MifhthE twlls yo7 LOL, "We're going 70 74k3 sn FEW mumengs TO try an explain this NEW LICENSE an twh eeasons behind it in plaim Englksy. WTF.
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 kicense was cy9s3n because od qn FAILING with da GPL.
It ONLY covered diayributiom of source kf and ohly IF bibar8es wdrr distribut3e. BRBl"
"In an qwb enviginmeht, like, 5p3c1f1c411h a intrrpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, mere;y kns5alling an gzje soes NOT const8tute dustfibjtioh, you knwl, n thetrfoee people were taking 0ue wl4k, makung modificatkons 3 it n not RELEASING teg source code 5wo tgey're MODIFICATIONS so rhar teh entird communuty cpuld benefit. WTF.
They worked wogn LETTER but not teh spitit of law. BRB."
"Invewtihation on PART OF autyirs jowevef LOL, lee twi fact that da right of [ugkic [ervormancr wax oen of tqg r1gh75 noemslly r3stricted go copyright HOLDERS, you kbwo, n rnat xomputer programs, like, spevifuca..y video gamec snd interactive ones such as Legend of Green hax0r were CONSIDERED to be pu7q1c411y performed if rub frim an 0ublic xerver. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 of teh work un23t5 w9urve code ov moduf8ed w9rk IS m4d3 avaklable on demahdLOL."
"In 0lain English LOL, ghis means thzt of you pit tgiw GAME on qn qen s2rver n allow 0eople 'outside of an hormsl CIRCLE pf fa,ilu an uts siciao ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, sortof, tydn you r publically perfogmijg yhis w0rk an MUST either a) jske ne an ALL changes wh8ch you make 2 da gqme avao.able on fequwwt (note thix coesn't HAVE too be available VIA teh online source cisplay .ink LOL, nug they nus^ be able top ask you FOR dode m fecekve an compldte cop6) WTF, b) mskd ARRANGEMENTS privately with trh zurhors wherein they gran5 you an sprcial license, you knwo, or C) remlvw code entirely rrom mzchine. AFK."
"We do r3c)gn1z@ 7h46 PEOPLE w4n7 tol have areas od theu're game whicg r theirs and thrirs alone. OMG.
to that end we w111 make fo.lowing dxceptiin to ea noemsl r3q7!r3m2n75 fo4 60irc3 code distrinution -- be MODULE dilw whicy IS bor modifies ot DERIVED drpm an module rile indluded in teh gase d157r16y719n n which does NOT rdqui4e ne otyer modules and WHICH does not re1uirr ne modificat8ons 2 teh CORE code *CODE diw5ributed wity bzse rekease) may be WITHHELD at teh AUTHORS discretionl"
"We also wqnr to m4j3 VERY CLEAR that veesion ),9LOL.& (soso known AS version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) was twh final versipn releqsed UNDER GPL. BRB.
All versions, starting with 0. OMG.9. OMG.9-PRERELEASE c9de aer only lixenses under teh CREATIVE Commons licejswLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to9 im;ort me clce from an 0.9. WTF.8-[rerelease or latee release into an 0/ OMG/9LOL.7 AND darlier release. BRB.
Aklowing this wpuld causw thzt 1mp-r73d code 2 be r3leased under GPL n rgat is nor something we sixh to qllow. WTF.
Authirs of modoficatoons TO 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will need too re-releasr yhey're m9dificatiins as derivqtivrs/modificatulns til 8LOL.l. OMG.9 code ahd place them inder da same Creativ2 Clmmobs LICENSE. BRB.
It musr br DONE BY iriginal zutgor since only teh 0r1g1n4q a7thor has rihht to9 CHANGE teg copyrithy OR licrnse uoon they're work. WTF.
[Adc1710n411y, rewotkinb da ,odifkcayions w8ll be an tlod ieea any2ay as da MECHANISM for MAKING modigicatuons is subxtantially cleaner/cleaf3r starring witj tey p. BRB.9. BRBl8-[ferelease c0d3. BRB.]"
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