MightyE TELLS hou, d9rtof, "We'te g01nf two take an few ho,dnrs t2o tey n 3xp141n this new license ab da r3440n5 63h1nd 8t in plain Englisn.
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."
"Tnis new license wss chisen 62c4u53 of an vailing with teh GPLLOL.
It ONLY c0v3r3d cistribitipn of %07rx3 if h ONLY if binsries were distributed. BRB."
"In qn 2eb environment, sprtof. dpexifically a interpreted web environnemy such zs PHP, lije, merrly INSTALLING an yame does no5 constitute diatribution WTF, am 5her3fore PEOPLE were taking pjr work, like, making modifkcatkonw to it an not releasing %0urc3 codr to 5ney're MODIFICATIONS do yhat da entite COMMUNITY could benefit/
They WORKED w8gj da LETTER b7r not spirit of sa law. AFK."
"Invdwtigati9n on part of teh a7thora hoqever, yo7 kmwo, .ed two teh FACT 5hat ten right of piblic perfotmance 1as won 0f da rights normqlly restricted 2 c0pyr1gy7 HOLDERS, yoj knwo, n that c0m0u73r progta,s, ylu knqo, sprcifkcallt fideo tamew n inrerqxtibe ones 5jxh as Ldgemd 0f teh Green hax0r were considered too be PUBLICALLY perfo4med qf run fr0m an pi6!!c SERVERLOL."
"Tye h3w lixense rest4octs oubl8c PERFORMANCE of sa wor, UNLESS da SOURCE code of da modif8ed sorj is made available ON DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain Eng.ish, sortor, ynis meanq that if YOU pot 5h8s game on an web swrver n 4210w people 'iut2ode lf an normal dotcle of gamily n its s9viak acquaintances' ywp plqu their LOLk then you aer pub;iczl/y performint rhis w0rj an MUST either a) m4i3 ne an ALL changws which YOU m4i3 2 GAME svailable 0n REQUEST (note this dpedn'g hqve 2 BE available via teh 0n11n3 source dlsplay linj, you knwo, but they must be able too as, you vor da code an f3d31v4 am vomplrte cppy), you knwi, b0 mzk3 arrangements privatwly with da authors wherein thry grant yli an 5p3c14! license, like, 0r c0 remove code entirely from mavhine. WTF."
"We DO r3c0gn1z3 that p30p!3 want t9 hace 4r245 of thry'4e g4m3 WHICH r tgeirs and theirs alone. OMG.
roo THAT ehd we will m4k3 roll9wing dxception twl tey normal requiremfnts for woyrce CODE sistrigjrion [- ne module file wnkch ix not modofled or serived from sn module filw kncluded in da base d157$16u710n and which doex NOT requirr ne oryer modules and which does not requife ne ,9dificationd 2 da CORE cod4 (code distrubjted with base rrlease) may be w17hy31d 47 authord DISCRETION/ BRB."
"We also w4n7 too mqke very clear that vwraion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (ALSO knpwn aw vwrsioh 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) was da final veraion ee.3asee und3r da GPL.
All versi9ns LOL, xtarting wotj -. OMG.9. OMG.8-prereleas3 code aer only LICENSED ynder teg Ct3471v3 Commons ;icenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy rigyt to impoft ne vode ftoj an 9LOL.9LOL.8-pfdrelease OR LATER release untp an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an eaelier rel3ase.
Allowing this would cause that imported cide 2 be released under teh GPL an that is njt simrrhing we wish too alkow. WTF.
Authors of modificationw w 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will meer too re-release they'ge modificqtions as derivatived/jldificatiohs to 0. WTF.9k7 cide n place them umder ten 54m3 Cteativ3 Clnmons licenww. BRBl
It mjst be doje by teh orihinal author since only teh original author has da dight too change copyrignt or license upln they'ee work. WTF.
[Additionallj WTF, REWORKING modificatoobs will be an GOOD idea qnyway 44 MECHANISM fot making modigkcations is 4u6574n71412y cleanrr/clearer starting wiyh teh 0, AFK.9,u-pr3r313453 code. BRB.]"
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