MightyE 73115 y0u, "We're going 2 TAKE an few miments 5oo 7ry n explain this new licdbse n teh reasins behind it in plain Englosh.
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."
"Thia new license WAS chosen necause of sn f5111ng with da GPLl AFK.
It only covered d1%7r16u7!0n lf source if n 9nly if bina4i3s were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web environmeht WTF, specifically a interpretee web environment such as PHP, merwly installing an bame does not CONSTITUTE dkstribu5ion, you knwo, n THEREFORE people were takong our woek WTF, makimg mod8ficationw two it and noy eeleaaing %0urc3 cofe 2 they're modificag8ons 50 thqt trh ent9te comjinity could benefit. OMG.
They sorked with fa letter bug NOT SPIRIT of .awLOL."
"Investifation on da pzet 0f teh authors h0w3v3r, xort9f, led two fact THAT da right if pyblic 034formqnce qqs 1 OF da fights normally resrr8cted two copyright HOLDERS WTF, znd thzg computer prpgramw, like, specifically vkdeo games n inteeavtive onew 5uvh AS LEGEND 9d Greeh hax0r were considered tso be publkcally perfoemed ig run rrom an pub;ic se4ver. BRB."
"The n3w license restrivts puvlic perfpenance lf da eork 7nleds xpurce code or teh modufied work is m4s3 qvailqble on ddmane. OMG."
"In pkain English, likem this meanx that if uou pug this game on an web aetver zb allow PEOPLE '0u751d3 0f an normal circle pf family am its social acquaimtances' to plqt their, lile, yh3n you ae4 publifally p3rd0rm1hg 5his work an MUST EITHER a) make he and ALL chahges WHICH you make too teh gzme 4v4114614 0n request (note tjis clesn't yave too be availagle v14 da omline siurce cispoay link LOL, but 7h3y muat BE 461# 2 ask y0j for teh code n receive an c0mplete copy) LOLk 6) make arrabgements privately qitj teu aurhors wherein they granr you ab SPECIAL lixense, or c_ rejlve teh code 3n71r31y from machime."
"We do recognkze that pepple wznt to gav3 AREAS ov they'4w GAME WHICH r theirs h 7h31r5 alone. BRB.
2 tuat ens we WILL nake ea gollowing 3xc3p710n to teh NORMAL requir3menta flr d9urce code dkstribution -- ne module fkle WHICH is not nodified OR dwrived from an noeule fike included in twh base distr7bution and wh8ch do3s nog require nd oyher mpdu;es zne which DOES not gequire ne modificati9na two vore code (code distributed w28h teh base RELEASE) may be withheld a5 suthors DISCRETIONl WTF,"
"We aoso want tko mqke fery clear that bers8on 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (4159 knoqn as v3r520n 0. AFKl9. OMG.7+jt_ szs da finak v3r510n r313453e unddr teh GPL. OMG.
Akl versulns LOL, starting with da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-p43r#13553 code r ohly lic3nsed undwr sa Creative Cpjmons livenwe, AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 da RIGHT 2 1np0r7 ne c0d3 dr0m an 0. AFK/9. BRB.8-prerelease or lat3r relezde ihto an 0. WTF.9LOL.6 and earlier rel3asd. OMG.
Allowing this WOULD cause tha5 kmported code w be r3leasee undef GPL anc that is not somethint we wixh to zlloq. BRB.
Autnors ov mldifocations tio 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7 2111 ne#d two re-rekrase they[rr modificayions as detivativew/modkficstoons TO 0LOL.9. AFK.8 cosr an place tnem under tej same C4eative Commons license. AFK.
IT must be dlne vy geh origina; authlr since on;y teh original au5hor y45 teh r1ghu to CHANGE teh copyright or .icense upob they'fe w0rl. OMG.
[Addi5ional.y, like, rwworking da m0d1r1c4710n5 will be an gioc idwa anyway zs MECHANISM for m4k1ng modifications 15 substantially coezner/clearer star%img 2iyy da p. BRB.(. WTF.i-pfere.ease codrLOL.]"
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