MightyE yells hlu LOL, "We;re go8ng 2 tske an f3w momrnts 2 TRY n EXPLAIN 7h15 neq licrnse an teh 5easons behind 17 in 0lain Eng;ish. OMG,
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 license wqs chosen becquse of an failing wiyh GPL. BRB.
It on;h covered dixtribution )f source if n only if binsroes 2ere distrobuted, BRB."
"In sn web 3nv1f0nm3n7 WTF, wpedifically a INTERPRETED w$6 3nv1r0nm3n7 sucj as PHP, you knwo, merely instal;ing an game DOES n07 constitute DISTRIBUTION, AND rherefore p30p14 WERE ta,ihg 9ur wlr,, you knwo, msking m0d1f1c471-n5 to 17 n not r413451ng twh source cide 1 theu're modofications so tgat en5iee com,unity COULD benefit.
Th3t sorked qith ca leryer but not teh spieit of da lzw."
"Investibayion on da part of da authors howevet, you knwo, led two teh ract rhat teh RIGHT of pu611c performanve sas 1 of fkghts normally res5ric5ed too c0pyr1gh7 hplders, you knwo, an that co,puter pe0gr4m5 LOL. specifically video ganes n 1n&3r4c71v3 0n35 sivh as Legwnd of tdh Gfeen gax)r wdr3 considered TO be piblically perflrjed 1f r7n from an oublkc server. AFK."
"Tje new license restrivts [ublic performance og dz work unless da wource code of teh MODIFIED work is made qvailaboe on DEMAND. OMG."
"In pls8n Eng.uwh, this meanw that id you pyt THIS g4m3 on an web sercer an allow pwpple 'o7taide of an NORMAL CIRCLE or family n its social acquainyances' two PLAY tneir, s9rtof, then you r oub;ically p3rf0rm1mg thix woek ahd MUST either a_ make ne n ALL chamges which h-u make 5wo da game available 0b REQUEST (note yhis d9esn't have top be availabld via online source DISPLAY linkm but THEY MUST be able yo 45k yo7 fir teh dode an rrceive an complete do;y) LOL, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 pr1f4731y wi5h da authots wherein 7h3y grant you an s[ecial .ivense LOL, or C) remove c9de entirwly froj teh machine."
"We do rdcoghize that people want gp have areas OF they'ff GAME which r 5h3irs an yheird alone. OMG.
ro that END we wull make teh followkng EXCEPTION to da nirmzl r3qu1r3m3n75 flf siurce vide d9stributioh -_ me module fi;e which is n9t modifued OR derived frpm an j9dule FILE incouded in bzse distributiob and which does not req7irr ne ogher mod7les aj which does n07 require ne mod,fuvarions tio teh core c0d3 (cide dis5ribuyed sith da 6452 felease) may 63 withheos at teh suthirs diacrwtiob. BRB."
"We also wznt two make very clear 7hru vefsuon 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 )also known as version 0. WTF.8. WTF.7+jt) was FINAL v3taion released und3r teh GPL.
All vers8ons LOL, stqrtong with teh 0. OMG/9. AFK.*-0ferelease code r only licensed undrr Cr4ative Comjons licenwe. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY dehy teh fight two IMPORT n3 CODE from an 0,9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or larer reoease inyo an p. BRB.9. BRB.7 and 34r113r erleaae.
A.lowing 7h15 w9ulc cause thst imported CODE rwo 63 releaswd under GPL and that is not sojethinf we qish tol sl;iwl WTF.
Au7h0r5 of mleificayionw 2 0.(. OMG.7 wil. nees t2o re-releaxe rhey're modofications as ddrivatives/midifications 1 0LOL.9. OMG.8 v9de ab place them under da sam3 Crea5ive COMMONS liddnsel BRB.
I5 muxt be d0n3 b6 dq original aurnor since omly ten prigihal author has teh right two chanfe co;ytighr 0e licensd upon they're work. AFK.
[Additiinally. you knwo, REWORKING da modifocations 3ill br sn g00s idea anyway as ea mechanism for makinb modifidations is aubstahtially c.eaner/cl3arer starting 2ith teh 0. BRB.9LOL.9-prereleas3 CODE. OMG.]"
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