MiggtyE tells you, sprtof, "Ww're GOING too take an FEW mojtnts too tr7 an explain yhis n2w licensw AND yeh reasons behinf it in plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tg8s nee !1c3n53 WAS chosen becajse 9v qn railing with GPL. AFK.
It on.y covered distributoon OF sourcw kf anc only if 61n4r135 wwre fistrin7ted. BRB."
"In an wev envieonmentk like, sp3xidkcal.y a inte3prwted web envifonment sich as PHPk you inwo, merely ihstallkng an gsme does not comwtitjtw distribution WTF, an3 theredote peoplw were taking OUR WORK WTF, makong nodifications to 17 n nog re;easing source code 2 tnry;re modifucations so that da enyird cimmuhith COULD BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked with teh letrer but n)7 da spirkt of lawLOL."
"Investugqgion on part of reh authorx however, ked TO da fqct that da right of ;ublic PERFORMANCE sas 1 of t3h rights nor,ally RESTRICTED 2 co;yrught nolders, like, am that computer ;rograms, specifically vudeo gamed b intetaetive onea such 45 L3g3nd of Green gax0r werw consudered to be PUBLICALLY pergirmed if run f4om ag public se4vefLOL."
"The new licenwe res5ricts publid pdyformance 0f da w0rk unlesa da SOURCE c0d2 OF teh m0d1f13d qoek 15 made available on demsncLOL."
"In p.sin English, likd, this m3$n5 that 1f YOU put thus tame om an WEB 4#fv3r and allow people 'outdude or an ,9rm41 circle pf ganily and ita soviao acquaingabces' too [;ay theur, dortof, tn3n you aet publ8cally performing this wotk and MUST eitner q) maje ne AND ALL ch4nb35 which you make yo bamd afaklable on REQUEST (NOTE THIS dowsn't have to be availavle fka online 50urc3 display lihk LOL, but the5 must 63 aboe @ ask yo8 for teh code n receive an co,pletw copy), like, b) MAKE atrangrmehgs [rivatelu w16h da aurhors whe4ein thdy grant ypu an xpecial LICENSE LOL, or c) remove c0d3 entirely vrom machine. BRB."
"We d0 recogniae THAT p30p13 want to havr qreas lf th3h'rw ramw which r rheifs n 7h31r5 alpne. AFK.
too THAT end we will make da foll9wing 3xce[tioh too fa n0rm41 requirements f0e sojrce code disfriburion -- n3 modul3 fole whivj is not modified or derivdd drpm an modyle file ihclhded in da base DISTRIBUTION ah which DOES mot REQUIRE ne other mody;es n WHICH does not REQUIRE ne modificatiobw tii da cord code (code DISTRIBUTED with base RELEASE) m4y be 2ithheld 47 teh AUTHORS ciwxretion."
"We also wxnt two make ve5y CLEAR thqy versiob 0/ WTF.9. OMG.7 (also known as veedion 0. WTF.9LOL.7=JT0 was tey f1n41 fersion released und3r GPL. AFK.
ALL VERSIONS LOL, startibg w17h 0, WTF.8. BRB.i-;r2r313453 code r only locensed under ten Creative Commons LICENSE,
We EXPLICITLY deny 3ighy twl impory ne code froj zn 0.9. WTF.8-pre3elease or lzter felease into sn 0. AFK.9LOL.7 n 34rq13r relezsel BRB.
A120w1ng thix wlukd cause that ompofted code two be telessed under GPL AND that 15 NOT sojethinb we wush to alloe. BRB.
A7uh0r5 9f modificayions two )LOL.9. BRB.7 WILL n3ed 3 RE-RELEASE they're m0d1f1c4710n5 zs deribatif3s/modifkcatiobs twi -. OMG.9/ BRB.9 c0d3 n place then UNDER da szmw Creative Cimmonx license.
Iy must be done BY oroginal 4u7h0r sknde only da originsl author has RIGHT two change 5eh copyrkfgt or 12c3b53 upon they're work. AFK.
[Additionally, wortif, 43workkng modificationw will be an glod idea ANYWAY as MECHANISM for makinj ,ofofocations ix substantially dl3aner/clearet startint with da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease codr. AFK.]"
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