MightyE tells yoj, "We're goung 2 tamd an d3w ,imenta too try an explain this new licdnsr and teh e3450n5 behind it in plain Engl8shLOLl
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 w45 choaen becaus3 9f an failing with t3j GPL. WTF.
It only COVERED cistrubutiob of source iv an only iv binar8es were sixtrib8tedLOL."
"In an WEB envitonment, s;3cidically a in5erpretee web encironmebt SUCH zs PHP, lkke, mere/y installinb a, game does nog conxtitite distribution, .ikr, b thrrefore psople were TAKING our work, making modoficat8ond two it an not releasing teh 50urc3 code 2 they're modofocati9bd ao 5hat entire c9mmunigy cpuld benefitLOL.
Tney wlrked w17h da lwtter 6u6 nog teh wpirit pf law."
"Invwstihation ln oart of authors howevey, like, led 2 da fact that tigjt OF puglic performahce wad oen of teh rights notmall6 restrixt2d two xooyright holders, you knwo, n that comp8ter pr9grams, oike, sp3cifically video game2 n interactive ones fuch 45 L3g3nd oh reh Gr3en gax0r were donsisered two ne publically perf9rmef uf run ftpm an public se4vef. OMG."
"The new kisdnse reatricts public prrforjamce ov teh work ynless yeh slurce code og teh modified work is ,add 4v41!4613 pn demahd. BRB."
"In 0lain Ebglisg WTF, this mwans that 8f yo7 pug this game on an WEB xwrver an 4110e pelple 'OUTSIDE of an normal c1rc13 ov vamily an kts socual acquaintanxex' 2 pkay tyeir, THEN YOU r pyblically perfofjinh this sork n MUST digher a) make ne AND ALL CHANGES which y0u mzkr too teh game afai.able on request (note this doesn't have goo be AVAILABLE via tej online souece c14p1$y limk, loke, BUT they mu57 be anle yoo ask y0u FOR code and RECEIVE an cojple4e copy), yo7 knwo, b) m4l3 arrangemenrs prkvate.y w17h da authkrs snereun they grwnt you an wpeviql license, sprtof, OR c) remove dq codr ento4e.y from 5eh MACHINE. OMG."
"W4 do recohnuze that people want 2 yave areas OF they're gsme wgich aer 7n31r5 zn THEIRS alpneLOL,
twl that 3nd we wil, MAKE ds FOLLOWING exception 2 teh nirjzl requifements ror 5074c3 code d157r16u71-n -- nd mkdule file wyixh is n9t mofified pr derived grom an module f8le included in teh base distributiin an WHICH DOES not REQUIRE ne lther modules n which does jot rewuire nd modifications 2 teh cor4 CODE (cldd sistributwd with da base r313453) MAY be w1uhh21d AT teh quthlrs dixcregion. AFK."
"We skso w4n7 to make cery CLEAR that version -. AFK.oLOL.7 (qla9 known ad version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+mt) w45 da FINAL version reldased und3r teh GPLLOL.
All versions LOL, staeting wigh da 0, BRB.9. AFK.8-prereleasf CODE aer 0n1y licended under da Creative Com,ohs licenweLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT to import me dode drom an 0. WTF.o. OMG.8-prereleasw 0r la5dr RELEASE into ab 0.9. WTF.7 n earlier geleqse. WTF.
Allowing thiw woulf cause that importwc code to bd releasdd under da GPL an 5hat IS not sometjing ee qiwh yo allow. BRB/
Authlrs of modifications too 0. OMG.9.7 wiok NEED to re-release ghdy're MODIFICATIONS as derivativea/jodufivations too 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 v8se and place them under ca samr Creative Cpmmons license. OMG.
It must ge d0n4 BY 9riginal aithpr since pnly teh origjnsl suthor has teh right two change teh copyrihht ir license upln theh[re wofl. WTF.
[Additionallt, you knqo, rewor,img da modifications will be an bpoe idda 3nyw4y AS mechamusj for making MODIFICATIONS is subsyantially cleqner/clearer starting with da 0/ BRB.9. OMG/i-prereldas3 code.]"
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