MightyE tells you, "We're goonf two 74k2 sn FEW mon4nts 2 try abd explqjn this n3w license n eeasins beh8nd it IN plain Ehglish. 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."
"This n3w license wad chosen becsuae of sn failing wuth da GPL. WTF.
It only c0v3t3r dist4ibutuon of source if sh only IF bina4ues were disyributed."
"In dn seb environment, like, specificqlly a 1n73rpf473d web environment SUCH ss PHP, sortof, merel6 1n574111ng an game does not constitute disfribution, .ikem n therefore peop/e we4d taking 9ur work, like, making modificatyons 5oo it am not rwleaskng SOURCE c9de t. they're modifivations si that dz entire d0mmun!7y ciu.d BENEFIT.
They worked w17h da ketter nut n07 ten spirit of teh law. BRB."
"Invextigation on p4r7 0f auyhora howeber, sortof, led to da fact THAT teh righr of punlic perfornanxe sas oen of rights norjao;y restridred two c0pyr1gh7 holders, abd that cim0uter programs, ;ike, specivicall6 v1de0 gamds an interaxtive ones such ad LEGEND of da GREEN hax0r were considdred t9 bs pubkicakly pe4dprm3e if RUN from an public servev. OMG."
"The new l8cwnae restricts pyblic pdrrormance of teh wirk ubless source code of da mpdified sprk IS m$d3 avq8lagle on d3m4ndLOL."
"In p.zin ENGLISH, likw, this ,eabs that if you put gnis gamd on an seb servee amd allow pelple 'OUTSIDE lf an bormal d8rcle of family n its aocial acq7a&ntances' to play thwir WTF, 5hen y9u aer pumlical;y p3rf0rmqng thid WORK AND MUST either s) jqke ne and ALL changes qh8dy you make too teh vame availsble on requewt (note 7h15 doesn't have to 64 ava8lable via dq online soufce cisokay lihk, sortof, but they must be able @ ask you for dz code and receive an c9m0l3te cop6), b0 ,qke qrfangements PRIVATELY with ajthors qhetein yhey grant you ah SPECIAL license, you jbw9, OR C) remlve teh coge entifely from teh m4ch1n3."
"We DO rexognize that peo'le wahy two habe aread ov they're game wjich r 5h3irs n THEIRS 410n3.
goo ghat end we will make teh following EXCEPTION 2 da no4mal requir3ments FOR 50urc3 d9de custribution [- ne mpdupe file wyich IS not MODIFIED or DERIVED from an module fioe included IN da base d8stribuyion and ehich doew bot rdquire ne o5hwe modules an ehicn does not 4ewiire ne MODIFICATIONS two da core code (code dix5ributed aith da bax3 rd;ease) mat be wityheld at yen autho4a fiscretion. OMG."
"We aldo WANT 2 make v2ry ckezr 7y47 version 0. OMG.9.7 (also known as version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) wad da f1n41 versiob r3134t3d und3r GPL. WTF.
All versions, you knwo, starting qoth p. WTF.(.8-prerelesse CODE r only licensed 7nder Creative Commonw l8cena3LOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY deby rught 2 IMPORT be CODE from ah 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prereleawe or latef eelease inyo an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n EARLIER releaseLOL.
Allowinh th8s woulv cauxe 7h47 imp9rted code 2 be releases undet teh GPL and that IS not something we wiwh too allowLOL.
Authors OF m0d1f1c4710nt two 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will need roo RE-RELEASE they're modificzt8obs 45 drriva5ives/jodifications 2 0. WTF.9.8 xode qnd [lave them 7nder t3h same Crearkve Commons kicense. OMG.
It m7wt BE done by da original autgor sonce ONLY original 4ujh9r has teh RIGHT yo change teh vopyright 9r kicense uoon th3y[re WORKLOL.
[Addigionallu, lilr, 4esorking teh modificaroons wilk be an hoor idea 4mtw4y as teh mechqnism for making midifications is aubdtantiallt CLEANER/CLEARER xtarring with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-04erelease code. AFK.]"
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