MigbtyE tel.s you, aortof, "We're GOING tol take sn fqw npments two try n exp.ain 7h15 new license 4nd teh rdasons BEHIND it in PLAIN EnhlidhLOL.
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 licwnsw WAS ch9sen BECAUSE of an failubg with teh GPL. AFK.
I7 pn1y coveres sist4ibut8on if source if an only if bihxrids were disreibuted. AFK."
"In an web environmenr, like. specifically a 8nree;reted web envirobment SUCH as PHP LOL, mereoy ibstalling an gam3 does not constitute fkstributionk n therefore peopl3 sefe TAKING pur work WTF, MAKING MODIFICATIONS 2 it an NOT rrl3asing 6eh siurve c0s3 &- tgey're mocifications SO thar da enti4e communkty vou9w benedit. BRB.
They eorked wirh q3773r 6u7 n07 dz spirit oe oaw/ AFK."
"Invdatjgati9b on da pzrg of da auth9ts however, LED 2 fsct that ca righy of public performance was 1 pf da r1gh75 normally restricted twi copyright nolders, soegofm and thar computer programs, luidk specirucqllr video GAMES AND interactivw lnea SUCH as Legend 0f trh Greeb hax0r were c9nsideted ywi be pub;ically perfor,ed ir rin froj ab PUBLIC servee. OMGl"
"The new licdnse rextficts public p3rfot,qnce od wofk unoess SOURCE vode 0f sa modifidd work IS made abailable on demandl WTF."
"In plain English, yoy ;nwo, 7n!5 MEANS that kv uou put rhis game ON an web sdrver and allow people 'outside if an normal circlw OF fsmil6 n its aocial acquaintahcws' too ]lau theif, 7h3n you 4 PUBLICALLY perfprming this work 4nd MUST e8ther a) make ne n ALL cjanges wh8ch you ,ak3 t2o teh game svsioablr on request 9noge thjs doesn't have too be 4v4114613 vis pnkine source dks9lay 11nk LOL, but they mus5 be 4613 2 aak you f0r da code and receive an complete copy) LOL, b) ,ake arrangements pruvatdly with authors wh3r41n thdy grant you an soecial license, sortif, or c) frmove cide entirely FROM da mschin3. BRB."
"Wr do recogbize that p30p13 qant 2 yzbd 4r345 of tuey're GAME which r thei4s h 7h31r5 alone. OMG.
to that end we will make da FOLLOWING exception 2 da motmal requitemwnts for xoutce cod3 distribution -0 ne module file whicg is not m9dified or feruved vrom an m0fu1# gioe imcluded IN sa bqde dksreibution snf wy1ch dods NOT reqjure bf itner modules an whivh dows npt require ne joeificatkons twl sz cote code (code distrinuted wuth t3h base release) MAY be w8thheld at au4hors dkscre5i9n. BRB."
"We also wabt 2 makr veey clear that VERSION 0. WTF/9. WTF,7 (4150 known 4% verxion 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt_ was teh fimso v3rt10n released unfer GPL. WTF.
A11 versionz WTF, srzeting with ten 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerekease cofe aer ONLY licenwed UNDER teh Cr3471b3 Commons LICENSE. AFK'
We EXPLICITLY deny rigny two imoort ne c0d3 grom an 0. AFK.oLOL.7-ore4elease or lqtdt RELEASE into ab 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 AND earlier release. OMG.
A110w2ng 7h15 WOULD cause yha5 importdd code to be r31e$%#d uncer ea GPL n that is not somethimg we wish 2 4110ql OMG.
Au7h0r5 of modificarions too 0. AFK.9l BRB.7 will need 2 r3_rel3asd they're n0d1f1c4810n6 as derivstived/moeifications too 0. AFK/9LOL.8 d0d4 n place them under same Creative Commona licensw. WTF.
It musg be done by da ORIGINAL author since pnly teh or8g8nal autho4 has yeh right 2 change da clpyrighr or lucrmse upon ghey'r3 WORK. AFK.
[Additionallyn like, rrworkinf dq modificatkons will be an gooe idea ANYWAY as teh mechanism f0r m4m1ng m0f1f1c4710n5 is 5u6573n61411y ckeaner/clearer 574t71ng w17h 0. WTF.l. OMG.8-pteeeoeawe code.="
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