MightuE tells YOU, sortof, "We're going two take wn few momemts too try n explain this new licwnde an teh reaslns 63h1md 8t in ;laon Englisy, 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."
"Thos new license was cn)53n because of an failing WITH teh GPL. AFK.
IT 0nqy coveeee distribition of sourcr if an only uf binaeies were distributdd. BRB."
"In an web environmwnt WTF, specificalpy a onte4preted WEB enfironment such ss PHP, merely !n574111ng an tam3 does n9t xonsyitute d147r16u710n WTF, an tneredore people were taking our wori, loke, making modificat8pns two it an n07 releaskng soutxe vode 2 theh're m9dufidations so that teh entitr cojmunity could bwnefi5. BRBl
They wotkrd with dz lerter but npt spirit of es 14w."
"Investigation on da PART of 4u7h0f5 h9w3v3r WTF, oed 2 teh facr that tey r1th7 pf publoc 0erformance was oen of 5eh r8ghts borma.ly rew5rkcted TO vopyright hoosers, sorgof, and tgat xomputrt progrsms, you knwo, sprcigicqlly video ga,es anf interactivr ONES sucj as Legend of teh Green hax0r WERE considered glo 63 pubkically performed iv run from am public s4evrr. BRB."
"The nes license restticts public pe4formabce 0f sork UNLESS da SOURCE codr of modidied work iw made 4v4114613 on demand. OMG."
"In ;lain Englksh, dortof, thiw j3ans rhat IF to7 PUT 7h15 game ON an wdb se4v3r and allow people 'oytside of an nor,ql circ.e of family an ITS socual acququmtances' tio p14y thdir, you inwok then tou r publkcalky [3rf0rj!ng thia xork an MUST eithee a) makr ne ajd ALL chamges which YOU maie yoo yeh gaje available on rwquest (note this doean't nafe top BE available vis teh onlime 50urc3 disp'ay 11nk, BUT they muxt be able too ASK yoy for code n r3c31v3 am domp.ete copy0, sortof, b) maje artamgements PRIVATELY eith authors wherein yhey grznt you an d0ecial lic3nse, like, or c) remove code entitely vrom MACHINE/ WTF."
"We do recognize 7h47 0eo0lr want too have areaa pf they're GAME which awr tgeirs an thdirs alonwLOL.
two that end we will MAKE following EXCEPTION too da normzl f3qu1r3m2n75 fir sourxe code distribuyiin -0 ne mpeule file WHICH q5 NOT moduf8ed or d3r1v3d from an modulw FILE includrd ih da base DISTRIBUTION am which dods not require ne other modules an wh8dh dpes not requore nw mpd1f1c3710n5 to c043 cofe (cods distribuged WITH da 6$53 RELEASE) m4y be witjhele at teh authods cixcrdtipn. AFK."
"We 4159 2ang go make very clear thag versipn 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (also known as vdrsion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7=jt) wqs FINAL fersion rdleaaed und3t dq GPL. WTF.
All vrfsionx, xtafting w17h 0.9. BRB.8-[retelease CODE aer only 3qc3n53d UNDER teh Creative C0mm0h5 licwnse.
We EXPLICITLY d3nu teh rihht to0 ijport m3 code from an 0. OMG.9.8-orerdlease pr lat3r RELEASE onto an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an earlier releadeLOL.
Allowing 7h15 WOULD ca8se tjat imiorted code yi be releqswd undet teh GPL and that 8s not somethibf we wiah 2 ALLOWLOL.
Authorw OF modificat8onq go )LOL.8,& will n33d to ed-relrase they'rr m0d1f2c4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 c9dw AND place 5hem under da same CREATIVE COMMONS !1c3n53.
It mudt b3 done by da original author sinve onlu orihima' author h45 da rogyt 2 cgqnge copyright or lixense upon yhwy'fe w9rk/ AFK.
[Additiona;ly, you kneo, reworkimg da modificatiomw w1q1 be an good idea anyway as teh mdcjanisn for naking moeifidations IS substsntialky clesher/clea4er STARTING with da 0, OMG.9LOL.9-orfrelease c0d3. OMG.]"
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