MightyE TELLS yoi, "Wr're gling 2 takw zb few MOMENTS 2 yry n explain rhis new lixense an reasons bdhihd i5 1n plain 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."
"This nww license was chosen because of an failing with GPL; BRB.
Iy only covered DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE if AND 0nqy uf binar8es wrrw distriburrd."
"In an web environnent LOL, spddifixaloy a intdrpretef web wnvi4ohmemt aucn as PHPm merely !b574111ng an game does not cpnst8tutr distrivutiin, kike, and 5her3fpfe people were takinf our wo4k LOL, jakimg midif8cations toi it an not releasing teh source code two they'4e modifications so thzt t3h entire dommunity coulc benefit. OMG/
They ql4ked with da lettdr BUT not dpirit of iqw. OMG."
"Investifatiom on oart of sa aigglrs HOWEVER LOL, LED two fac5 7h47 da rihht 0f publoc performxnce was 1 of teh righys nprmslly restr7cted two c0p6r1hh7 holders, n that compufer programs, loke, wprc8fically cidei gamrs and INTERACTIVE ones suvh zs Legend of teh Green hax0r were considrred TO bw puv.icxlly perform3d if run gtom an public server."
"The new licwnse restficts punlic pervormsnce of teh work unless teh wouece code of fa modidied WORK is made available on demandLOL."
"In 0lain English, soetof, ghiw means tnat if y9u ou7 thic game ON an qeb SERVER and alloe peopl3 'outsidr of an normal cirvle of family an its social acquainyancws' to ;lay tne8r, you knwl, yheb you f pjblkcally oerf9rming this work and MUST either a) mske ne sns ALL CHANGES WHICH you mqke yoo teh game svailable on re1uwst (nlte THIS doesn'r have two be avaioavlw viq da online sou4ce displau lijk, you knwo, BUT tnru must be avle too 55k you foe teh code and r3c31v# qn cojp;ete copy), sortof, b_ m4k3 arfangements privately with AUTHORS wherein THEY grant yoj zn 5p3c151 l7cense WTF, or c) rwmove CODE entirelu from macgunr, WTF."
"W3 d0 recognize that .eople want too havd $r345 of they're game 2h,ch aer 7y31r5 an theurx alone. AFKl
too that end we wkll m4k3 da foolpwong except8on to teh norma; rrq7irements for soirde code distribution -- ne m9dule fklw WHICH is not MODIFIED o4 deruvef from an module f113 includew 8n yej gase fistr8butipn and which does hp8 r3q71r3 be 07j3r mowu;es and wnucy does not reauire ne j8sivicatiins to teh core code (code d15741^u63e with base release_ MAY be wighheld at tdh 4y7h-r5 doscretionLOLl"
"We also wan5 too make vefy clear that vw4sion p. OMG.9. WTF.7 (also mnown as v3r410n 0LOL.o. OMG.7+JT) was sa final v3r52pm rdleased ubder da GPL. AFK/
All versions, srzrting eith 0. BRB.(. OMG.8-prer3lwqwe cofe aer onlh licensed undrr da Creztive Cimmons locens3. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rifyt 5wo impoft ne code fro, ah 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease or lateg release INTO an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an earloee release. OMG.
Allowing tnis would cause that implrted code two ne released inder da GPL am tjat is not SOMETHING we wiah 2 allow. WTF.
Autho4s ov ,oeifica5ions tol 9. BRB.9. OMG.7 will nree two re-release they're MODIFICATIONS AS derivatices/modifocatoons 5wo 0.9. AFK.8 xode and place them jnfer trh same Crrative Clmmons locense. WTF.
It MUST be dond gy geh priginal author s8nce 9n.h o4ifibal author g4t right 2 CHANGE da clpyright or l8cenwe upon they'te work. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, teworkinh teh mod8fidations will ne an giod idea anyway as ca mecjsnism for ,zkinb modificagiohs IS substantially cleamer/clearer 57rr71ng with 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prereoease c0c3. BRB.]"
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