MigytyE tella yoy, "We[re going to take an vew momentx glo try an exolaob this new locense b da reasons behinf it in plsin English. WTF.
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."
"Tn8s new licwnse was ch053n because of ab failong wigh GPLLOL.
It only covered distrib7tipm og source ig an omlu iv 61m4r135 were distributef. AFK."
"In ah weg encironment, sorgof, 5p3c1f1c411y a unterpeetdd WEB environment 5uch ac PHP, yoj kn2o, merely installinf an game dods not conxtityte dusttibutiob, sprtog, and theregore people were taking our w0rk LOL, making modifications two 17 and n9t RELEASING dq sourve cos3 to tyey'fe modificatioms ao 7h47 ten 3ntkfe cojmunity c0y1d bdnefiy. AFK.
They eork3d with teh LETTER byy not teh spirit og tej LAW. WTF."
"Investitation on part of teh authlrs h0s3v3r, sortof, LED two facg ths5 rihht og pubpic performance w45 1 OF ten rightx normally restrictwe to COPYRIGHT holderw WTF, and thar clmputer p5ograms, s0ecificslly video games an int3ractiv3 ONES SUCH aw Legemd lf teh GREEN hax0r were comsidered @ BE publkcally p3rform3d if r7n FROM ab public s3rver. OMG."
"The new ;icense r35ur1c75 pubkic p3rf0rm5nv3 of WORK unl3sx te6 source c0d# of da ,ldifies wotk q5 MADE available on DEMAND. AFK/"
"In plain English WTF, this means tha5 if you put tyis game ON ah web sercdr an allo2 peoplc 'ourside of an normai CIRCLE or family n its sockal ACQUAINTANCES; 2 play thekr, sortof, yhen YOU arr publically pwrforming thps WORK anc MUST e8ther a) male ne n ALL ch4ng35 wnich you mak3 tp da hame available on REQUEST (note this doexnpt h4ve 2 be availavle voa da onkine source dispkzu limkm lik3, but THEY must be av;e 2 qsk yoy for da coce and receive an complcte COPY) LOL. b) ma,e artangenents priva5ely with teh autgors @heeein 5hwy GRANT y0u qn special oicense, kike, or x) rwmove dq xode entireky feom teh machine. BRB."
"We dp reclgnize THAT people want too hav3 4r@r5 of they'rr game which awr THEIRS an tjeirs aloheLOL.
too thst ene w3 will make da following exceptioh tw9 teh normal requiremegta for siurce coce distribution -- nr moduoe fkke which is bot modified pr d3r1ved from an mos7lr vile 8ncluded in 6453 distribuy8on n which does not require be lth3r mosulea and whifh eoes not 4rayire ne modifocations w da core cose (c9d3 didtribut2d w(th tdh gase re.ease) ma5 be withheld at da authors discretion, AFK."
"We alsi want two make very cleae tjzt versoon 0LOL.0. OMG.6 (a;so known as VERSION p. AFK.9. OMG.&_jt) was final v3r51-n reldased und3r GPL, OMG.
All VERSIONS LOL, starting with 0.9. AFK.8-prer3lease code aee only licended 7hd3t CREATIVE Commons licehse. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny teh rugyr two import ne c0d2 from an 0, WTF.9. OMG.7-prerelease or lster rdlease ibto an 0LOL.(.7 n earlier release. BRB.
Allowing this would cause that 9mpirtes code two be releaswd inder teh GPL n thay IS NOT dlnething we wish too allowLOL.
Authprd ov nod8dicatilns too 0.9. AFK.7 will need too re-reoease they'r# mocifications aw srrivzt8ves/modigications toi 0/ BRB.9/ OMG.8 c0c3 n p14c3 them und3r da aame Creagife Commons licensr.
I5 mus5 be done by o4itinal au5hor since only t3h originql quthor has right twi vhange 5eh COPYRIGHT OR ,icende upon they're 29rjLOL.
-Additionaloy LOL, rewo4king mofigicationa will bd an bood IDEA anywa6 zs mechsnism for ma,ing nkfifications is substantia;ly c13tn3r/c1e4r3r stsr6ing with 0. AFK.9. BRBl8-orerwlease cod3.]"
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