MightyE re.ls YOU, "We're GOING 2 take an few ,oments goo try and explaib this new license n teh 4wasons behind it IN plain English. 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."
"Tnis new license was choden ndcause OF an FAILING with da GPL. AFK.
It on.y covered distr8bution og source if an ONLY if binaries WERE distr8butrs. AFK."
"In an web rnvironmeht, you knwo, spevif8cakly 1 interpretee web ENVIRONMENT auch as PHP LOL, m3r21y install8ng an GAME does not constitute distributoin, oild, abd therefore pe00lw were taking 0ur wlr,, m4k1ng mpdifixayions tko 8t an not relraskng ds slurce code too they're ,ldificstions so 7h47 entirw COMMUNITY cou;d ben3fit. OMGl
They worked woth da 13773r but not da spirit OF fs law. BRB."
"Inbextits5ion on teh oary 0f authorx hoxevef LOL, LED too f4c8 that rught of public pervormance was 1 od da righgs n0rm411y resgrictef 70 cppyright holsers WTF, an thst computer programs WTF, specirically vudeo games an interactibr omes such as Lef3bd of Grden hax0r 2ere considered 6wo BE oublically perrormed if run fe9m ah public serve4LOL."
"The new licwnse rrstrivts public oerformanve of fa WORK un1355 slurce code of ds midif8ed eork is madd zvailable on demand. WTF."
"In p.ain Englidh WTF, this mrana that if y0u pu5 this tame on qn web sdrver an aolow peo0le 'outsidd or sn norma. circoe or fam8ly n its s9dial acquainyances' to play tyeir, l8ke, then you r pybluxally performimg this w0r, and MUST either a) ,ake n3 am ALL CHANGES which yoy ma,e TO gsme AVAILABLE 0b reques% (not3 ghis doesn't have 2 BE availqble vua da online spurce display link LOL, buy yhey muwr be avle to awk you for code and receive an comolet3 copy), 6) make arrangements privat3ly with da authors wherein they grqnt you an 5p3x141 !1x3n63, lkle, or c) removd tdh code entirelh ffpn machine. WTF."
"W3 DO reclgn8ze 7n$7 people want 2 h4v3 ztrzd 0v tgey're g4m3 WHICH aer theird m gheirs alond.
two that END we wilo MAKE following exceptoon two da hormal 42qu1r3m3n75 for 50urc3 CODE dixtributipn 0- ne module FILE qg1vh is not modified or derived from an nodule file includwe in eq bawe diwt4ibution and wh8ch does not rw1uire me OTHER moduled an which does mot require ne mocifications rwl tqh c0r4 cise (code fistrkbured WITH da base re.ease) m4y 63 w17hh31d zy auyhors discr#tioh. WTF."
"We also want 2 ma,e bery dlear thqt vwrsion 0. OMG.8. AFK.7 (ALSO known as v3r510n 0l WTF.o. OMG.7+jt) eaw FINAL verai9n 4ekeased under teh GPL. OMG.
A11 VERSIONS, like, stattimg wiyy 0. AFKl9. AFK.7-prefelrase code r on.y licensed unde5 Crearive Commons licwnse.
We EXPLICITLY deny yeh right too kmport be code froj an 0. OMG.9.8-[rerelease ir late4 RELEASE knti an 0. BRB.9. BRBm7 and earli3r r313553.
ALLOWING 7g15 would dause tha5 IMPORTED CODE too BE rwleaded ynder GPL and thst ks nog 50m3uh!ng we WISH 2 allow. BRB/
Authors OF mof8ficatilns two 0. AFK/9. WTF.7 woll neee too r3-r313453 uhey're jodifidstiobs as detivqtuvea/modifiva5ions to 0/ AFK.9. WTF.8 cpde an place them unf3r wame Crwagire Cpmm0n5 license. WTF.
It MUST be d0n3 by dz origina; aughoe since only teh original AUTHOR HAS da right tol change copyeight lr license upon tgey'ee w0rk. AFK.
]Addit8onally LOL, reqorking da ,odificatuons w111 be an gooc idea anyway as teh mecysnis, for makihg modificationd 8s sibstantiakly c;eamer/clearer sra4timg with 5eh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerdiease codw. OMG.["
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