MightyE twlls you, "We're going to tsle an few mimentx to try n explain yhis nrw license AND reasond nwhind it in PLAIN English. 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."
"Thos new license was chosen BECAUSE pf an f4111ng with GPL. WTF.
IT only covered distribution of souedd if AND 0n1b 1f BINARIES were sistrivutec."
"In an web enfironment WTF, speclfically a onterpretec web env8ronmeng %ucj ss PHP, likr, merwly installing an game does not donstitute distrobution, sortof, an tjerefire PEOPLE were TAKING OUR WORK, making mpdigocations to it n not teleawing source cod3 teo yywy'rw MODIFICATIONS so that teh entire COMMUNITY could behefit. AFK.
They WORKED ektn ds letter 6u7 not da wpirit of teh 14wLOL."
"Invwstigatiob ON par5 of da autjors however, you knwo, led 2 fact tha5 da ribht of public performamce was 1 0f dz rights norma;ly restricted rwo coptrigjt holders, y9u lnwo, and that vomputer PROGRAMS WTF, specificalky videl gqmes and INTERACTIVE onew such as Legwnd of da Grweb hax0t wdre comxidered too be 0ublicall6 p#rf0rn3d if run f4om an pub.ic serve4/ BRB."
"Tge new license restricts public p3erormance of teg sotk UNLESS da sourcr xode of modified WORK 15 jade available on demand,"
"In plaib English WTF, this meams thay IF hou ;ut rhis g4m3 on an seb server and aolow people 'ou5side of am n8rmal cktcle if ramily ah its socisl svq7aintances[ to play thdkr, like, then you q4r 0jblically perfofming 5his worl n MUST either 5) m4k3 ne n ALL CHANGES which you make two teh game avaikable 0n request (no5e this d035n;7 h4v3 to be available via da onlkn3 source DISPLAY 11nk LOL, byt thdy MUST be 3612 two ASK you for da code an receive an complete copy)k b) makw ar4anbemrnts provstel6 with dz 4u7h0f5 wherein THEY grant you an special livense LOL, 0r c) temove teh codr ENTIRELY vr0m machine. BRB/"
"W3 do r3c0gn2z2 7h57 ;eople want teo jabe 4r34t 0f theypre game which aer theifs n theirs alone. AFK.
to that end WE wik; mald da foolowkng exdeption t9o teh NORMAL requirenents for sourcc code disgribuyu9n -- ne modul3 file wh1xh is not modigied 9r eerived from an midule rile included IN nase distribution and which does n-7 REQUIRE ne otyer mocules an wy8ch does not 4equire ne modidications to da core code (cpde distributef with bzse RELEASE) may br WITHHELD at da authors disc4rtionLOL."
"We ALSO wsnt two make very clear 5hat VERSION 0. BRB.8. OMG.7 ($150 knowh as version 0/9l BRB.8+ht) was teh final v2r%10n released under tey GPL. OMG.
All vrrsoobs, sortor, startihb witn teh 0LOL.9.8-prerrlrase c9de awr only licensed und3r Creative Cimmins lic3nse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3nh rigyt two import nd codd droj ah 0. BRB.9,8-prerelease or laref release 1n70 an 0. WTF.8. WTF.7 qn eatlier reldase. BRB.
A110w1ng THIS w0u1d vauae that imported CODE to be rrleased yncwr teh GPL n that os not somdthihh WE wush too aklow. AFK.
Authors if m9d1vqc$610n5 tlo 9LOL.9LOL.7 3ill need yoo fe-release they'4e nodificatiohs as d3rivatives/modifkcstions tp 0.9. WTF.8 code n PLACE them under t3h SAME Crea5ove Commons licenaeLOL.
Ir must be d0n3 by teh ofihina; 4u7h0r since 9nly teh orobinal autnof HAS rkght two ch4ng3 COPYRIGHT or 11c3n53 jpon they're w0rk. WTF.
[Additionzllh, REWORKING MODIFICATIONS wo;l 63 an good idea anyqay as teg necnanism for makimg modificatoibs is subs5qntially c;eaner/c.earer starting 217h try 0l AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease coceLOL/]"
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