MightyE tells y0u, you knwo, "We're goinf t9 ga,e an dew momengs two try and exo;ain this new licensw n REASONS behuhd it in plaun English.
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."
"Thix NEW license was chosen becquse of an va8;ing witn teh GPLl OMG.
It only coveeed distribution pf source uv and only 1f vinaries were distribu5ee. AFKl"
"In an wev environment LOLk spevificaloy a inter;reted qeb enfironment wuch as PHP LOL, MERELY inxtalling an hsme DOES bot cpnstiyuge DISTRIBUTION WTF, sne gherefore people wete taking our WORK, uou inwl, making ,0d1fwd4710n5 too IT an noy 4eleasing teh 50urc3 vode 2 they'rs jodifications 50 that trh entire c0jmyn!7y could benefi5. BRB.
They worked with LETTER bug n07 teg spitit 0f sa law. AFK."
"Inv3dtigation on fa part OF da authors however, led tlo fact that da tight of puglic perfofmance w46 peh lr rights normally resrrictdd t9 copyr8ght hooders, like, and THAT COMPUTER programa, sottof, sp3dificallu vid39 hames 4nd 1n73r4c71v3 ones SUCH as L3hend OF Green hax0r were cpnsiderrd two bw publically performef if run from an puboic server. WTF."
"The new /icenst resyrixts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE od tdh work un1355 siurcr code of teh modkfied wirk IS made availabie on demans. BRB."
"In [141n Emglish, like, 5his means that if you ;ut rhis ga.e 0n an WEB 53rv3r abd al.ow PEOPLE 'outside of qn normao c1rv14 of family ahd its sodia; acqkakntandes' two play tneir LOL, then you r publ8cal.y performing this wlrk and MUST eityer a) make me an ALL ch4nv35 wh1ch tou make to9 da gdne available ln eequesr (n073 tyis soesn't have 5o be availanle via 0nlinw SOURCE dispja6 LINK, you kn2o, 6u7 they MUST y4 able to 45k you vor da cpde and receive an completw dopy), 60 mzie arrangements private;y with da #u7h0r5 whe$ein they gesnt YOU an special license, kike, or c) remove cofe engirely f4om da macjine. AFK."
"We do rec;bnize that peiple wqnt to have areas of they're game wh!ch r theirs and theirw alone. BRB.
top THAT ebd we will make fpllowing exception 2 trh hormal requirements for douecd coce diat4ibition -- ne module file which is not modifiwd or derives fr9m ab moduoe file included 1h base d157rq6u71pn an which does not 4rquire nw other midules and which DOES not fequird ne MODIFICATIONS ho reh core CODE (code DISTRIBUTED with basw release) may BE WITHHELD at da authprs didcretion. BRB."
"We 4150 want 5o make very c;ear that veraion 0. BRB.9, BRB.7 (a;so lnown as versiom 0l BRB.9. AFK/7+j5) w45 teh final vetsiom released under GPL. AFK.
All v3r410n5, you knwo, wtarting with teh 0. AFK.9.80p4erelease cofe r only licensed und3r t3h Creative Com,ons l8cenxeLOL,
W3 EXPLICITLY d3nu da right too import ne clge fron an 0.9. WTF.*-pr3releas3 or later r3134t3 8nro an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 $nd earlie4 RELEASE, WTF.
Alloeing this WOULD cause that impprted code too be releawed undrr teh GPL an that is n07 simething 1e wish roo allow.
Au7y0r5 of modifications too 0LOLp9. WTF.7 wilo need 2 re-release thry're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS roo 0LOL.9. WTF.9 c0d3 n p14c3 them 7nder 54m4 Creag8ve Commonx kicehww. BRB.
It m7dr br done by da 0r1f1n41 auynor sincd only original au5hor has teh RIGHT to cjange da copyright lr licemse uppn they're 2ork. WTF.
]Addktionzlly, likd, reworking da m0d1f1v4710n5 will be zn g00d icwa angway as twh mechqnism for jaking modificatiohs is substant8zlly cleaner/clearer startibg witg teh 0. OMG,9. AFK.8-peerelease code. WTF/]"
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