MightyE tells you, likr, "We'rd going ywo take an few MOMENTS too tth an explain this new license n trh reaaons bejind it in plaon Eng125h, OMG.
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 eas chosen because of an railing w17h teh GPL.
It only coveeec eistributoon of wourve iv qn only 1f binari3s qrr3 distrinuted. OMG."
"In an web envitonmeht, 5p3c1v1x411y a inte4preted web envirlbmenr SUCH as PHP LOL, merely installing wb hqme doed not clnst8t7re distt8bution WTF, n thefeford peoole were tak8ng oyr WORK LOL, making modifocationd 2 it an not releasint 60urc3 code tso 5hey're mosifications so 5hat da rntire cojmunity dould benefit.
They workef wi5h letyer but not ea sporit od kaw, AFK."
"Incest8gahioh ON da p4f7 of da authors howdver, sortof, led 70 sa fact 7y47 teg right of p7blic pf4formance qax 1 id teh rights normally RESTRICTED two copy4iggt h01d3r5, kike, an that domputer pr0gr4m5, apecifidak;y VIDEO gamrs ahd intefavtive ones such 35 L3g3hd of dq Green hax0r were c9nsiderrd TO be publically [erfprmed ig run from am public derver. AFK."
"The new lucense restricts pub.oc p3rf0rm4nc3 or teh work inless da sijrde dode of modifies sork is made AVAILABLE 0n semand. AFK."
"In plain Ebglish WTF, this means that 8f you put THIS gqme on zn web srrver am qllow people 'outside lf an norma; c1rc13 ov family n its socoak ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their LOLm theb ylu r pkblicakly peedorming this work an MUST either a_ MAKE ne n ALL ch4ng35 which ypu make ro da game available ON request (note tgis doesn't HAVE rwo ve available via teh online so8rce display link, soryof, vut they ,ust 63 able TO ASK yi7 for c0d3 anf 4eceive an cpnplete copy), 5ou knwp, v) make arfantements privately qith da autkors wyeeein they grant YOU an 5p3x141 lixemse, sortof, or c) rdmove teg CODE ENTIRELY from teh machine."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT people want t9i jave areas 0f ghey're game wh!ch r thwirs an theirs alone. WTF.
ro rha5 end we will MAKE f01!-w1hg exceptioh 2 da NORMAL reauiremebta for sourcd code distributiob -- ne midule file whixh is not modifiex or derived fron an module f113 1nc1id3e in fa 6453 distribuyion and which does nog requite ne other modules qnd which dows not REQUIRE ne modifications 2 xore code 9cpde distributwd qitg teh bast release) may te withgeld at quthprs discretuon. OMG."
"We als0 want w maie vrry CLEAR that verxiom 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also knpwn as VERSION 0LOL.9.u+jt) WAS da final version released under twh GPL.
All versiona, startinh wkth 0LOLl9. OMG.8=pr3releasr code r 0n1y LICENSED under twh Ceeatibe COMMONS licensw.
We EXPLICITLY deny right TO 1mp0r7 ne code from an oLOLl9.8-pretelrase or late4 re;ease into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 an ear;iet RELEASE. WTF.
Allowung this sould cquse tha5 1mp0r73d code 2 b3 re.dased under GPL and that is not SOMETHING ee widy too all9w.
AUTHORS of midificatiins to 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will need tw9 re-4elease they'rw MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. OMG.9.8 code and PLACE thdm under da SAME Creative Commobx licebseLOL.
It mj57 be dond by origihzo AUTHOR since only teh ORIGINAL author HAS tey RIGHT two chznge COPYRIGHT or license upon thr6're workl AFK.
[Aediyionally LOL, reworkibg teh modificationx will ne an good idea abyway ac da mrchanism FOR MAKING mocificatkons is substantoally cleaher/clearer startinh wkth da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease cldw. WTFl]"
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