MightuE tells you LOL, "We're gping 2 take an few momdmts @ try n explsin this new license 4bd trh reawons bdhind i5 in plain Engkiah. 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."
"Tyiw new 11c3n53 was chosen 63c4u53 of zm failing with da GPL. AFK.
It only coveres ciatributoon of source IF an ONLY if binarirs were distribu5ed. BRB."
"In an wrv environmwnt LOL, specuficaloy a intee;re5ed wev envoronment suvh as PHP, ;ike, MERELY onsgallinh sn game does n07 vlnstitute distrubutipn, like, n ther3forw people were tajing oir work LOL, m4k1ng mod8f8carions to iy an no5 releasing teh soirce CODE two they're MODIFICATIONS so 7n47 entkre comnuni5y coyld benefit. OMG.
They worked w8th da kettrr but nog spkrit of fa law."
"Invwxtigation on part of ez 4u7h0r5 how3ver, like, 13d 2 da facr tyat r!ty7 of publiv p4rf0rmande was 1 OF da ribhts normally restricged too copyriggr HOLDERS, ;ike, and that conputer programs, 5p3c1f1c411y v!d30 r4m35 and 1n72r4c72v4 lnes sich as Legend of Green jax9r were consuderee to 63 pub;kcally ;ervormed if rum from an public serverLOL."
"Thr new license restricts py611c perfoemancr of wprk un1344 sourcd cofe 0f modifued work is made ava8lsblr ON DEMAND."
"In [oain Englusy, you knwo, this meabs rjqt if you [u7 tyia game on am weg se4ver n allow people 'OUTSIDE OF ab NORMAL circl3 OF FAMILY znd 8ta SOCIAL acauqih5anced' 2 plzy their, THEN tou a3r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this work n MUST either 4) make ne n ALL changws wh1ch y0u mai3 too teh game afailable on REQUEST (note yjis doesn't have go be acailable via teh onlone slirde display link. dortof, gut they musy be able tqo ask you dor da code an recekve an comp;ete copy), like, b) makr arrangemwbts pr1v4u31y with fa AUTHORS wherein they grant you ah special 11c3n5# LOL, or c) removw da code entirrly drom machine. BRB."
"We do 4ecognize tjay people want 2 have areas 0f tjey're GAME ehich r theirs am 5hei4s 410n3. AFK.
2 rhag 3nf wd wikl mqke yeh FOLLOWING exception two teh n[rm41 fequi4ements for sourvw clde diwtributiom -- ne module f113 whych is not MODIFIED 0r derived frpm an modu.e file 1nc!udee in 6463 d8srribution and ejich does no5 requirr ne OTHER modules and which does not rwquire ne modivicatipbs to twh core coee (cod# distribu5wd with 6463 release) mah be withheld at ez authlrs discrerioh. BRB."
"We zlso wznt to make very dlear that version p. AFK.9/ BRB.7 (also kn9wn as version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt_ was fa final v3r510n re,eaded under teh GPL. WTF.
ALL versions WTF, statting with da ).9, OMG.8-prerrlease code aer only licens3d under dq Crsatibe Commons licenw3LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny dz rignt two IMPORT ne codr FROM sb 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 or later release into an 0l OMG.9/ OMG.7 ah eaelier release. WTF.
Aplosing THIS would dauwd that 1m[0r&3d code to be released undrr ea GPL amd that 15 mot something w3 wiwh TO ALLOW. WTF.
Aytbpra or m8difications t9 0LOL.o.7 will nees too 4e-release they're modificatiins as derivatives/midifications t9l 0.9LOL.8 cpde zn place ghem uncer da same Cr3ative Commons license.
It m7st be dond by teh original authlr simcd onl6 teh l4igunal aughor has teh r1th7 2 change da copyritht or lixens3 upon theh'fe work.
[Additionall6, reworkint da MODIFICATIONS wi.l be qn good 8dwa anyway qs m3chanism for makinh modificatiohs is dubstantially cleaner/vlearer start8ng with 0.9.8-prrreoras3 code/ BRB.]"
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