MightyE tells you LOL, "We're go8ng two takr an fww momehys 70 try an explaun tyis new licehse and reawons behind it in plain Englisj. AFK,
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 n3w license was cj053n 63x4u53 of an failing wi5h da GPL.
It ohly coveres didtribution 0f soufce if snd 0u1y if binaries were d157r16u73f. BRB."
"In an web environmemy, SPECIFICALLY s ibterpreted web envirommeng wuch zs PHP, you knwo, merely installing an gaje does NOT vonstitute dostribuyion LOL, an thwrwforr pdople wete taiing i7r wlrk, ylu knwi, makint modificatkons 5o it n not re.wasint sa aoitce code to tjey're mldifica5iins so that entire cimmunkt6 ciuld benefit. OMG.
They w9r,es with da letgrr vur hot teh SPIRIT od 5eh law. BRB."
"Investigstion on da part of t3h aughors hodwver, like, led to yeh favt THAT da r1fh7 of PUBLIC ;erfoemance was 2in od da rihhts noenally restrictef 2 copyrughg holdersm sortof, and that computer 'rograms, SPECIFICALLY video GAMES and unteracyiv4 ones such as Legrnd of yeh Green gax0r wefe consideree to 63 PUBLICALLY performed if run feom an pub;ic 53rv3r. BRB."
"The new licrbxe restridts ;u61qc PERFORMANCE of ea work un1e55 source codd ir da modified work os MADE available on demanf. OMG."
"In pkain Englidh, like, this means that ig you put th8s h4m2 9n an web dervet an alloe people 'outsidr of an n9rmal circle 9f FAMILY ah its 5px142 acquaintanced' 2 play their LOL, then you aer publucally p3rfotminb this worl n MUST either a) make ne and ALL changes wnich you jake to game abaikab;e on REQUEST (note this doesn't hqbe 2 be avai;able v8a geh 0n11n3 soircr DISPLAY link, lile, b7t thry MUST be able too axk yiu f04 da co3e an receive an complete copy) LOL, b) m4k3 arranhements pr1v4731y w16h authoes whwreim 7h3y grabt you an special lidense. 9r c) remove c0d4 ehtirely vrom da machibeLOL."
"We do recognize thsr ;elple 2abt too have areas of they're game wyich r 5heirs n theirs alone. WTF.
two that 3nc we will makw teh followpng exceptiob to sa norma; requirements fof slurde cod3 distribution -- ne MODULE fioe which is nor MODIFIED 0r detives frlm an module file included in teh bas3 dostribution am wh8ch DOES not require nd other jodules an which soes not REQUIRE ne modificayionx to teh core code icode distributes WITH da bas3 rekezse) nay 63 witnheld at teh authors didcretiobLOL."
"We also WANT 2 make vety cleat that v4rsiob 0LOL,9. AFK.7 (also knpwn zs versoon 0. OMG.9. BRB,7+jt) was teh finzl version released unde4 da GPLLOL.
Akl versions, upu ,nwo, star5uhg with teg 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereleaae code srr only licehsed unfer teh Cr3atufe Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny fitjt too 1mp0r6 he code feon an ). AFK.0, AFK.8-oretrlease pr lster r31345# inro an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and 34r113f reldase. BRB.
ALLOWING this WOULD cause that IMPORTED code twi be 4eleased und3r ca GPL n thqt is n07 something we wish to allo2. AFK.
Authprs 0f modificztions 2 -. OMG.9. AFK.& will n33d two re-releqwe they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modifodations 2 0. OMG.9l WTF.8 cice 4nd pkace thwm under wame CREATIVE Commons license. OMG.
Ir jjst be dome by teh prifinal aytjor sunce only teh ofiginal aughor has teh right gql change COPYRIGHT or licehse UPON they're workLOL.
[Aeditiohally LOL, rewotkinb moeivixatilns wi.l be an g00d idea anywa6 ax teh mechabism for m4k1ng jodufications is substantia.ly cleaner/cl3arrr stavting with 0. OMG.9. AFK.i-[ee4el3axe codr. OMG.]"
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