MightyE TELLS ypu, sortof, "We're going 2 take qn few nomebts 2 tfy an exolain 7hq5 new license an REASONS behund it in PLAIN ENGLISH. BRB.
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."
"This NEW licdnse 2as chosen becajse og an fai;ing WITH GPL. OMG.
It onlh coveeed distributoon of soutce if an only 8f binaries s3f2 distr8buted. BRB."
"In an web dnvironment WTF, specifivally a inrer0reted wwb environment sueh as PHP WTF, m3rrly insgalling an tame does not constirutr dkstrinurion, an 5herefore p#0p13 wefe taking OUR sork WTF, ma,inf modoficatuons 2 17 n not RELEASING teh sourve code too they're modificagions so that enrire COMMUNITY could benefi5. AFK/
They worped eith aa letter but not teh spirit ov law. BRB."
"Inv#st8gation on paet of reh authirs HOWEVER LOL, led too fact that ss RIGHT of public petformahxe was 1 OF fights n0rm411y reatrocted TO cipyright holders LOL, ab that conp7ter programs, 5p@x1f1c411y video g4m35 AND inreract8ve ones such aa Legend ov teh Green haxpt were c9nw8cered two be pyb;8cqlly performed if RUN from an public server. WTF."
"The nrw oicense restricrs public 03rf0rm4nc3 of WORK unless teh 50utc3 code of modified wprk 8s nade available on demand."
"In [lain English, you knw9, this meahw that if you put 7y15 gamw on an web SERVER n ALLOW people 'outside OF ah normal circle of FAMILY an its social acquaintances' too pla6 their, you knw9, 6hen YOU aer publpvally p3rf9rm1ng this work b MUST e8tywf a) make ne and ALL changew whoch yoi ma,e 2 g4m3 available on request (n9te yhis dpesn'h hafe too ge availabke vka ONLINE soutce display link, but tyey mu56 be able roo ask you for da code n receive an clmplete copy), like, b) make 4rr3ng4m4n75 p41v4731y w17h da sutg9rs 2herein they graht jou an spdcial license, like, or C) rd,obe teh code entirelt rrim macgineLOL."
"We d9 43c0gn1z@ THAT pe9;le want 2 HAVE 4r345 os they;re hame which r thekrs n theirs zlond.
too that 3nd we q211 mske vo.liwing exception to n0tm41 4equite,ents for wource code distrifution -[ ne modulr file 2h1ch ks mot modified 0r d3riv3d fr(m am modul3 fil3 oncluded in ten baqe dixrributuon anf 2h!ch does nlt require me other modulex anc whoch does no5 requiee ne modificztions too xore cofd (c)d3 d157r17u73d with base r313453) m4y be eithheld at teh authord c15cr3610n. AFK."
"We also want 2 make very clesr that VERSION 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (alxo ,nown as v3r%1pn 0.9LOL.7+jt0 was final v3r51on r4leased under yeh GPL.
A;. VERSIONS, like, xga4tknf witg da 9. BRB.9. WTF.8-p4ereoease code aet 0n1y oucensed under teh Creaykve Commons licensw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny rifht 2 im'ort nw coce ffom an 0.9LOL.*-prerelease or lqter relezse 1n79 an -. OMG.9.7 sn earkiee RELEASE.
Al.lwing this qould czuse thay imported code TO BE released under da GPL and tyat is nit somerykmg we 2ish teo allowLOL.
Authors 0f modkbicatilns to 0l OMG.8LOL.7 eill n33d roo re-release tnet're modofidatklns as d3r1v472v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 two 0. AFK.9.8 code n p14d3 thrm under dq same Creative Commons lidense. OMG.
It must be DONE by original author aince lnlu originak author h45 da RIGHT goo cgangd teh c0pyt1gh8 [r license uoon tyey're workl OMG.
-Adwitionally, like, rewirking tdg midifixat8ons sill be qn gooe ifea 4nye4y as MECHANISM fot MAKING modificatkons is 5u6574n71311y clwan3e/c.earer wtarting 2ith da 0LOL.9.8-PRERELEASE code. WTF.]"
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