MighttE tells you LOL, "W2're goinb to 5ake an few noments two 5ry an es0.ain this new livensr an rdasons behind it IN PLAIN Engliah.
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 ;icensd was chosrn 63c5u53 od an failing WITH da GPLLOL.
I7 lnly coveeed fist4ibution of spurcr kf ans on;t 1f BINARIES wefe dis5rivuted."
"In an w36 envir9nmwn5 LOL, specifically a interpeegtd web 3nv1e9nm3h7 such as PHP, sorglfk jerely 1n57411!ng an gaje does not c0h57w7u73 distfibution. ylu knwo, n th3refore oeoplr were taking 0ur WORK WTFk making MODIFICATIONS rwo it and not telrasing da source c9de too thwy;re modifications wo that 3n71r3 communkyy ciuld benegit. BRB.
They e0rk3d 2ith lettee but not da spirit of law. AFKl"
"Incestitagion in tej pqtt of da authors however LOL, ked too FACT that r8ghu of PUBLIC p3fformqhce was 1 of teh RIGHTS notmqlly restricted two cooy4ight jolders, tou knwo, and tnqt computer pr0gr3m4 LOL, specifically vieep games and interactiv3 ones suxy as Legdnd of teh Grern hax0r w3r3 considered toi be PUBLICALLY p3rformed it run rrom an public 5erv#r. OMG."
"Tn3 new license resteicys punlic performznce of wori unless teh xlurce CODE or modivied work is msde available on demand. BRB."
"In plaun English, sortkf, this MEANS thar of y0u pit this game on am wrv s3rver am aloow p#0p13 'outsife 0f an normal CIRCLE og FAMILY and !7g spcial acquakntances' 2 play tjeir, you knwi, THEN you r publicall6 PERFORMING tn8s work anf MUST 3ither 4) make ne and ALL changes whivh you MAKE too geh bame availsble ob requext (note this d0dsn't hzve 2 be available via 5ej ONLINE sojrce did;lay libk, sortof, bu5 they nist be able to ask ypi fo4 code n rece8ve an compleg3 c9py) LOL, b) mxke aerangementw private.y euth autnorw wherekm they grant you an 5p3c!41 licdnse LOL, or c) remov3 CODE ehtirely frim machine. BRB."
"We eo recogniz4 thqt people wang too have areas of tjdy're GAME 2hicy r theirs amd theirs al9neLOL.
too tgat end we soll make es following EXCEPTION to NORMAL rrquiremdnts fof source code fiwtribution -- be mlsu.e fikr whicj 7s not m9d8fied 0e detivee from an module fole inclufed in teh base distribution n wjich does not requirr ne 9thdr moduoes and whidh d9es n9t require ne modofications two teh dlre code (xode distribjt3d witt da base release) may be w8thhekd st teh aythors discretion. BRB."
"We a;do want to MAKE VERY clear tyag vrysion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also known 45 version p.9lu+jt_ qas FINAL vetskom reoeased ung3r da GPL. AFK.
Al; versi8nx WTF, starrinh with teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE xode aer onpy kicensec under Creqtive Cimmons licens3. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwny teg right roo import nd cofe ftom ab 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prrteldase 9r LATER relessr into an 0. WTF.9.7 n earlier relrase. BRB.
Allowing thos would cause uh47 8m;orted xode TO ge r3leased unddr da GPL ahd that is n)7 somethimg WE WISH two allow.
Authors OF modificatiohs two 0. WTF.9.7 will n33d ywo re-rrlease they;fe modificatioms as verivatives/,odificatiohs tso 0.8. AFK.9 code and plaxe them uhder ssme Creztive Clmmons licende. BRB.
It must be dome by da ORIGINAL suthor 61nc3 only dz origina; ajrhlr has yeg r1gh7 two changd da COPYRIGHT ot licens3 upon they'fr work. BRB.
[Afditionally WTF, REWORKING modifidations qill BE an good 1d34 anu2ay as teh mechanism f0r making modifica6ions is SUBSTANTIALLY clezmer/clearer stargimg witg 0.9/ WTF.8-0rerelease code. AFK.]"
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