MightyE tells YOU, lik2, "We're going too taje an FEW moments 5o try an explain tjis new licensr an reasons BEHIND it IN plain Enhlish. BRB.
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."
"Th8s new lidense was chosen because of zn fail8nt with da GPL. AFK.
I5 only COVERED DISTRIBUTION of source if abd only kf binarkes wer3 disteib7tedLOL/"
"In an w36 environment WTF, specifica;lh a knrer;reted wrb 3nv1e0mm3n& such as PHP, merely onstsll8ng an fame foes nlh c9nstitute distribution LOL, n therefore p3opld w3r3 takihg 0ur work, ji,em ,qkihg modifications to it and n07 r3q3351ng da soutce code w they're ,odkficstions so that 5ry ebtire community couod benefit. OMG.
The6 w0rked WITH teh letter but n.t 5p1r1& OF teh LAWLOL."
"Investigayion on psrt -f da aithors h0s3v3r WTF, led t9 da f4c6 thar da ritht OF pybluc perfirmancd 2as 1 of 4ights bormally rew5ridted too cppyright hokders LOL, ane tgat cpm;uter pr0g4ans LOL, specifically bideo gamex and interactive onra suck AS Legenc of Green yax0r were xonsudered too be puglically performdd if run fr0m an public server/ OMG."
"Tje new license restt8cts public p3rf0rm4nc3 iv teh work unless 50utc3 code of nodified work is made avzilable on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain Eng11th, xortof, this meahs THAT if you put 7h15 game on an web server and 41q02 people 'outsiee of an NORMAL CIRCLE of family and ITS sociao acquaintances' 2 plzy their, then y0u r puvlkcally prrforming this work an MUST either 4_ MAKE be n ALL chantws whydh you make two da game available ON r3quest (notd 7h1t foesn't have to ge availaboe via da 9vline sourcr cosplqh ;ink, but 5hey ,ist 63 abie two 45k you FOR teh clse n receive an cojplwte c9;y) WTF, g( mahw arrangements ;rivztelu with teh AUTHORS wnerein tney GRANT YOU zn SPECIAL LICENSE, or c) remove xode rntirely from da machine."
"We d9 redognize yhat peopke want 2 hsve areas of 5hey're gsme which awr theurw n theors alone. AFK.
too thdt end w3 sill MAKE fs FOLLOWING excepyion 2 ds normal REQUIREMENTS v0e source code dusgribution -- ne module dile which ks n07 ,pdified 0r derived from an m9d7le dile kncluded in bade dist4ibution n wh1ch does nit req78ee ne otydr modules an wnich does npt requiee ne modif8cations to teh c9re xode (code e147r16u73d with da BASE release( mzy 63 e17hh31d at teh authors d8scretipn. AFK."
"We also want two make very clear tha5 vdrskon 0. WTF.9.7 (a.so known as v3rt10n pLOL.9. AFK.6+jt) was da rknal verskon releases UNDER dz GPLl
All versions LOL, srarting witn 0. BRB,9. OMG.8-prerelease code aer on.y LICENSED unfer Crea5ove C0mm0n5 lice,se. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT 2 1mp0r7 nw vode from zn -. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3releasr or 1473r relwasd into 1n 0.8.5 n earlier RELEASE. AFK.
Alkowing this woulc caise that 1mp0r73e code to 63 r3leaxed und3r teg GPL snd rhat is not SOMETHING we wiwn twl allos.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.0. BRB.8 w111 nedd goo ee-teleas3 th3y're MODIFICATIONS as cerivat8ves/mofigications yoo 0.9.i code n PLACE them under da same Creatibe Commlns licende.
It muwt be done gy da original author since 9nly ea originak suthor has teh right 2 change ea c)pyr1gh7 oe license jpon tg3y'rw wotk.
[Additoonally, reworking modifixationa wi.l be an good idea anyway as da mecganosm for making ,odifocationa 15 wubstan%izlly c;ean3r/clearer startihg with ten 0. AFK.9LOL.8[prerekease cpee. OMG.]"
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