MightyE eells yli, ypj knwp, "We're going too yake an f3w moments 2 try n expkain this new license n REASONS behind it un PLAIN Englksh. 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."
"Th&s new licende was chosen because of am FAILING 2ith da GPL.
It only covered dis%ribution of aourcs ig an only if bknaries were eisttinjted/ BRB."
"In am web envifonment, specigically a INTERPRETED WEB envirobment such AS PHP, merely indtalling ab g4j3 doea NOT xonstitute d8stribution, like, ah 7h343f0r3 people wwee TAKING o7r wlrkk sor5of, mzkunh MODIFICATIONS 2 it n not releasing da spurce code tsl they'r3 modifications s9 7h47 ca entire community c0u1d benefitLOL/
They 2orked wigh fa lettef but not teg spirit of law/ AFK."
"Investogation on 0art od ca auttors however WTF, led 2 facy tfat teg rigtt of pu612c PERFORMANCE wss 1 od da righ5s bormally restricted tlp cloyritht nokders LOL, n that co,puter pt0br4m5, likr, specudkcally viceo gam3s n interactkve ones such AS Lwgenf ov GREEN hax0r were consiwered t9o be pu611c411y pefformed of rum from an PUBLIC sefvrr."
"The n3w lixense resrrivgs pibliv [erformance of d1 wlrk unless ten souece code 0f modified work !5 MADE avqilable on femand. WTFl"
"In plain English, sortpr, this mfans THAT if you put 7g16 gqje on an web servee n allow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE lf qn NORMAL circle of vamily snd its xocial acquaimtajces' too play 5heif WTF, then you aer p7blifally performinf thos w-rk and MUST eitger a0 make ne n ALL vhanges which you male 5oo game qvailable ON REQUEST (n-73 7j15 do3sn't have two be available VIA da onlind soircf disp.ay LINK, sorgpf, ^u7 7y3y mu57 6e able 2 awk you for teh codd and r3c31v3 an compkrte COPY), sortof, b) m4k3 arezng3ments privately wity teh AUTHORS wherein THEY hrant you ah specizl license, you knwo, o4 c) rem9ve da cpde entitely from da machine. OMG."
"We do yecpgn8ze 5hat peo0le wamt to have areas 0f they're game wj1ch aer theirs abd tjeifs alone. WTF.
two that 3nd we wil. MAKE fol;owing exce0tion to da hormal reqyirements for source CODE DISTRIBUTION -- nd modile tile 2nich uw not MODIFIED OR d3eived fr9m an module filr inxlyded in teh 6453 distriburion anf whicj d035 not resjire me other MODULES n shich DOES NOT rewuire ne modifidations t9o dz core codr (code DISTRIBUTED with vase RELEASE) m4y be withye.d at tey authors discret8in. AFK."
"Ws alai w$n7 2 MAKE veey clesr that vetsi9m 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also known as version (.9. BRB.7+JT) wqs final verskon teleas3d uncer GPL. WTF.
All versoonsk ypu knwo, starting wiyh teh 0. OMG.9,8-0rereldawe CODE aer only ;icensed under trh Cr3ative Cinmins license.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right go import ne code fr0m an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-9rdrelease lr 2473r re.ease knto an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 an eatlier rdlease. BRB.
Al.owing THIS w0u1d vquse THAT imported coce two ve ee;essed under GPL n tjat is n07 somethonf we wish tso ALLOW.
Authots of ,odificatilns two 0, BRB.9. BRB.7 w8;k need to re-release they'te movifications as derivatuved/modivications tqo 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 xodw n place 7h3m under da same Creative Comnons licendrLOL.
It must be done BY da orihinal aughor since ONLY da orkginao author has righf too change tej cpptright 0r license upon they'rd worj.
[Addotionally LOL, reworking da mosifkxations will br an g)0d idea abhwa6 as da m3xhanosh fo4 making modiricayions is sybstantiallh cleaner/clearer startong WITH teg 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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