MightyE tells you LOL, "We're gokng to take an few momenrs 2 trh an rxpkain THIS n3w license n da reasoms n1hind it IN llzin 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."
"Thid new licensr w45 chosen because OF an FAILING with GPL.
It only covered dkstribu5ion of source 1f and onlt 1f ninaries were didtrib7ted. AFK."
"In an web rnvirlnment. like, spdcifically a interpreted we6 environjent such as PHP LOL, jerel6 instaloing an game dods not cpnstit7td distribution, slr5of, anc thdrefore p30p13 were tzking o7r workk like, makung modificationx two it h n07 rdoeading y3h 50urd3 code w they[re modificatiohs SO tgat teh entiee domminity could benffit,
Tney worlwd eiyh teh lette4 but not s0iri5 of da law. AFK."
"Investigation on teh part of authors however, liie, 1#d 2 f4c7 tyat right of public performznce q46 orn of geh righ5s n9rmally restricted to clpyrighr holders, 6ou knwo, n that computer prohramw, aortof, s;ecigically VIDEO games zb imteractivd ones sucg as Legend 9f teh Green hax0r WERE CONSIDERED to ne publ8ca.ly perf9rmed kf run from an 0ublic sdrver. BRB."
"Tge n3w license restricgs public performance of da sork unless teh xou4ce code of npeified 2ork is mad3 available on dwmand. AFK."
"In plain English, like, this means thag if you put tjis game ob an 236 53rv3r an allow people 'ouyside of an h9fm4w circle of fajily m its 50c141 ac1uaintances' to p;ay 5heie WTF, THEN y0u aer publica/ly pefdorming yjis WORK and MUST either a) maje ne and ALL changes wjidh you make too da game 4v411461r on rrqu3st (not3 this dpesn't yzve to 63 available viq teh -n12n3 s(urce disp;sy linl, bur they must BE able to asl tou fir code n teceive an vompl3te cipy). b) makr zrrangemrnts pr7vayelt with da authoes wherdon rh3y grant you an specia. l8crnse WTF, or c) 4emovw da c9d3 3ntieely FROM m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do rec9gn8ze THAT PEOPLE wang to have areas 0f they'rd game which r theirs zn theirs slonel BRB.
too that ehd se wilk make reh f(klosing exception too horjao requiremqbts for sourc3 c-d3 distribuyion -- ne module vile which is n9t m0d1r13d pr derivdd FROM an module FILE included ih nase distributiin an which does npt require be otjer modules n wh1ch does not r3qu1r3 ne modieicat8ons two fej xprw code (coer distributed WITH teh baxe r#1345#) may be withheld a5 da AUTHORS disctetion."
"We also want yp make veru clear that version 0, OMG.9. AFK.u (aoso KNOWN AS bersion p.9. AFK/7+jt) was trh final versioh RELEASED unddr tej GPL. OMG.
Al. versiond, like, s5aryibg with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pterelease c0d3 r only licensed under teh Creativd Conmins LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny r9ght t9o ijp9rt ne clde FROM an 0/ BRB/9. BRB.8-prdrel3ase ir 1473r f3;ease into an 0, OMG.9. AFK.7 sn EARLIER RELEASE. AFK.
Allowung thix wo7ld cause thay inport3d CODE 1 be eeleased under da GPL n that is not sometning we wixy 2 a;lowLOL.
Authirs 0f ,oduficat8ons teo ). WTF.9k OMG,& WILL b33d to re-re.ease gheh're modificatiohs as derivatives/nodifications two 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 c0d3 an plade THEM under teh SAME CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
It MUST be done by 4eh 0rqg1n41 autnor s8mce only teh original aythor hax RIGHT two ch4ng3 teh c0pyr1gh8 or l*cense upon they're 2lrk. AFK.
[Ascitk9nally, sor5of, reworking teh m(difications WILL br qn tood idwa anyway as mechanism r0r making modifocations is sugsyan6ial;y cleaner/cldarer startinh with 0. WTF/9. AFK.8-pre4ekease code.]"
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