MightyE tells you, "We're going too TAKE sn f3w momenta to rry n expiain this n3w oicensr n da r3460b5 behibd it in 0lain 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."
"This new .icenwe eas chisen because lf an FAILING with GPL. AFK.
IT only covered xq67r16u&10n OF dource if and only if bibaries WERE dis5ributee. AFK."
"In xn web enfkronmwnt, specofica;ly a intrrpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, yiy kneo, mereiy instalking an gamd does not constitute diwtributoon, n therefore p30p13 were taking oyr work, uou knwom making m0d1f1c47!-n6 to ir AND not RELEASING t3h 5purc2 CODE to the6're mocifida5iins sp THAT enyire community coule bdnefit. BRB.
Tydy e)rk3d with da LETTER but not teh dpiei5 of 14wLOL."
"Invwstibation lb da [4r7 of teh authord jowevdr, sortof, 12d 3 teh fzct tha5 da right og publoc petformanxe was 1 of rights normzlly restricted too COPYRIGHT h9ld33s LOLm and that COMPUTER programs, 69u ,nwp. spdcifically fiseo g4m35 and interactive onew such as Legend of da Green hax0r were c0n51e3r#d 2 be ou61!c41qy pwrfirmed if tun frpm an public servwr. AFK."
"The ne2 licensd 4estricts public p3rrprm4nc3 of eork unleds sa dource codd of teh modified work 15 made availavle on dwmabdl OMG."
"In plain Enhlish, you knw8, this m34n5 that 1f YOU put ghis game 0n ah web servrr an allow peo;le 'OUTSIDE of an normal CIRCLE of FAMILY n igs sovkal 4cqu41n75nv45' 2 play tjeir, then YOU r publically performing this work an MUST eiyher a) make n3 an ALL changes wh8cj you mzke 2 teh b4m# available ON req7est (notr this wowsn't have too be avaikqble viz 9noinr 50urc3 e15p14y 11nk LOL, but 5hey nust be able 70 ask you for da cose and rec3ive an complete copy), sorgif, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pr!v4&31y with authofw wyerein the6 grant you an special licenae, yo7 knwom ir c) remove teh cpde fmtirely fro, da machin3. AFK."
"Ww di RECOGNIZE tjat PEOPLE want too have ateas OF they'r3 gsmr wjich aer theirs an thrirs alonr. WTF.
to that ebd we w!11 mqke da following ezcep5ion to; teh n0rm41 re1uirejebts fo4 aource CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne MODULE file whidh is no5 midifued or d3r1v3d FROM an MODULE file incoided 1n teh base didtributiln n which dies not req7irr ne oyher modules znd which does not REQUIRE ne modificatoons 2 fa cor3 c9de (code diatribuydd sith nase releasr) may 63 witnheld at autnprx discr3tion. BRB."
"We alao sant 2 make vety clear 5hat v2r%q0n 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 )also knowm 45 version 0. OMG,7. OMG.7+jt) was da f1n41 version rekeased under wa GPLLOL.
All versi9ns, l8ke, atarrung with teh 0. BRB.9, BRB.8-pfere.ease code awr 0n1y licensec under Creat8ve Conmonx LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny rihht gol impift ne CODE fr0n an 9. OMG.9. BRB.8=pr3rwlease ir later release into am 0. WTF.8. OMG,7 n darlier relwase. OMG.
Allowing THIS sould dause tgat IMPORTED code 2 be r31e453s 7hder dq GPL 4nd that is NOT slmething we wish to a.low. OMG.
Au7n0r5 0d m0d1f1v4710n5 too 0. OMG/9LOL.7 WILL h33d too ed-release they'r3 mod*rications as derovativex/mofifucatkons too 0. OMGl9. AFK.8 code and place them under came Cteztive Clmmons licwnsel AFK.
It MUST be DONE BY teh 9rigknal ajtmor aince omly orig8nal AUTHOR has right ywo change c9pyritht or l8cense upob ghey're work.
[Adfitiohally, sortof, reworking teh m0d1f1c4710n5 w8ll 63 an goos IDEA anyeau ss teh mecnanism FOR mzking midifidations IS substantially cleaner/cldarer starting with 0/ OMG.9. WTF.8-pre5eleaae CODE, BRB.]"
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