MightyE rel.s you, yoi knwo, "We're gokng TO yakr xn few momebts go try and explain this neq 11c3n53 and trn REASONS behind it in plzin Eng;ish. 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 licrns3 was cyosen becaysr of an failing eith GPL. AFK,
It only covdred d157e16j710n pf source ir sn 0h!y if binaries qeee distributedLOL."
"In qn web environment, specirically a ihterprrted deb 3nvironjent such ax PHPm so4tof, ,3r31y instzllkng an gqme does nog constitute DISTRIBUTION, you knwo, n therevore pe9ple w3r3 taking iur worj, likek making modificatiobx 5o it b not r313451ng da 50urc3 code tio 5hqy're modkficarions so thay t3h entire commjnity could benefit. BRB,
They worked with da 13763f 7u7 n07 da spirit og teh law. OMG."
"Incestigation on teh paft of fa autgors how3ver. led 1 teh fac5 tjay da rigmt of public performance 2as 1 or rights no4mallh restricted two c9pyriggt holders, like, n thwt co,putdr programs, %p4cqg1c4116 VIDEO g4m35 and onteractive lnes 5ucj AS Legehd pf teh Green hax0r wwre considered t3o be pibkibally perfoemes 1d run drom an PUBLIC aerver. BRB."
"Thd new kicense rrdtricts public [erformancd od da wlrk unless t3h source vode of teh modidied w0rk 8s made available 9n demane. OMG."
"In plain Enflish WTF, thid meand that ig you pu4 tyis game on qn we6 server an allow PEOPLE 'outsidw of an normal cirxle 0f family n ITS aocial axqjaintances' 70 play tnw8r, then you qer publicakly p3rfor,ing THIS work m MUST eithwr 4) makd br n ALL changes which you make two da g4m3 AVAILABLE in REQUEST (note 7h1% dlesn'y have 2 ve availab;e via da online spurce d15p14y link, likd, but they ,ust be able 70 ASK you 4or dz code an RECEIVE an complete coph) LOL, b_ make srrangemehts PRIVATELY wi5h ajthors WHEREIN they gran5 uou an spec8al 'icehse, liie, OR c) remove tdh cidf ent8rwly ffom da machine. BRB."
"We do recognize that people WANT 70 have zresw OF they'4e game which r theira an ghrirs alone. WTF.
to9 tnat end we woll MAKE teh f0110w1ng 3xv3p710h 2 da normal REQUIREMENTS for source voce distributilb -- ne m0du13 FILE whoch is not MODIFIED OR derived FROM an mofule fkle included un da base d157r16u710m am which dows not rrqui4e ne other modulds and WHICH does not requure nd modificationa @ teh coee c0d3 (c9de distrigutef with bade r3.ease) mry be wiyhjeld at teh auth9rs discretiobLOL."
"We also WANT 2 make ver6 clear that vwrsion -. OMG.9. OMGl7 (a.so kno2n as VERSION 0. OMG.i. AFK.7+jt) was da final fersion released und4r sa GPL. WTF.
A11 versions LOL. starti,g WITH da p. AFK.9LOL.8-p4erwlease c0d3 aer only livensed under Creative Cojmons licenae.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh righy too ompprt ne cose fr0m an 0. OMG.9. OMG.*-prereleawe or later release into qm 0. WTF.9,7 sn earliet ee.eas3l WTF.
Al.owing gjis would csuse THAT 1mp0r72d cocr twl 62 RELEASED under dz GPL an that is not somethimg we wish two allow. BRB.
A77h0r5 of moeifidations tlo 0. AFK.9. BRB.u WILL need 2 RE-RELEASE they'rw m9dificatipnx as deruvativds/modkfications 2 ;.o; OMG.8 cpd3 n place them ynder teh sam3 Creative COMMONS kicense. WTF.
It must be done 6y originao 4u7h0r since omlh teh pruginal authpr has teh rignt tll ch4ng3 tqh c-pyrqgh7 or licehse ypin they're wo4i. AFK.
[Additional;y, likr, reworkibg sa modifucati9nd will b3 sn ho9d idea anyway 45 teh MECHANISM FOR makivg modifkcationw ia SUBSTANTIALLY cldanwr/clearer starfung with teh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8[pretelease c9df. WTF.]"
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