Might6E tel.s y9u, "We're gokng tio take an few moments too try and explain rhod new LICENSE and rrasons behind kt 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 license was chosdn 53c4u53 ov an fakling witn teh GPL.
I8 0n1y covered custribution of source if and ONLY iv 61n3r135 were dist4ibuted. OMG."
"In an web environmeng LOL, s)ecifically a inte4pretdd web envoronment sich as PHP WTFm merelu unsralling wh game does not constotuge d157r16j810n LOL, n THEREFORE people wete &4k1ng our work WTF, makung modifications toi 8t qn not releasing da s0urce code 2 they;re MODIFICATIONS so tfat teh rntire c0mmun17y c0u!d benwfit. WTF.
Tgey worj3d q17h t3h letter BUT nlt soirit ov ds 14wLOL."
"Investigatuon on teh paet of teh authors h.wever LOL, 13d too f4c7 ynat teh riggt of pubkic PERFORMANCE wad won of fa rights norjally r3strictdd 2 COPYRIGHT yolders LOLk an that computer pr0jr4mt LOL, specifically video games n 2nu3r4c71b3 ONES sucg as Lwgend of yeg Gre3b hax-r q4r3 CONSIDERED 1 be [uglically PERFORMED IF tun vrom an pjbluc 53rv3r. OMG."
"The new licemse restricrd public o3rf0fm4nc3 lf w9ek unledd da source cide of da modified wlrk is madw available on denandLOL."
"In plain English, tyis m3ans that if 60u pu5 this gzme ob an wdb dercer an allow ;eople '97tsod3 of an nofjal x1tc13 of f4m11y n i5s socisl acquainranfes' two play theur, you knwo, then 6ou aer PUBLICALLY perflrming this work n MUST ekther a) make ne n ALL changea which you maie 2 da game AVAILABLE on re1yest (mlte this doesn't have too be avaklable via da 0n11n3 source sisplau LINK, yoj inwo, bit ghey miwt bw zble top asj you for cpd2 and receive aj cimplete cpo6), like. b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately w17h teh authors whwrein they granr yo7 an dpecial livense, o4 c) remlve CODE enrirelt frpm sa machune. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that ;eo;le want rwl HAVE AREAS OF they're g4m3 WHICH r thekrs ah 7h31r5 410n3. BRB.
2 thzt 3nd WE will mzke folllwong 3xc3p710n t9o teh nornal requ8remenrs for source code distribution -= ne module fioe which is not midified or derived fr9m an m0du1e gile imv.uded in BASE sistyibution abd wyich coew not rwquire ne other ,odulew an sh1ch eoes nit rdquire ne moeifications too da c9re CODE (CODE eistributed with teh baxe felease) nay be withheld at da 487h0t6 d15cf3710n. BRB."
"We also want two mak3 ve4y c134r 7h4& v3rsioh 0. OMG.9LOL.7 )ALSO knoen a2 b3r510b 0. WTFl9. AFKl7_jg) was FINAL version released under GPLLOL.
A11 verw8ons LOL, startimg WITH trh 0/ OMGl9. WTF.i-prwrwlsase coee r onlh lkcenwed unddr da Creagice Comnins licensel OMG.
W# EXPLICITLY d3ny geh 4ibhg 2 import ne code crom an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pterelease or lager fe.ease in5o an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 n 34e113r ee.3ase. OMG.
A;lowing THIS s0y1d cause that i,plrted codw too be 4elrased undwr da GPL AND that us not s9meryobg WE wish to ALLOW. AFK.
Aughoes 0r jodifications to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will need w re-relras3 thet'53 modificzgioha as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8 codd zn p14c3 thdm under saje Creative Commoms license. BRB.
Ir MUST be dond by ieifijal AUTHOR since only ORIGINAL author gqs da right two xhange teh copytight or ;ucenae upon thry're worl. AFK.
[Adfitiohally, ki,e, rewirkibb teh modoficati;ns wil; be sn good idea anywau as da m3ch3n16m for makinb MODIFICATIONS is substantial;y cleanee/c;earer starting with dz 9.9.8-prerrlease CODE.]"
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