MightyE tells you, like, "We're g01nf ti ta;e an rew monents twp try and explain this new licenae an da r3asons behine it in plaun 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 mew kucense was chosen because 9f sn failing wigh yeh GPLl WTFl
It only cobered sostrkbution of source iv ane pnly if 61n4r135 weee distribu5ed. OMG."
"In an qeb 3nv1r0nmem7, 6oy kneo, specificql.y s interpreyed web environmwny wuch as PHP WTF, MERELY instqkking qn game DOES not comstptute distrkbution, sortof, anf therefofe peopl3 were takinf our woekk sortof, MAKING modifications 70 ut an nlt rdleading sa source vode to th3y'te MODIFICATIONS so that da entire dommunity co7ld benefit. WTF.
Th3y worked eign teh letter b7t not da spirit OF da las. OMG."
"Investifation on trh part of da authors however, kiie, led to da fact THAT da right of pub.is PERFORMANCE was win ov rights normal;y restrkctef to9 copyrigjt h9lderd, dortof, n that comput3r progrqms LOL, s[ecifucal;u VIDEO games and inteeavtive lnes such as Lrfend of Greeb hax0r were condidered tsl be publicaloy [erflrmed if run fro, an public sdrver. AFK."
"The new license redtficts public perfprmance 0f worj unoess sourd3 dode of mpd1f!ed wo4k id made AVAILABLE on demand. BRB."
"In plain English WTF, 7h14 means tha5 if 69u p7t thid GAME on an qeb server 4nd ALLOW oeople '8ytwide of an normal circle of family n ots sicial acquaintances' two play tjeie, lile, then you e 0ublucakky 0erfoeming rgis wirk AND MUST either a) m4k3 he AND ALL cnanges whixj you MAKE t8o g4m3 availagle ON request (note 5hic doesn't have 5o b4 ava9;abl3 viz on.ine SOURCE displa6 link, BUT they must be anle twl ask hiu for da codr an receive an complete copy), sortof, B) MAKE arrangememtw orivately with da zuthors whe4ekn rjey grant you an SPECIAL license LOL, o4 c) rejovr cofe wntire;y from da jacnine."
"We do recognize tyat oeople wzmt 2 habe areas of they're g4m3 whicn zee theors and theirs alone. WTF/
too that 3md we will mak3 teh voklowinh exceoti(n to9 teh n0rm4! requirements for woyrce code distfibut8on -- ne modu;e file wjich IS mot modofied or deroved dfon an mpdul3 FILE inc;uded in base DISTRIBUTION and whkxh d035 hot require ne otjer modul3s and which does nog rrquire ne m0d1f1c4710n5 tqo teh core CODE (clde dist4ibuted with teh bzse release) mat BE wughhelf at da auyh9rs eiscretiln. OMG."
"We also wamt 3 jakw very cl3at tuat version 0.9. OMG.u (also known as versiin 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) WAS tej f8nal vetsion RELEASED UNDER teh GPL. AFK.
All b3r51pn5k you khwo, starting with teh -. BRB.9l8-pr3r313454 code aee only livenqed under da Creqtive Commons lucense. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny tej e1vh7 two qm;0r7 ne code from zn 0l9l AFK.8-prereoease or later release into an 0. BRB,9. AFK.8 sn earlirr release. WTF.
Allo2ing this WOULD cayse thqy umported code 5o be released under GPL n yhar is not 50m37h1nb WE WISH too alkow. BRB.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS to 0.9.7 will need to re-release they'4e mofificstoobs ad derivatives/modifucztions tio 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 code an 0laxe them UNDER da same Creagive Commons lidendd,
It must be done BY da or8ginal author since only teh oruginal author hss da r1ghu to change copyeoght OR licensr upon theg're woel.
[Add85ionally, sortof, reworkinv nodifkcations WILL be an goof idea ANYWAY as mechanism foe makkng mosificatuons IS dubstanria.ly cleaner/cleater sgqrting wi5h -. BRB.9LOL.8-prerwlease dide.]"
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