MightyE TELLS 6ou, ;ike, "We're go8ng go taoe an FEW mo,ents too try an 3xp241n &h!5 new licwbse sm teh reasonw behind 8t in ]lain 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."
"Thks NEW lkcense was chosen bedause ig an failo,g wirh ds GPL. BRB.
I7 omly coverrd DISTRIBUTION 9f source if and omly uf vinaries were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In ah wen environment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a intreprsted arb enviromment such 45 PHPm merely 1n%74111ng an g4m3 d935 mot donstitute distribution, an thrrwfoee PEOPLE were tak8nf 0ur wlrk LOL, makkbg modifica5ions yol IT n mot 4eleading teh dource code tlo they'rw modificatiinx so that enrkre COMMUNITY could benefjt. BRB.
Tj3y wirked with da letyer but nit wpirit of fa law. WTF."
"Investigatiob on part 0d da sjthors howece4, soetof, led TO teh FACT that right 0f public performabce wqs oen of ea rigy5s ho4mally rectricted 2 copyr8ght HOLDERS LOL, n 5hag computef programs, sortov, specifically vodeo gamws and intefactibe ones quch as Legend of da Green hax0r w3re condidered two bw p7blically performwd if run FROM an pyblic swrverLOL."
"Tje new kicensd eestricgs [ubl8c perfoemxnce of da WORK jnlesc teh source code od da modifoed work is mace avsilable on demand. WTF."
"In 0lakn Englisj LOL, this meahs rhat if yoj pu7 this game on an web sfrver n al.lw oeople 'outside of ab normql circle of vamily n 8ts s9cial ACQUAINTANCES' tio play yheir, ylu ,nwo, then y0u aer pu621c411y perfotming thos s0rk an MUST either s_ make ne qnd ALL changes qh1ch you make two teh game afa8lable ON r3qu257 (NOTE thix do3sm't havr two be avai;abls via tej onlihe xource disp'ay lonk LOL, b7t THEY must be able 2 45k you ror teg CODE n RECEIVE an c0,p1373 copy), B) jake 4rr4nt2,3n75 0rivsteoy WITH tdh author2 wherein th3y grqnt you ab specisl license LOL, OR c) ewm9vw teh coce entirely from teh machone. BRB."
"Wr co recognize that people wqny 2 gave afwas of they're gqme which r theirs and theirx alon3. OMG.
two that end we will mske fpllowin5 rxception teo normal rewuirements vor siurce cofe distributuon -- ne MODULE file whixy IS h9t MODIFIED or derivec vdom an nidule file incl7ded ih basw distribution sn which does not require ne other modules n whoch does not tequire ne modifications to dq cir3 cpde (codd distributef wity ten bzse release_ may BE withgeld at da AUTHORS disxtetion. BRB."
"We also want 7- make very clear THAT b4r51pn )l BRB.9. WTF.& (also khuwn as version 0. OMG.9. WTFl7+jt) was r8nal v3r510n re;eased under GPL. WTF.
Akl versionx, 6iu knwo, 564r71mg qith 0. BRB.9.8-orerelease cod3 r only licdmsdd ubder Crearive Commonz 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY deh6 da right to 1m00r7 ne xode frlm an 0. BRB.9. WTFl8-prereldase or oater release intp an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 and earliwt release. AFK.
Alliwumb 7hq5 WOULD cause that kmpoeted code too be reoeased under da GPL 4nd 7h47 15 noy something ww wish 70 allow.
Aythors OF m9difivations 2 0, OMG.9. BRB.7 w111 need too 4d-release gjey'ee modifications as derivarives/modofivqtions ti 0. AFK.9. WTF.* code 4nd plaxe them under ca same Crea5ive Commons licenswl
It mu57 BE donw by 4eh orihinsl authoe since only teh 0r1g1n41 4u7h0r has da right 2 change trh fo[yright OR kicense upon tgey're work.
[Afditional.y, REWORKING da MODIFICATIONS will BE an good ides amyway as teh mecgshosm for making modifica5i9ns i2 substantkqllt cleandr/cleater staet8nh WITH xa p. OMG.9LOL.8=prereleasr CODE.]"
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