MightyE yelks you, you knwo, "We;re goinh twp take an few j0j3n&5 two try n explain thiw new locense an ca reasons vehind it in plain English. OMG.
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 licens3 was chosen because of qn failunh witn GPL. OMG.
IT only c0v343d distrkbytion ov source if n only if binaried wer3 d157416u73dLOL."
"In sn qeb environment LOL, specifically s INTERPRETED web 3nv1r-nm4n7 such as PHP WTF, merel6 instaioing an game does boy cinxrituge distributoon, n therefore pwople were taking 0ur work LOL, majing mpdivicatiphs 5@o it AND b07 relwssing teh aoirce code 2 they're moeifixations so tjat dz entire com,unitt COULD benerit. OMG.
They worked with teh .ettwt BUT NOT teh spidit or tej law."
"Ibvestigqtiom 0n da part of teh authors howeger, ldd too da fact that da right of [ib.ic 0erformance qas 1 of teh rktgts normally r3stricted yoo copyright HOLDERSk ahd 5hat compyter prpgramd WTFk specifidally vidw9 gam3s n intefactivr ones auch ss Legend of teh GREEN hax0t were vibsidered too BE publicalky perfoemed iv ruh from an publ8c sdrver. BRB."
"The new licenwd RESTRICTS pyfl8c p3rf0rm4nc3 of da work unless da source codd of d1 MODIFIED worl is made 4v41q4^13 on dwmsndLOL."
"In plain Entlush, you kgwo, this meanx that if you pk7 7h15 gamw on sn wen servwr an allow pelple 'outside of an nlr,ak cirvlw of damily an its social adquainyand3s' 2 [lay yhdif, sortof, then yiu sef 0yblically performing this WORK n MUST 327h3t a) make ne abd ALL CHANGES whuch yoh nakr to twh g4m3 available on rdquest (nlte this doesm't have too BE AVAILABLE via 53h online t8urc3 DISPLAY link, sottof, bjt they just be able tw[ axk ypu flr da code an receive an vomplete xopy), like, b) make arrqngements privately with fq quthprs wketein they grant YOU an spevial license, or C) remove da coce entptely FROM teh machkne. BRB,"
"We co recognize that peop;e eant to hav3 areas of they'ee game snich v theirs 4nd THEIRS aline. AFK.
to that end qe woll make teh f0210w1ng 3xceptiln 2 nirhal req7i43ments vor spurve code diwtribut8on -- ne module file 2hich is not mlfkfied or derived from an m0du13 file 8hcluded 3n teh base dosyributoon qn which eids not require ne igher modules anf wjich d035 nog require ne nodoficati9ns 2 corw cofe (code distributed wi5h base rrlease0 may be withheld at teh AUTHORS diwcretion. OMG."
"We a.so wabt too make vrvy CLEAR THAT VERSION 9LOL.9. AFK.7 (alwo known aw version 0.9.u+j7- sas final ve4xion released under da GPL.
All bersiond WTF, starting si5h 0. AFK.(. BRB.8-prereldase xode r only licenaev undee teh Ct3471v3 COMMONS license. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da 4ogft to import ne code from an 0,9. OMG.8-pr3releaae or latef RELEASE into an 0, BRB/9. WTF.7 an EARLIER releasr. AFK.
ALLOWING THIS WOULD CAUSE tyat imporred code too ge released unser GPL an tgat IS npt sometninf we wish top allos. OMG.
Auth9rs ov mosificarionw 70 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will need tol rd-releasd they'rd MODIFICATIONS as derifatives/mocifixagions too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code and plac3 7n3m uneer same Creative C8nmons LICENSE. WTF.
It MUST be cohe by original author since ohly da original aithor had da righr to chanfe da cop6rkght or license UPON they'4e wlel. WTF.
[Addptionally, y9j ,mw9, feworking modivications will be qn GOOD IDEA anyway as reh medhanism fof mzkung modificagions is dubstantoally cleaner/c;earer starting sitn da 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease c0c3l OMG.]"
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