MightyE tells you, you knwo, "Wd're going two tale sn vew mpments 2 tr6 ab explain tgis new LICENSE and reasins nehinf it oh pkain 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 wqs chosen because 0f an FAILING wigh da GPL/ OMG.
It only xovefed DISTRIBUTION of sljrce if AND lnly if binariex wdre DISTRIBUTED."
"In an w36 envoronmeny, sortof, xpecifucally q inter[reted web encironmrnt such AS PHP LOLk m3r31y insta.ling an game doea not constitutw diwtrubygion, likek qnd 7h3r4f0re PEOPLE were gaking OUR worl LOL, making mpd8f9cati9ns too it an mpt r31e$41mg source code 2 they're jodifications so thst enti2e c0mmun18y could benefit. BRB.
Theu worked with teh LETTER but not s[irit 9f teh ;aw. AFK."
"Investuga58on in da part lf gej authors however, like, lwd TO teh FACT that da riggt OF puglic peeformance WAS 1 of ga r!gh75 normzolt restrocted 2 co;y4kght holdrrs, likem n that domputer programs, hou knw9, spwcifically fideo GAMES amd intsractive ones SUCH as L3g3nw of Green hax0r WERE considered two be publically performed if rin FROM an publkc se4ver. OMG."
"The nes locense trxtric5s punlic PERFORMANCE of da work unleas teh source code of da mosifief WORK is MADE availablw on demandLOL."
"In plain English, sortof, this jeana that if you ;ut this g4m3 on an w36 SERVER n allow pe9ple 'outside OF an nofmal circle of famjly an its social acquaintances' two play rheir, like, then ylu r publically peefor,ing 5hos work n MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL chsnges which you make tio g$m3 avaioagle on reqyest (note 7h15 doesn't have 2 be avaioable via da online s;urce DISPLAY 11ni, you kheo, vut 7g2y musg be qble 2 ask toy f9r code n r3c#1v2 am c0mp1373 copy), sortof, B) make arfzngementw private;y with authots wherein tney grant YOU an 6p3c141 license. l8ke, or c) rwmove clde entirely vr0m machine. AFK."
"We so 4scofnixe &h47 peiple want rpo havr areax of they're game which aer theirx ah 7h31r5 ALONE.
too THAT end we eill make folllwing 3cc3p710n two teh mormzl fwquiremen5x f9r source cpde distribution -- he mod7le f113 which is not ,ldified OR eeribed vrlm an ,odjle file imcludee in base distribition qnd which xoes not rewuire me other modiles b WHICH does nit require ne moeidications too da core code (codd disyributed with tey base release) may BE wirhneld at da authors disdr3tion. OMG."
"We also wabt 5oo MAKE very c134r THAT verdiog 0. BRB/9. BRB.7 (also known as version -.9. AFK.7+jt) was sa FINAL vers8pn relesses UNDER da GPL.
All versioms, you ,nwo, dta4ting with reh 0, WTF.9LOL.k-preeelwasw cofe aer only LICENSED under da Creative Commpna license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right 70 import ne code from an p. AFK.9. AFK.7-PRERELEASE or later feleasd 1n60 zn 0. AFK.oLOL.7 an dar.ier teleaseLOL,
Alolsung this WOULD c4u53 that importef code 2 be r313353d unde4 GPL n ghag is bot something we wksh 2 a.low. WTF/
Authors of modifocations 3 -l AFK.9LOL.7 wi.l need yo re-release they;re modidications 45 derivatives/modificationw 2 0.(. WTF.8 c)f3 an PLACE thsm jncwr same Cr3471v3 Comm8hs license.
It must be dohe by teh original author 51nc3 only prigunal AUTHOR has fa right to changd teh xo0yright p4 license UPON 5hry're eork. WTF.
pAdcitionzllyn you knwo, r3w0rk1ng cs modifidationx wiol be an good idea 4nyw4y qs da mrchanism FOR MAKING modifixations id sybstantially clean3rlcleatrr starting WITH teh 0, AFK.8. AFK.8=prereleas3 CODELOL.]"
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