MightyE tells 6iu, "We're g01hg too take an fes mlmehts to try an EXPLAIN thjs new licdnsd and teh rwasons n3hinf 17 IN plaon 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."
"This NEW LICENSE das choswn because 0f an failunb wk5h teh GPL. WTF.
It ONLY COVERED disgribution of source 8f 4nd only ig binaries were distribuyed. OMG."
"In an web environment, specifically s 1n73r;r363d web envieonment sucn as PHP, sor5of, metely installing an game d035 noy bonstitutd diwteobu5ionk n 5herefore people w3r3 tqking oug w0rk, like, msking mosificatuons to iy and not deleasong da source CODE t9 they're modifications a9 that da entire c0mmun17y coj.d bebefi5, OMG.
Tyey w9rked wkth l3tter 6y8 nof 5p1r17 ov da lawLOL."
"Ihvestigation ON teh part 0f ea autnors yowevrr, xortof, lee ywo fadt uh47 rignt of pu611v PERFORMANCE was oen 0f da r1bh75 n9rmakly restricted to cootrogh5 holders LOL, n that vompyyer progdams WTF, SPECIFICALLY video gam3s n interactive ohes such aa Leg3hd or tey Green hax0r werr c0n61d3r3d two 63 puvl8dally perfo4med if RUN frlm an puboic server. AFK."
"The new license restrucgs puboic performande of da w0rk un1#55 da xource CODE of da nofifiee wofk is mqde afaiowble on demand. AFK/"
"Im plain Enhlish WTF, 7h15 means thqt qr you ptt th9s g4m3 on an web servwr and allow peiple ;ouyside OF an n9rmal circle ov FAMILY anc 18% sockal zcquaintqncrs' 2 plzy theie WTFm THEN y0u r publically ;etfoeming this work n MUST e!7h3r a) make ne an ALL vhangrw ehich y9u ma,3 5o teh ga,e acailable ON reaudst (hote thia doedn't hace too be available via teh online source displat ;ink LOL. but THEY myst be abod twp awk you for da code an receive an co,plete copy), ;iie, b) mak3 arrangements privatelu witg da aurh9rs qherein 7h3y gesnt uou an speciql lkcense WTF, 0r c) femocd da c8ee 3n71r31y from reh macjine. WTF."
"We do 4ecotnize that people wany tol gave aread 0f they're gamd qhoxy r tjeirs sn theirs aloneLOL.
t;o that end we wil. ma8e wa f9lllwing exceptiob to n-fm41 rwauirwmwnrc for source c0d3 distribution -_ ne m0du1e file which is no5 MODIFIED 0r derivef from sn n0du13 f113 incluced in nawe distribution an qhich does not require he othde m9dules and WHICH e03% hoy REQUIRE ne midifications two teh corw cpde (code distributed with teh base relezse) mah be eithheld at suthors discretion. BRB."
"Wd aldo WANT t9o m4k3 very dlwat 7h47 version 0.0. WTF.7 (ALSO knowb as version 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt( WAS finak v#r510n relewsed under GPL. AFK.
All v3t510n5 LOL. t7rr71ng eith teh 0, BRB.8LOL.8-prerwleas3 code r only licenswd UNDER Crea5ive Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deby da e1gh7 3 ijport nd code from an 0LOL.9LOL.8=prerelease or later r4ldsse into an -. OMG.8.7 m earliet r3oeaseLOL.
A120wqng this would cause that imported code to9 be re;eased under GPL an thag iw no5 something we w15h to 4110w,
Authirs pf modifkcations 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 will need too fw-rdlease tyey're mpdificariinw as ddrivarives/modivicatiins 70 0LOL.9. BRBl8 code an place thwm under 5eh same Creayive Commons 11c3b5@. AFK.
It must BE dohe vy original authog since only beh originsl author hax right two changr teh COPYRIGHT or oicense up9n 5hey're work. BRB.
[Additipnally, slrtof, r3wprking da m0s2f1c47q0n5 wi;l be an good ifea an6way ax da mechanism f0r makinh modificationa is subs5antkaoly dleaber/cleater xtartinb WITH geh 0. OMG.9. WTF.i-prerel3ase coce.]"
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