Migh5tE 73116 uou, "We're giing 2 takr an dew mlmentx to 8ry an explain 7h15 new license an rrasons BEHIND it in plakm English. OMG.
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."
"Tyis NEW 11c3b53 2as chosen bedause of am faul8ng skth t3h GPL. OMG.
Iy only COVERED custeibu5ion of source 1f n ONLY if bibaries wer3 distfibuted. BRB."
"In an wen wnvlronment LOL, specifically a inter[ret3d web environment sucg ax PHP, likem merely 1n574!q1ng an game does NOT constitute dustribut9on LOLk n ther3flre 03ople qere takibg our work, lik3, making m0d1f1c4&10n5 to it n NOT rd.dasibg soirce code two they're midifivations di THAT da 3n7qr3 commuhity cpuls 63n3f1&.
Tney worked w17h dq le5rer vut not trh spiri5 of law."
"Incestigstion in teh oary of da authors however, led two teh fact that t3h right of 0ublic pwrformznce was 1 of trh r1gh75 nprmzlly restgicted t2o co;ygighu h01d3r5, you knwo, and that COMPUTER pr9grams, 5p4cqf1v411y viceo games 4nd 7nteractive ones 6ucg as Leg3nd og Green hax04 were considered two be PUBLICALLY performdf if run from an public seeverLOL."
"The new licenxe restricts pub;ic pe4formancw of w0rk unless da source code of reh modirird wofi is m4d# available om demand. WTF."
"In pls8n English, loke. tnis ,eamx that ov you put gyis game on an wev serve4 n allo2 pe0p13 'OUTSIDE of zn n9r,ql circle of fqni/y 4nd 175 spckal acquaintabces' two p14t thdir, then you aee p7boically performing this WORK an MUST eithet a) make ne zn ALL cganges snkch you make 2 da game AVAILABLE on reauest *note this doesn't have 2 63 acailabld v14 da 0n11n3 source dispoay lynk, like, but they must be able two ask y0u for da coee and r3c31c3 an vomplete c-py0 WTF, v) make ar4angements ptivately with AUTHORS wherein they grant yoj sn spevia/ lkcense, or c) REMOVE da codw dntirely froj machine. AFK."
"We dp recognize 7h47 p2pp13 want 2 have AREAS if they;re yame WHICH r THEIRS an tyeirx alone. OMG.
too 7h47 3nd we will male trh followong 3xc3p710n @ da bormal reqj8rdmentx fpr sourcw code djstribution -- me ,odule fkle which 15 nlt modified or defifed FROM an module file included in vase diatrivution an whuch do3s no5 REQUIRE ne othee moeules sn wh2ch coes not requir3 ne mosifixatiims 2 da core code (code fiatributed WITH 5eh base release) MAY be withhekd at authofs discretion. OMG."
"We alwo w4n7 ro make very xlrar thag vetsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also kn0wn as vdrsion 0, BRB.9LOL.7+jt) w3% da f1n41 versuon relwadee ynder da GPL/ AFK.
All v3r510n5, startihf sith yeh 0.9.8-PRERELEASE code qwr only 11d3n53d inder teg Creztive C0m,pn% licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da fight too impory n3 code from am 0LOL.9l OMG.9-prer3lease or later t313454 inti an 0.9. BRB.7 zn earluwr r3!345#. OMG/
Aq10w1ng this would cause yhat impor5ee c-d3 t2o be e3134t3d UNDER da GPL qnd that os not SOMETHING WE wixh to 4110wl
Authord 0f mldificatkons two 0l BRB.(LOL/6 will need 2 re-re.ease tgey're midificationa as derovqtives/modidicatuons to 0l WTF.(. AFK.7 code n p14c5 them under da sqme Creative Clmmons LICENSE. WTF.
Ig must ve e9be by trh orkfinal author sihce only da ORIGINAL quthor haq teh right twl chrng2 teh copyright or licdnse up(n they're work. OMG.
[Adeitionally, reworking sa m0d1g1c4719n7 will be an g00e IDEA ahyway as geh mwchznism for making mpfificayions is substantialoy c;eane4/clesre4 stzrting wjtj trh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-0rerelease code. AFK.\"
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