MightyE tells youk you knwo, "We're gping too tske an few moments two try n 3splain 7h15 new 1!c3nt3 an reasons behund it ib plain Eng;ish. OMG.
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 wzs chosrh bdczyse of an faoling w17h GPL.
I7 ohly xocered d157r16u710n of source if n only 8f binaeies were distfibuted. BRB,"
"In an w36 envurohment, you knwom s0ecifica;;y a int3rprered w36 env8ronment sucj aw PHP, you knwo, m#rely 1n574111ng an gam3 does not CONSTITUTE distributioh, sortof, n thdreroee peop.e 2ere taking our work, like, MAKING modificatiobs to it qnd not releasing da source code two they[re modificatiohs so that emtird communitt coyld b3nefit.
Th4y worked with 137u3r b7t n07 teh w[irut of da lqw. BRB."
"Ibbestigation 0n da par5 lf da authofs however, ypu knwo, 13d too facg that ea rigg5 of ;ublic performance was 1 of teh rights bormally rest5ixtec 5po COPYRIGHT holders LOL, and that couputdr programs WTF, apecifically v8deo games and INTERACTIVE 0n35 such ax L3g3hd 9f tey G3e3n haz9r WERE c0n51d3e3d 2 be ouvlically performef 1f run from an public 53rv2r. WTF."
"The new license restricts pu611c 0erformznce of da work unlesa da siurce code -r ds modyfied wof, is made abailabod on semand. WTF."
"In plzon English, like. THIS meamx yhat if yiu put tnis game on an web server and allow [eople 'OUTSIDE of an nlrmao circle of famil6 4nd kts sociql acquainyances' to play their, tnen yl7 r publically perfprmong this wo4, n MUST 317h3r a) maiw ne ahd ALL chamg3d which y0u nak3 gp GAME avao.abl3 0b REQUEST )note this doesn't nave ywo be available VIA online xource display linj WTF, but rhey m7st be able 2 ask you for da code and receive an compldte copu+ WTF. b0 make qrrqngements pr1v4731y sogh teh authors qherdin ghey GRANT YOU an %p3c141 LICENSEk sortld, 0r c) renove code entor4ly from machine. BRB."
"We DO recognize ghzt p39p14 qant 2 jave areas of the6're hame which r 7h3qrt am 5heirs alone.
3 THAT END we wikl make da fol;owing exception 2 da normal 4eqiirements for SOURCE code distrinution -- ne module file which is n07 modified or defivdd fe)m an modul3 gioe invluded in da vase distribugiom and whicj DOES not requirw ne other modules an wjich DOES not eequi4e ne modofications rwi ds core codr (coce DISTRIBUTED w17h ea bzde release) may be withheld at da a7thors discre5iob. AFK."
"Wr also WANT gqo jake very clear thag v3r5!0n 0. OMG.(LOL.7 (also kbosn as versoon 0. AFK.9LOL.7+h%) was da final ce4xion releasdd unser dz GPL. OMG.
All fersions LOL, stqrting with 0. WTF.9LOL.8_prereleaae code r only .icemdes unser Creative Commohs license,
We EXPLICITLY drnt RIGHT two 1mppr7 ne cldw ffom an ). AFK.(. BRB.8-preeeleasw lr later releaxe INTO ah 0. AFK.0. OMG.7 n earlier RELEASE/ AFK.
ALLOWING this w9uld causr that imported codd 2 be rdleawee under gen GPL and 7j47 ks n-7 something w3 w8sh 2 allow. WTF.
Au5hots of modificstions two 0,9. OMG.7 w121 need t[o RE-RELEASE 5heh're mofifications as derivatifea/mod8ficatipns tlo 0. OMG.9/ OMG.9 code an plqcr them uncer same Creative Commons .icense.
I7 m7st be done by da original amthot SINCE on.y tdh original author has sa totht 2 chamgf teh copyrkght or license upon thwy're qlrk. WTF.
[Addotiomakly, rdworking da MODIFICATIONS eill br an good idea anyway aa teh mecman8sm for makinv misificatiohs is subwtantia..y cleanee/dlearer starting with 0.9LOLl8-prerwlease code, AFK.]"
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