MightyE tells yoi LOL, "We're glimf to take an few m0m3n85 2 try n ex;lain thid n3w license an ds reasons behinf kt kn plain Ehg11tb. AFK.
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 bew licemse was CHOSEN becaise of an fziling with teh GPLLOL.
It onlu covered didgributioh 0f douece kf 4nd ohly IF binaries were dkstributed. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, sortof, specofidally a INTERPRETED web environm3nt sucg as PHP WTF, n3r31y installknf an fqne does nog c0n5817u73 distribution, sorrof, n thetevo4e PEOPLE were taking our wor. LOL, jqking nodificagions w ir n not rs.eawing source vode two theh'rr ,ocifications 50 7h47 teh entire communkty could 63n3f27LOL.
Thwy wor,ed sith teh 13u73r but not da spirit of LAW. WTF."
"Investigation on da part 9f teh authors howeve3 WTF, .ed two fact THAT yej rkght OF public perfp4mance w46 won od rights n)rm411y r3stricyef to co[yright holders, and 5jat computer [rograms, xortof. specifivally vid3o games and interzcrive obes 5udg as Lrgehd 9f da Green hac0r wwr3 consieeres 2 be publical;y perfpr,ed if run f4lj an public xerver. AFK."
"Thr n3w licdnse redtrictx public p3ef0rm4nx3 of teh work unlews ea source code pf jodified work ks made zvailable ob d3m4bd. BRB,"
"In plain Englixh, sortof, 7h15 m34nt that if YOU ]ut this game on an w36 SERVER 4nd all9w people 'OUTSIDE od ah NORMAL c1rc13 OF family ans ITS social acqua8ntances' rwo play gheir, then ypu aer publica;ly p3rf0rm1ng this wl4l n MUST 317h3r 4_ make n3 amd ALL xh4ng3% wgich you mske too teh game avai.zble on rdques5 (note tgis doesn'g have yio be available via ONLINE w9urce displau ;knk WTF, but they must ge ABLE tso ask YOU fo4 fa code n receivw an co,plete c9py). likem b) MAKE qrrangements PRIVATELY woth tem qugh9rs wherehn they trany YOU an s;rcial license LOL, or v) rdmove tey c0de entirely from teh maxh8ne. WTF."
"We d- recognize 7h47 people want ro have areax of they're gam3 shkcj r 7h31r5 ans ggeirs e10n4.
to 5hat end we will make da foll9wing wxcept8on 5wi teh vormak requitements FOR 50urc3 code cistribution -- ne mof7.w FILE wh1ch is not MODIFIED oe fe4ived fro, an moduld file INCLUDED ib teh bas4 diwtfkbytiin and which does NOT REQUIRE ne oyher modules an whicm does bog rwqui43 ne modifications 2 da cpte d0d3 9code fistributed with teh base reldase) ,ay 63 qithheld AT au5hors disvreriom. OMG."
"We alxo wsbt two maie vrry CLEAR thay version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (ALSO knlwn as v3r510n 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was da fimal VERSION eeleaxed uncer teh GPL.
Alo versionsj sortof, sta44ing wigm 0. WTF.9l AFK.8-prerelease code e only licensrd ubcer da Creative C0mm0n5 11c3n53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right tw( impo4t nd code fr0m an 9. AFK.9. AFK.8-prere.ease OR 1473r release into an 0. BRB/9. AFK.7 and earlier feleawwLOL.
A110w1nt tyis would caude that 1mp0r73c c)d3 to be teleased und3r tdh GPL n that is jog sometying we wish 2 alloq. OMG.
Au7g045 od mofificayions tpo 0. OMG.9. OMGo7 wil; nded tl re-release tney'ee MODIFICATIONS as frrivatives/modogicationx too 0. BRB.9. OMGl8 code n place them yhd3r ea SAME Creative Commons o8cense. AFK.
It must 63 fobe 6y original author 52nc3 only ca originql author has r1gh7 t9 change teh cop6fight 0r oicems2 upon tyey'4e wo4k. OMG.
[Aedutiona;ly LOL, feworking teh modifkcations will be an good ideq anjwah as mechanism for MAKING mocifications is subatabtiakly cleaner/clezrer startihg eith 0. AFK/9.8-prereleade cifs. OMG.]"
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