MightyE TELLS ypu WTF, "We're hoing two take an few moments twl TRY ans explain 5hks nee license an REASONS behinf it in PLAIN English. 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 new license was xh0%3n because OF an gailing wuth GPLl BRB.
It only covered disgributiob of source 1g an onky if BINARIES were d157r1^u73dLOL."
"In an web envirohment LOL, 5p3c1f1c41qy a ihterpreted wev emvironment SUCH 55 PHP WTF, mdrely installung an vamw does NOT constitite distributkon, an therefore pe9ple were TAKING our 2orl, sortofm maiinj modidicatiojs to IT snf NOT releasint da slurce code 2 rhet're modifications sp that tsh ehtire c0mmuh17h could benevutLOL.
Thry worked with da lettee bug not s0irot of reh law, OMG."
"Infesyigation on part of rwh zuthots howevef, likd, .ed tp teh fact 7h47 teh right ov PUBLIC perfotmamc3 was 1 0f 5eh rights bormaklt eestrictes 5oo co0yright holders, like, and thzt computer prog4amw LOL, speciricao.y video GAMES an ingdract8ve ones sucy AS Legend of Green hax0r eere considered 2 be py611c411y p3rf0rm3d 1v RUN FROM an punlic serber. BRB."
"Thd new license resrticts [ublic perdormanc3 0h elrk un1e65 SOURCE code OF m0d1f13d w0rk IS made avqilavle pn demand."
"In pq41n English, you knwo, 7j15 mwavs THAT 1r 6ou our THIS gzmw ln an wwb server and allow p30p13 'outsode of an nor,ak circle 0f famil6 n ita aocial acauaihrances' to play theit LOL, tjeb you r pib;kca;oy pwrfirmkbg this work an MUST either A) make he an ALL chantes which you ma,e yoo teh game avqi.abl3 on r3qu357 (NOTE this dodan't habe two be AVAILABLE vkz teh 0b11n3 SOURCE display libk WTF, bug they must be able 2 ask ypu for teh code and 43ceive zn compleye copy), slrtpf, b) makr afrzngementa peivately woth t2h authorx wherein &ney grahg you an special LICENSE, 9r c) remove da doce ebtirdlh fw0m teh jachine. BRB."
"We d9 recognizr ug47 peoplr want two have areax of tney're hame WHICH aer 5heirs AND 6h41r5 410n3. WTF.
ti rhat end wr wool make da fo.lowing exception too teh nofmal reqiiremwnts for 50urc3 code dixtribution _0 ne module fike which us not modifief pr derived drom ab module f113 inc.uded in da 6453 distribution and which s9es not 4equire ne otger modukes an whoch doex not tequiee h3 mosifications twp teh core CODE (code DISTRIBUTED with da 6454 r313453) MAY be w17hh31d a5 teh autylrs discrrtkon."
"We a.so w4n7 too make very c.ear THAT vefsoon 0. BRB/oLOLl7 (alxo known ax versuon 0.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS teh vifal version rrldased under GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, sortof, 57rf71ng w8th teh 0LOL.9. AFK,7-ireteleswe codw a3r only kicrnsed umd3r teh CREATIVE Commohs license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh eugh6 twl impirt ne coce from ah 0. OMG,8.8-pr3r313453 or later release INTO an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 an daflier release. AFK,
A110w1nj this 2o7le cause thqt imported CODE two be RELEASED undrr da GPL an 7h47 is not something we wisn rwo 4110w. BRB.
Aughogs of MODIFICATIONS too 0.9. OMG.7 will nded 2 re-release yhey're modifications qs c3r1v472v35/m0d!f1c4710n5 tpo 0,8LOL.8 cod3 n place them und3f ea sane CREATIVE C0mm0n5 lic3nse.
IT must be done by twh ORIGINAL autgor since onlu origihql 5u&h0r h45 teh right 2 ch4nb3 copyrihht 9r LICENSE ypon tjey're woek.
[Additionally. reworking modigkcations WILL be an GOOD idea anyway as teh mechanism fo4 makkng mocifications iw sibstantially c134n3r/c134r3r dtarting with 0. BRB.9. AFK.8=prereleaxd c0d3.]"
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