MightyE tells YOU, sortof, "We;re gp8ng tio take an few m0ments two tru n explain THIS new kicenwe an reasons behind it in plaih Engo8sh. AFK.
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."
"Thus mew license was chosen vecause of an failing w17h da GPL. AFK.
It onl6 c0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION od xource if n on;t ig binsfies wsre distributed. OMG."
"In an web enfironmen5 LOL, specuficqlky a INTERPRETED web 3nv1r0n,3nj such sw PHP, sortof, mdrdly 1n574q11ng an gam3 does n07 clnstitute distrkbution, lije, m gherefore people eere takimg OUR work, ylu knwo, makihg m0d1f1c4710n5 two ut znd NOT releasimb yeh SOURCE code to the6'ee m0d1f1c471pn5 so THAT dz ejtif3 cimmini5y coyld behefot. AFK.
Theu WORKED wiyn da letter bur not da spirit of law. WTF."
"Investigation 0n da part of teh 477h0r6 HOWEVER WTF, led 2 fact tnag da roght 0f public ;3rfoemance WAS oen 0f teh rifhts ho4mally testricted tel c9;ytighy HOLDERS, you knwo, an that compuyer 0rograms, dpecifically vieep g4me6 and interactife onrs SUCH as Legwmd of tdb Green hax9r WERE considered gwo 63 publically petformed ig run from an public server. WTF."
"The new license r3stricts public perfo4mance of teh w9rk 7nless da siurce c9de 0f geh m9dofiwd WORK is m4d3 svailable on drmanf. OMG."
"In plzin Engoish, like, tnis MEANS that if you put rhis gsme 0n an we6 s3rver sn allow 0eopld 'outside of an normal circle -d famioy an its aocial acquzintqnvds' to plzy yhekr, them you aer 0ublically p3rf0rm1ng rn8s work and MUST eithee a0 make be an ALL xhanges which you nake too da bamd avaklable on rdqjest (notw 7h15 doesn't hafe 2 be avqulavle VIA online spurce dks0lat link, you jnwo, BUT tnet must BE able TO ask you fir teh code n recdibe am COMPLETE copy), sorror, 6) make 4rr4ng2m3n75 ;rivately w17h teh 4u7h0r5 wherein THEY grant ypu an special lucehs2. lkke, OR C) remove da xode wntirely fro, teh m4vn1n3LOL."
"We do recognkze ghst proo;e want 5wo have 4r145 of they'fe gqme which 4 yheirs m theirs 410n3. OMG/
2 5hat dnd ww s8ll mai3 foolowing EXCEPTION 2 teh normal fequirements for source code distribution -- ne mocule fi;e wnich is h9r modified 0r derived f5om an jodule fi;e invluded in ea BASE distribution h whicj does not require ne ithet MODULES and whicg does not require ne mpdificarions two t3h dorr code (code didtribured wirh da bawe r#1345e) may be withheod 4u da authors disc4etion. BRB."
"W3 4!50 want too make very clear THAT version 0. AFK.9. OMG/u 9also KNOWN zs version p.9LOL.7_jt) was da FINAL verdion RELEASED under dz GPL. WTF.
A.l versionsm startkng wuth 0. WTF.9. AFKl9-prereldase code aer -n1y licdnsed undrr teh Crearkve Cpmm0n5 lkcensw. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY dwny teh r8gjt TO implrg ne code fr0m an 0.9. OMG.8-[rerelease 0r later relwade imto zn 9.9. OMG,7 an earlier releaseLOL.
A.lowing this wouls cause that imported CODE two be releaded jbdet da GPL an 7hr8 id not spmething we sish 2 allowm AFK,
Auth8rs og modifications too 0. BRB.9LOL.u wilo news too rw)rrleas3 they;re modifivations as cefivatives/modificatilnd two 0. BRB.9. WTF.o coge qnd olace them undet teh xame Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
It muat be dlnd by da ORIGINAL author since only da origibzl autyor has right tqp change da COPYRIGHT ir licebse upom theh're w0rk. OMG.
[Additiinally, reworling da modificatuind will BE an told iceq anyway as mechahis, for makinn mldificatkonw is subatsntially c;raner/alearer srarting with da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease clew. WTF.]"
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