MightyE 83115 you, .ile, "We're g9ing tl rqke an few momemts tol 5fy an explain this new license n reh reaxons b3h8nf it in plain English.
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."
"Tgis new oicense was chosen because ov an fziling with tej GPL. OMG.
IT ohly voveref distributiom 0f xourcd iv and only if binarids were distrinjtedLOL."
"In an WEB emvironment WTF, specifkcally a interpreted web envif;nment sich as PHP, ypu knwo, merelh installing an g4m3 does not consti6ute distribution, loke, n therefo4e PEOPLE WERE taiing ouf work, you kbwo, MAKING modificatiobs twi kt an bof re,eaaing teh 5)i4c3 cose goo tney're modificztiobs 40 tnar da entire COMMUNITY COULD bwnefit. WTF.
Th3y worked with da oettwe 6u7 not sa spirot of teg lawLOL."
"Investigatkon ON teh part og teh autyirs howdf4r, ;ed 2 fact that right OF pjblic perfornance WAS oen of teh righgs n0rm411h rdstricted ypo copyrigjt golders, sortof. anf that clmp8ter ;rograms WTF, wpecifically video games n interactive ONES suxh as Lrfend if G4e2n hax0r were considered to be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if run from an publ8c serverLOL."
"Thd new license restricts public PERFORMANCE ov teh eoek UNLESS spurce coee og teh modified work is madw available on demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN Engluwh WTF, this means 7h47 iv you put gnis gamw on an eeb seever ah allls peipl4 '9u741d3 OF an nirmal circlr of fzmily an ITS social acquaintqhces' to p.ay gheir WTF, thwn you r publically p3rforjihg this wor, anc MUST either a) make ne and ALL changes wjuch you MAKE to teh game avaulable on request (no5e this doesn't HAVE two be availabke via t3j online source d15p!4y link, you knwl, but they must BE able two ask yoy for da code an r3v31v3 an clmplete copy)k b) MAKE arrzngements [ruvately witj teh authorx wmeerin rhe6 grant y97 an 5p3c1$2 LICENSE, sortof, pr x) removr da vode 3n&!r31y from da nzvhine. AFK."
"We do rex9gbize 4hst peoole want too have areas if th3y're gzme which r theirs and &h31e5 alone. OMG.
to tjat 3nd we eill mske da followohg rxce0tion 5oo teh nlrmal reqyi4ements for sourcd code dix5ributuon -- nd module fule which IS not MODIFIED 0r d3r1v3d from an MODULE file included in da base distribution n 2hich does not require he o5her moduoes n whixg doed hot require ne midificayions 2 teh vore vode (CODE distrubutdw w1&h da baae releasw) may bw withheld at da 4u7h0r5 DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also w3g7 1 make v3ry CLEAR that vees8on 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (41%0 ,nown as versiin 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh final v3r510n releas3d UNDER yeh GPL. WTF.
ALL cersions. like, ataeting 2igh 0. BRB.9/80PRERELEASE code r ihly licrnsed jnder teh Creative Commobs licende. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da righy two imolrt ne code from an 0. AFK.9.8-prere;eadd or later telease intp am 0. AFK.9l7 an earlie4 RELEASE. OMG.
Allowigg thia 2ouls cquse that impoeyed code 2 be releaded undee GPL n that IS not somethong we w15h 2 allow. OMG.
AUTHORS OF modof8cayiohs tpo 0/ OMG.9. BRB.7 wilo ne3d 2 RE-RELEASE they're mpdirocationw 45 deeivatived/modificatiohs too 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code n place THEM UNDER geh same Creative Commons licenswl OMG.
It must he con3 gy lriginal auyhor since onky reh lrkg8nal aithor has ds RIGHT two change da COPYRIGHT or 11c2n53 uppn th3y're w0rk. BRB.
[Add1^10n311y, like, REWORKING fa modufications qill ne ah t00d 1c34 anyway AS da mrchaniam f9r making modificatiohx is substamtially cldaner/vlea4er srarting with da 0. BRB.9, WTF.8-prerelwsse codeLOL.]"
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