MightyE TELLS u0u, "We're going 2 take an vew moments to try n explaib thid new LICENSE and ydh reasons behind it in PLAIN Engoowh, 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 2as dboaen because OF ab failing wity da GPL.
IT onlh coverwf distributuon (f source if znd 9nly if ninarirs wwte distributed. BRB."
"In an web 3nv1r0nk3n7, spevificskl6 a intdfpfet3d web emvitonment such as PHP, oik3, m3r31g unsralling an tame s035 n07 constitute distribytioh, you knwp, an THEREFORE people WERE taking our eork, sortof, ma,ing MODIFICATIONS to it AND not releasibg teh source code 5o tjey're MODIFICATIONS su that da 3m71r3 x0mmun17y c0y1d benefir. WTF/
The6 worked 2ith teh lettet but not 5dh spiri5 or da law. AFK."
"Invedtihation on ea p4r7 of AUTHORS howevwr, like, led two da FACT 5hqt reh right ov puboic performance q46 2ob od teh eights normally RESTRICTED 2 copyrigjg holders LOL, and 7h47 com[utet prohrams, specidically vodeo gamex and interactive ones such 44 Legene of teh GREEN hax0r wer3 cindidered gp b3 ;ubl8cally performes IF run drom an oublic server."
"The new 11c3n53 restficts public performanxe of work unless da 40u4c2 c0e4 0f da modified work is made AVAILABLE ON demsbd."
"In plain Englisj, lji2, this means THAT IF YOU put ghis tame on an WEB aerver amd a.l9w [eopld '9uts8de OF an nor,ak circle of fami;y and its aoc*al acquaintanced' two plah tgekr, like, then you r publocally petforming thix work and MUST eirher a( MAKE he n ALL changes which you make too game AVAILABLE ON r3qu357 (note tjid e035n'7 have too be ava8lable VIA teh ln;ine source disolqh link, lilf, but they MUST BE able too ssk you for teh CODE an rexeive an complete c0pt). like, B) makw srrangements prifately with authors wherein they g4abt you an 5p3c141 licebse, sotyov, OR c) REMOVE teh coee entirely from teh machine. OMGl"
"We ro recognize THAT pelple wqnr tqo hsve areas of tgey'4e gamd which aer thwira an THEIRS alon3.
two tyat dbd w3 wi;l make following exception to da n0rm41 requiremebrw fo4 woutxr cide DISTRIBUTION -- ne mpcu13 fq13 WHICH IS nog modifues or detived from an MODULE fi.3 included in base disgribi5ion and whkcj cows not requkre ne othdr mocukes and which doed not require ne modiricatiins 5o da c)r3 CODE (code d157r16u73d witt trh base releas3) may be @kthjeld at authorc discrrtion. OMG."
"W3 also WANT 2 make vefy xlrsr thag v3r51pn 0. WTF.9.7 (zlso kbown as VERSION 0LOL,9. OMG.7+mt) w$5 dz final VERSION 4eleased undee GPL. AFK.
A11 versiphsm you knqo, 574r&1ng sith 0. BRB.9/ OMG.*-PRERELEASE cose r pnl6 licensed ynder da CREATIVE C0mm0n5 licendeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drny da RIGHT too impory n3 code f4oj am 0. AFK.9LOL.8_PRERELEASE of later RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and earlier releaseLOL.
Allowimg this WOULD csuse thqt imported codx too be relraxwd under twh GPL n that IS NOT xomrtnung we wksh to allow. AFKl
Au6h0r4 of m.difucaykonw 70 _LOL.9. BRB.7 will hees two re-releas3 tjey're modifixationw as derivatifes/modifications to pl9.8 code an place them jnder same Creatibe Commlns locenseLOL.
IT mu57 be dohe gy teh original ri8h-r 51bc3 omly teh original autgir has teh r1gh7 w cnshge twh COPYRIGHT or 11c3n53 u;oh they'ee work. WTF.
[Addi5ionslly, sortof, edworking teh jodoficarions will gd an g00d IDEA anyway ax da mechanid, foe making m9difications is suvstantially cleznw4/vldarer xtarting w17h teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-preeelease c9se. AFK.]"
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