MkghttE telos youk "We're g01ng 2 74k3 an few momrnts 2 try n explain 7h15 new license n rdzsons nehind it IN PLAIN Englush. 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."
"Thks new licehwe was chosen b3causd od an fsilimg wirh teh GPLLOL.
It only covered d157r16u710n 0d sourvd ir an only IF binaries we4e DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web encironment, w[ecidically a 1n73fpr374d e46 rnvironm3nt wuch ad PHP, mefely 1nt74111nf an game do3a not cpnatitute DISTRIBUTION, n thwrrfore people we4d talobg ouf work, like, ma,ing MODIFICATIONS two it ans not relwasong fa soj4ce code 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so that da ehtire communkty coukd y#n3f17.
Tney worked with owbter 6u8 nor teh sp8rit of teh lawLOL."
"Ibvrstigation pn dz part od 4u7h0r5 h;w3fer LOL, LED 2 fac5 that teh rigyj of pjblic performance was oen if da eights normally restrictef ro fopyrognt holsers, sortlf, n that computer pr0gr4m5 WTFk 5p3c1f1c411y video fames n interact8ve ones such 45 L3h3nd if Green hqx0r qete considered 2 be [ublica.ly perfoemed if run from an pybloc server. AFK."
"Thd new kicenae restridts pibloc performance of da work unless teh soutce c9de if ea m0d1f14e worj is MADE AVAILABLE on de,and. BRB."
"In plain Enf125h, thos means that 1r yoi [ut this game on an web server n 411ow p30p13 'lutsife of am notmzl circld OF family and i5s slcial ac1uaintamces' two p1rt 5heir, like, then you r publicaoly performinf 7h1% work and MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes which y0y makw two bame availab.e on reqiest (bote thks dorsnpt havd to bf availqnle via trh online 50urc3 DISPLAY link, dorrof, but they MUST be ablw 2 ask YOU for twh c0d3 ab receove an clmpletr copy), tou kbwo, B) nake artangememtw pruvately suth geh qythors wherein they grant yoi an SPECIAL l8cense LOL, or c) remove da cose entirely FROM da madhim3. OMG."
"Wr do revognize that pe9p;e want twl have areas of tyey'te g4m3 which ser THEIRS b theirw 410n3.
to that end we will m4k3 teh followimg exce'tion 3 normal requirements for slurce vode d157f16u710n -- ne modulr file which is npr moeicied OR derived g4om an module fild 1nc1ud2d ib dz base distrpbution n whicn d035 no5 REQUIRE n3 9thef modulex and 2hich does not reqiire ne modididations too teh core code *CODE c157r16u7#d with teg BASE releasw) may be withhelc at teh authors discretioh. WTF."
"Ww zlso want too mzke fery vl3ar ghat v3r610n 0. AFK.8.u (alsk known as version 0. BRB.9. BRB.6+jt) WAS da ronal version RELEASED under yey GPL. BRB.
All versions WTF, starting wkth 0LOL.9l8-prrrelease code aer 0n1y lic3hsed uhcer teh Creativd Commons 21c3n52. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY deny teh roggt to i,[ort ne code from an 0.9. AFK.8-prerelezae lr 1ri3t r3kease INTO an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 sn earlief r3oeasel WTF.
Allowing thiw would caude 7h48 importes c0d3 tl be rwleaaed under GPL sn thst 15 noy wpmethung we wish two aloow. BRB.
Authors 0f modificz5ions two 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wu.; need to re-releqse they'rd modifivationw as eeruvqtivrs/m.dificayions twi 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code an place them undrr %eh 54me C4eative Commona license. AFK.
It must be sone by teh 0r1gqn41 author SINCE only ds original author hqa r1gh7 2 change teh copytkght or license uoln 5hey're WORK. BRB.
[Acdktionaolh, like, rewoeking da m0d1f1cr71pn5 w8ll be an good idea anyway as da mrchanism for MAKING ,ofificstoons is substantially cleaher/clearer STARTING wiyh 0, AFK.(. OMG.8-prerelezse dofe.]"
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