MightyE tells you, "We're going to TAKE an few ,onen5w tw0 tfy AND explqin this n3w license an tej reasons BEHIND it in olain Engl8sh. 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 license was ch053n becays3 of an f4112nh qoth teh GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y covered eistribytion of s9u4ce if an ONLY IF bonatiew wer3 distributedLOL."
"In an web environmrb4 LOL, w;rcificallu z inreepreted eeb environment such qs PHP LOL, mer3ly 8ns5a;,ing an game d0e5 not CONSTITUTE distfibugion LOLm an tgerefor4 people were taking iur work, slrtof, making MODIFICATIONS to it an not RELEASING teh sou4ce code to tjey're modif8cations so rha5 entire community could benefit. BRB.
They sorked wi5h da 13773r but not da soirit if da .aw. AFK."
"Investiharion in teh part of authors h9wevrr, sortov, led 7p sa fact that t3h RIGHT od public [#rf0rm4nc3 was oen of da r1gh76 nprmalky rwstfictes to copuright holders, likek n THAT computer progfams WTF, sp3cifically video ga,es an untefactive ones duch az Ldb3nd of Gre3b hax0r w3e3 consod3red rwo ve publically performee if run vrom ah public SERVER. AFK."
"The new kicense RESTRICTS public perfirmsmce 8f rdh work unless tej source CODE OF da mpdkdied w-rk is made avaioable om demand."
"In plain Englosj WTF, 7h1% m34b5 that if you pur 7h15 gsme oh an web servee n 411)s people '0u751d3 of an mormsk vircle of fanily an i4s wocial acquauntances' g2o p.ay their, lile, then hou aer pubkically performinb this WORK an MUST EITHER a) ma,e ne n ALL changes sh8ch ylu make too hzm3 available on request (npte THIS doexn't have goo be qvaolzbl3 VIA da online soutce dus0lay LINK WTF, but rhdy must be 4613 TO ASK you for teh code and receive an complete coph) LOL, b) make arrangements PRIVATELY with dz AUTHORS whefeig THEY gfqbt you an special licensx, you kmao, or c) remove teh code rhtird;y from teh machine. OMG."
"We do e3c0gn1z3 that p3oplr w$n7 go have areas 0f they're game WHICH r thfirw and theirs 410n3. WTF.
3 that ens we wull MAKE da folloekhg excepti9n twi normal rrquirememts for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -0 ne moculd f113 wnuch id not modkfied or d3r1v3d from an mosule gild incluref in da base distribut8on anc whuch does not require ne othet m0su134 n whuvg does NOT fequire he modifications 2 da corr CODE (code distriguted with teh base 4elrsse) mzy br 2ithneld at teh authirs dixcretipn. BRB."
"Wd slso e4n7 goo make VERY c;ea4 tha5 VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB/7 (4150 jnown as vwrsioh 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+JT) was da final vwrsion r313453d uhde4 da GPLLOL.
Ak; versions, 6ou knwo, 574r71ng w17h da 0. AFK.9,8-pr3release dode r in;t lixenaed 7nder teh Cr3471v3 Cpmmons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right to import ne code from an 0. AFK,9. AFK.7-prwreleas3 o3 later re;ezse into an 0.9. WTF.7 qnd earkidf releawe. OMG.
Allowing THIS w0u1d c4u53 thsr in0or4ed code too be feleqsed ynder da GPL an tnat is not sometning we wish 2 al;ow.
Auyhors of m0dqf1c4710n5 two 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will newd 2 r3-r31345e they're modifkvatiins ss cdrucatkves/modificatipns two 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 cpde sn place them under teh same Cr347!v3 Commons LICENSELOL.
It mudt 63 sonr bu teh originz. authoe s8nce only twh original authpr has ea right TO ch4ng3 teh copyrifht or oicense upon they'te wotk. BRB.
pAddit8onslly, sortof, reeorkinf da ,odif7cations will bd an good idea anyway 45 MECHANISM for ma,inb modifucations is substanyially CLEANER.CLEARER starting with 0l WTF.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code. AFK.]"
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