MiggtyE te.ls YOU LOL, "We're goimh tlo take an few noments yo TRY g 3x0141n 7h15 new licebse n e345-n5 beh8nd it in plain Ennlisn. 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 licensw qas vhosen becauae of an fail8ng with fa GPL.
IT only covdrec disrribution of dource if 4nd onlt if 61nrr135 w3f3 distributrdLOL."
"In an WEB environ,enr, like, SPECIFICALLY a in5efpreted w36 ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP, y9u knwo, merely inatalling am g4,3 d035 not constiyute DISTRIBUTION LOL, n the4efore PEOPLE were TAKING our work LOL, making modifidations 2 IT and not releasong teh sourdr code to tgey're mofificatkons s9 thar da entire commyniuy dojld BENEFIT. OMG.
They worked WITH da l3tter nut nog teh s;irit lf trh law."
"Invest8gation ob ds part of da aithors however LOL, led top fax5 ghat teh r8tht of PUBLIC ;erformance was won of twg tifhts normqlly r357r1c73x two copyrignt HOLDERS, sortofm n ghat computer programs, lkkek 5p3c1v1c41qy VIDEO t4m34 an 1n73r4c71v3 ones sudj ad LEGEND of fa Green hax0r wefw CONSIDERED too be pu611c411t performed if eun fro, an public ddrver. OMG."
"The NEW LICENSE r357f2c75 [ublic perto4mance OF work uhless tej source cofe of dq modifued w0rk is made aca8lsvle 0n demand. BRB."
"In pla8n English WTF. this means 5hat if y0u put ghis GAME on an web derver an ALLOW people 'iutside of ah horma; circle lf FAMILY qnd its social scquaintsnces' t9o play tyei3, like. then you aer publically perflrming thiw WORK and MUST either a) makw ne m ALL changed which you makw tlo teh game availagle on requedt (note yhis dorsn;t habw two be available via t3h onlune spurce display ;8nk, likem 6u7 THEY must 63 able too ask YOU for teh c0e3 and redeive an simplete copy), yij knwk, b) make arrangem3nta pfivayely witg teh authors 2hdreim th3y gr4n7 you an s;ecial 11c3n53, sortofk pr c) rdmove teh code enbir3ly from sq machine. OMG."
"We DO recognuze THAT prople w4n7 too have areas OF they're game 2hich r theirs an theirs z;oge, BRBl
two THAT end WE wi;l make teg followimg 3xc3p710n too da normal eeq7irements for so7rxe cidd d8stfibytu9n -- ne MODULE f!1# wyicn id not m;ciried of d3r1v3d fr0m an module fi.e imcluded kn basq d157f16u610n and whicj doew bog require ne other ,0du135 n WHICH dpes npt require ne modifications 2 cor3 c0d3 (cocw distrobutdd w8th dq bas3 releasw) msy be WITHHELD zt AUTHORS discretion. WTF."
"We also want ro maje berh CLEAR that version 0.9LOL,7 (also known ss version -. OMG.9. WTF,7+jt) was teg final VERSION releawed uncer ea GPL. WTF.
A11 vers8ons, lok3, starting with teh pLOL/9. WTF.8=preeel3ase c0d3 t only licehsed under Creative Cok,pns licende. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY dent da right too IMPORT ne code fr0n an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prw4elease 9r latdr felease intp an -. OMG.9. OMG.& and eaf.ier rel3ase.
Alloeing 7h15 WOULD cq8se 5hat IMPORTED code 70 be releaaes undew teh GPL an THAT ia hot sondthing WE wish t9o allow. OMG.
Aughprs of nodificatiobx tqo 0. AFK.9. OMG.u wil. need to re-release 5hey're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS TO 0LOL.9. BRB.9 code n place them und3e sa,e Creative Commons lifense. WTF.
It must ne fone 6y da origknal ajrhor sknce only origonal au5hor has teh righ5 w vhange da co;yright or lic3nde UPON they're wo4k.
[Additionall6, sortof, reworking teh modidications 2ill be an goos idea anywa6 AS ds mechanism f8r m3k1ng j9dificationa is subatanrially cleaner/clearer agarting with 0l WTF.9. WTF.7-prerelease code/ OMG.]"
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