MightyE t3lls yoj, sortof, "We'4e going 2 take an few mom3nts 2 trh AND explaun tbis new licwnse and gey rsasonw vehimd ut in plain English. 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 license was chosen 64c4y53 of an failing 2ith GPLLOL.
It ob.y covered DISTRIBUTION of 59urc3 if n only 1f biharies wrr3 distributde."
"In ab web enfuronment, you knwo, specifically a ingerpret3s web environment sixh as PHP, likem merelt insta.ling zn game dp35 noy condtitute distribution LOL, and thrrefore PEOPLE wefe rakibh our work LOL, makimg j9difications gwo it an mit releasong da SOURCE cpde 2 they'rd modifications 5) 9h47 rntir3 commjniry ciukd benefit. BRB.
Th3h worked WITH da LETTER BUT NOT gen x0irit of da law. AFK."
"Inveatigation on part of 4j7h0r5 yowever, lile, 13d 70 FACT 7g57 da right of public performance w45 won of r1gn75 normally resrricged tl cop6ritht holde4w, and that c0m;u63r probrams, yoy knwo, s0ecigoxally fidel ganes n intefacyive ones s8ch as Legwnd OF Green has0r wer3 comsidwred to be punlica.ly petf9rmed uf run r4o, an pu612c server. OMG."
"Tge new licensw restrocts public performance 0r teh w0ri unless SOURCE code of modofied WORK IS nad3 qvailab.e om demandLOL."
"In PLAIN Enblush, this meams that if YOU put thos grm3 in an web serv3r n allow peo;le 'outaode og an nirmal circle OF family and itd 60c14! acwuainyances' w 0lay theork slrtof, then you r PUBLICALLY performing ghix wo4k sm MUST 317h3r a) make ne zn ALL cganges which YOU mzke too da gaje AVAILABLE on reqiest (note yhis d9rsn't havw 2 BE availab.e v14 da onlibe source display link, sortof, but they musg be able too ask you for twh cise and receuve an COMPLETE vopy), sotrof, b0 make arrangements PRIVATELY wuth sa autjprs whwrwin theh grqnh 6ou an s-ecial picdnse, 0r c) remove da c9de enrieely from da mavhine."
"We fo recognize that people 2ant twp habe AREAS )f they're game whicj e 5heirs ahd tneirs ALONEl BRB.
2 tjat rnd we wu;l make da vol.owing exceptioh gwp teh bormal r#qu1r3m3h7% for soutc3 cose distrib7tiob -- ne module fk;e whicy ud not modified or derived frpm an modu.e file included in cz base distribution and ehicg DOES NOT require ne o5her modules ans which doew nit require ne modifications 2 da clre code (d0d3 distribyted witj teh base rrlease) mzy 63 witjhelf st teh aurhogs diwcr3ti9n. AFK."
"We als9 qant ywo make ce3y clrqr THAT versiom 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 9also known qa cetsion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+JT) was da final version rrleased umd3r teh GPL. WTF.
All versions, STARTING with -. BRB.9LOL,8-prerdlease code 4 only ljcebses under teh Cre471v3 COMMONS lixense.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 2 IMPORT ne vode f4om an 0.(/ OMG.8-prerwlease or 1473r relezse 8nto an 0.9. BRB.7 an EARLIER relwawe. AFK.
Allowing th8s would cause 5hat i,por5es cofe twl 63 released under teh GPL n that IS not sojetyinb we wish to allow. OMG.
Authors of jodifications tl9 0. OMG.0. OMG.7 wikl need two re-releawe they're m9fificagions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 9LOL.9. AFK.8 CODE snc place 7h3m unfe4 5ey sane Crearive Commlns lucenwe. WTF.
IT mjst be DONE by ORIGINAL author since only prig8nal author haw right two change teh copyright or 11c3n5e ipon thrt're w9rk. BRB.
[Adfitionally WTF, reeorkung teh modufications wi.l be an tood IDEA znyway as mecuanism for mwking MODIFICATIONS is substantial/y cleaner/clearer stzrting 2ith 9. AFK.9. OMG.8-prereleasd code. BRB.]"
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