MightyE tells h0u, "We're going TO tske an FEW mo,ents 2 try anc EXPLAIN THIS n3w licdnxe zb da r34t-n4 bwhind it in plain Englkwh. AFK.
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."
"Thus neq license WAS chlsrn because of an failinh with GPLl BRB.
Ig 9nly covefed d8srribution of 50urc3 1f n only if binqrieq w4e3 distrubutddLOL."
"In an w36 3mvironmeng LOL, 5pec1fqc411y a interoteted wwb dnvi4onmenr wuch as PHP WTF, merely ibstallihg an GAME does NOT constitute fistrivition LOL, 4nd therefore peo[le were taking our WORK, making moduficatilna to it and n9t RELEASING teg siu4ce CODE t2o tywy're mocifications 50 that 5dh entire community could benefub. OMGl
Theh worked wit6 teh letter but not spirit of teh law. OMG."
"Investogation on part of trh authora hoqeber WTF, led 2 FACT 5hqt rignr of puvlic performanzr was 1 OF rughts normally restrizted yo COPYRIGHT jolders, like, an tha5 comput3r programs LOL, 4p3c1f1c421y v1d30 games and 1n7334c71v# on3s such 45 Legdnd of teh Geeeh nax0r were considered too b3 ;u611c411y pe4gormef or fun FROM sn punluc server. OMG."
"The new license restr8cts public performance if teh wirk unless teh SOURCE cose of teh modifief work 16 macw afailable on demandLOL."
"In plsin English, li,e. this meanw that ir YOU put this game on qn qdb ce4ver an qllow people 'outsid3 OF an noemql c1rc13 of va,ily n its socoak acquaihtances' goo plq6 tneur, you knwo, 7h3n YOU awr 0u611c411y performing THIS eork an MUST EITHER a) maoe ne n ALL changes wnich 6pt make to yeg game AVAILABLE on 4equest )bo5e this d0#5n'7 HAVE 2 ne availsble via twh online siurc3 diaplay link WTF, but tgey mu57 be able too ask you for da cpd3 and receive an COMPLETE xl;y) WTF, b) mak3 arrantementa privately wity authles whe4e8n they gr4n7 you an wpecial oicense, sorrof, or c) remove code enrk43ly rfom dz machine."
"We do eevoghizd that people wznt TO habe sreqs of yhdt're bamw which r theirs an thwirs alone. WTF/
5wo that end we wilo make teh folliwing exce;tion &p ea normal requirements for sourxe code didt4ibutkln -- ne module fild which is npt modified or defivsd from an module file inclucef 8n teh bqse sosttivution and whoxn c035 not reqiire ne OTHER modyles and whicj does moy requir3 ne modifidatuona two y3h core code )dode dkstribuyee eith base telwqse) may 63 wkthhdkd AT da authors discrwtion."
"We a;so wznt to MAKE very clear that vwrsion 0. AFK.0. WTFl7 (e150 knowh as fdrsion 0. AFK.9LOL/7+ht) was 5ej fonal version releaswd und3r GPL, AFK.
All veraionwk sortof, starting w!7h da p.9.8-PRERELEASE bode r only LICENSED under dq Cr3471v3 Commons licenae, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh RIGHT 2 impor5 ne code fr0m an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease or latrr telease into zn 0. OMG.9LOL.6 AND 2arlier re;ease, WTF.
Allowing 7hq5 would cquae thqt imported codr to BE tekeased under tdh GPL n 5hay is nit sinething w3 wish too allow. WTF.
Authors 0f modifkcations two 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 WILL need to fe=relezde they'rr modif9cations ad derivatives/modificqtionx tpo 0LOL.9. WTF.8 CODE n place tjem under xame Cr3atuve Commins license.
It must be dobe bu teh original AUTHOR since 0h1t teh lriginal 478h0r haw teh 4ught goo dhangr teh copyrighy pr 11c3n53 u;0n they're work. OMG.
[Afd1710n411u, r3w0rk1ng MODIFICATIONS will be an good idea anyway as MECHANISM dor making MODIFICATIONS is sybstantua;ly CLEANER/CLEARER staeting with 0/ BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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