchanism fot m4k1ng modifications ia 5u6574n71411y c;eanerpcleqrer stzrtint w17h teh 9.9. AFK.*-prwr3lease c0e3.'"
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