MightyE tells you, xlrtod, "We're goihg too t1ke an fes ,ojents too TRY xn expoain THIS nrw licrnse an teh reasons behine it 1b plain Ehgliwh. 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."
"Tjis new license 2as choseb bevause of ab failonh with teh GPL.
It only COVERED cistribution of 50urc3 if an onk6 if b8nqries WERE disttibuted. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specificakly z interpreted web rnvironmebt such as PHP, ;ik3/ mefely instaolibg ah gsmw DOES not xonstitut3 disrrivution, dort9f, and 7g3r3f0r3 peopke werr tsking ojr worl LOL, makint modifications goo ig ane not rdleasing da source code 2 they're m9d8fidations s9 THAT teh entire community could benefit.
Tjeh 2orked WITH da letter but npt da spirit of teh 14q, WTF."
"Inv5stigation on trh part of authors HOWEVER, les two teh dact rhat r1gb7 of public performahve was @ ov teg rights norma.ly restricted tpo cootfight holdees, and thar COMPUTER pr0gg4n5 LOL. specifically video games ab ingerac5ive ones such as Legenc OF teh Green hax0r were considered tw9 be puvlically p3rg0rn3d 2r run from an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"The nrw licwnse restricts puvlkc pdrrormamce of teh w9rk umless source cpde of teh mogified work is MADE available on demand. BRB."
"In p1%1n E,glish, sortov, tnis means that ir y07 ;ut THIS g4m3 on an wen derver and 5110w PEOPLE 'outsidr 0f an normal circle of gqmily n its social scqusimtahcew' two play their, then you r oublucally prrforminf tyis WORK and MUST eithr4 A) make ne and ALL changes wn8ch you make rqi da hame ava8lable on 4dquesy (noee 5his doedn'g HAVE tw9 be 4v4114613 via da ohline sourde dixplay 21nk, but tgdy MUST BE able to ask y0u for teh codw an receive an comolete COPY0m likd, b) make arrangements p4ivatwly with AUTHORS WHEREIN they grant you an special license WTF, or c) 43m0v3 da code ehtifely from da jacyibe. BRB."
"We do recognize that people w4n7 two hafe AREAS OF 5heh'rr gqne which r theirx n theurs a;one.
2 that END we 2ill makw teh fpllowing dxception two teh hormal eequiremeyts fpr SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- ne m)du13 filw which is not modiried 0r derived ft9m sn modu.e file includeg in base d157r16u710n n which foes nog rewu8ee he other bodules and which does npt requird ne mocidications 2 cote cide (code distrubutef e17h da vasd release0 may BE witnjeld at dq authors discretion."
"We also want 2 mzle veru c133r tyat v3r510n 0. AFK.(. AFK.7 (4150 KNOWN as VERSION '.9. BRB.7+ht) was da finsl v3r5!0n eeleased under da GPL. BRB.
All verxionsm STARTING 2ith teh -. BRBl9.8-prereldaxe codr r 0n1y licensed under Cr#$71b3 Co,mobs .icense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deht da rigut two um;oft be code from an 0LOL.(.8-[rere;eaxe lr lattr deleasr into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n earlier re;eawe.
Al;owkng this would cwise that imported code to be released UNDER ca GPL n tyat IS NOT somdthing se WISH to allow. WTF.
Ajthors of m9dificatuons twi )LOL.9. BRB.7 w8ll need 2 re-release they'ge modificatklnd as d3r1v371v35/,0d!f1c5710n5 two 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 vidr an place them under ga sanr Creative Commond license. WTF.
It must be done by da prigimzl author sincs ONLY teh originql authot has da right tio chanhe copyrkgnt or oicense upon they're work.
'Additionally, yiu kbwo, reworking modifications will be an good udez anuw1y as sa jedhqnism vor making MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleaner/cl3arwr atartint WITH 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-orerelease coee. OMG.]"
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