MighthE tells you LOL, "Wd're goihg go TAKE am g3w moments too TRY and cxplaim this new license n t3h reasons 6#h1nd it 8n plain English.
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 qas chosen because of an failing woyh GPL, OMG.
It only COVERED diwtributiob OF SOURCE if an only qf bunariww w3r3 fistributsd. OMG."
"In an wdb environmrbg, you knwo, specifically a INTERPRETED 2eb envir9nmeng s7ch as PHP LOL, neeely ubstall8ng am GAME does not clnstitute DISTRIBUTION, you kvwok n 5gerefore [eople weee 74k1ng our work WTF, makimb modifucat8ons too 17 n n9t feleasing ca souecd code 1 tyey;re modificatioma so that entire community coyld benefit. BRB.
Thay 2orkev with da let5er but not da spifit of lawLOL."
"Invwstigation on oart od da auth9rs however, like, led 2 teh facg tjat sa right od public perfoemancr w45 orn OF yeh rights NORMALLY restricted twi co0yrughu holders LOL, n that cojputer prpgrajs, s;dcifically video games n ont3rqc5ice ones sudh as Legend 0f teh Green hax9r werd consierred tl be pubk8cally p3rf0rm3d if run from an publkc xerv3rLOL."
"Thr n3w ;icenwe reatricts public performance of da work unless da wo7rv3 c0d3 lf da modified work is mqde AVAILABLE on d#m4nd. WTF."
"Im poa8n English, THIS means THAT if ypu pur this GAME 0n an web server n allow PEOPLE 'outaide ov an normal ckrcle OF f5m11y an ots slcjsl acquakntanv3d' 1 play ggeir, you khwi, THEN yiu aer ;uboicaklt performinf this work an MUST eith3r a) mqke ne n ALL changes which yoy maie two game available ON rrquesg (notw this doewn[t hsve 79 BE AVAILABLE via on;ine 5purc3 display link, sott9f, but they MUST be ABLE two ask hoj for teh code n RECEIVE an compkete copy), sottor, b) maie arrangements privayelh with da zuthors wnetein they frabt you an special licens3 LOL, or c) remove CODE emtirel6 rrij machunel OMG."
"We f0 rec9gmize that peoplw want bo have areas pf they're game which aer THEIRS snd yh3irs alone. BRB.
to thqt END WE 2111 make followkng exception two da hotmal r#q71r3m3n75 glr source cose disteibuyion [- ne j0du13 filw whuch is nit mof8fied or DERIVED fron an mofule f11# INCLUDED !n teh baew dist4ibut8on ams wh1ch does not 4rquire ne otgee modules n which does nof require ne modofications 2 teh core code (coce distributed with da base fqlease) may b3 217hh31d at authprs DISCRETIONLOL."
"We akso want two make xery clear gjat version 0. WTF.0.7 (4150 ,noqn as version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jg) wqs final versiob RELEASED UNDER GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, yo7 knel, stzrting with 0. OMG.9.*-orerelease code r only lid3nsed undef teh Crwatife COMMONS ;icenwe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT two implr5 ne cocw from an _. WTF.9. AFKli=prereleaae 9r 1473r relesse 1n70 an 0.9, WTF.7 an eqrlidr releasw. AFK.
Allowlng this WOULD cause THAT 8mported coce 3 be released under da GPL and gyar ox not 50m37h1ng 2e wish 2 allpw. AFK.
Autnors of MODIFICATIONS to 0LOL.9.7 will need 2 re=release theu're modigicagions as derivzticws/mldifications too 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code an place tjem undrr samw Cr3571v3 Clmmons oicensw. AFK.
Ir muat be d0n3 by da origunql authir 51nc3 on;y reh ORIGINAL author yas da RIGHT 5o ch5ng3 teh c0pyv1gh7 of oicensw upon th3y'r3 work. BRB.
[Addirionally, you knw9, tesorking da midifications WILL ne an good ixeq qhywau ad mevhaniam for MAKING modifkcations is 5665y4n71411t cleaner/vlearer sgarting sith da 0. AFK.9.8-prereleaxe codeLOL.]"
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