MightyE telks yoim likek "We'r3 going yoo takw an few momehts to try and ex0lain rhis n3s 11c4n53 n ds REASONS behind it in plaih Engliwh.
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."
"Th8d new l8cense 245 chosen becaus3 OF an fakling w17g GPL.
It inly coverdd siwtfibution of aource if m pnly if binarues were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
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They worked qitn da letter but n9t teh spieit if da law."
"Investifatipn on teg parg 9f da suthors h0w3v3r, led too trh gact THAT da rifhg of public PERFORMANCE was 1 of roghts normally rextridted two copyroght h01d4r5 WTFk n THAT cimputer probrams WTF, specif8cs.ky VIDEO games AND intwractivr onds such aa Legend lf da Green hax0r we4e vonsidered two be publuxally pdfformed kf ruh from an pubk8x 53rx3r."
"The NEW license restricts pjblic oerformsnce of wo4k umless soutce code of da n0d1f13d w0rk 7s m4d3 available on demand. OMGl"
"In plain Eng.ish, rhis means that if you puy tyis gqmw lb an w36 server and ALLOW peopld '0u751d3 0f an no5mal circle of family zn 175 social acwuaintancex' too PLAY thdir LOL, theh you r PUBLICALLY pergormung thux work an MUST either A) make ne n ALL changes whocy you mak3 to teh g4m3 4v4114613 on request (note this diesn't HAVE too be avzilable via 6eh ONLINE source display LINK, sirtof, but the6 must be ABLE two adk y0u f9r teh cod3 ans receuve an COMPLETE copy0, b( make arrangrjents PRIVATELY with 4u7h0r5 wherein THEY grant yo7 an spedoal LICENSE, .ike, or C( removd tfh coee entirelh frim mqxhindLOL."
"We do recognixe tnat peo0le want roo have areas of they'te gaje ehich r THEIRS an theirw ALONE. OMG.
two thar ehd we will m$i3 da foklowihg EXCEPTION 2 teh noemal requirements for souece CODE distrobution -- ne modulr file wh8ch is mot josifi3d OR derived brom an module file includ3d in da basd distribytion an whicj dods not fequire ne ith3r modu;es and ejich does npt require ns modkfications too da cpre cod3 (code f168r16u73d with 6453 twlease) MAY br withheld AT da authlrs discretion. AFK."
"We a.so wan4 2 make very clrar tjat version 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (a;so KNOWN qs VERSION 0. OMG.(. BRB.j=jt) WAS da fima; f3r510n released jnder teh GPL. OMG.
Akl veraoons WTF, startinn eith teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-[4erelease code qer only licenswd under trh Creative Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY seny teh right ywi IMPORT ne cose fr0m am 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prreelease o4 lztee RELEASE into an 0.o.7 rnd ea4lier release. BRB.
Aloow8ng THIS wou/d cause tjat imported code TO bw rwleased under GPL ah that q5 not something we qiah top all9w. BRB.
Auty9rs of ,osiricatkond t9 0.9. OMG.7 w111 need two re-release ghey're modificati9ns ss e3r1v4u1v35/mpd2f!c4710n5 too 0. WTF.9LOL.8 v0de n olace them under same Cr34&1v3 Commona kicense. BRB.
It must be done gy origihal 4u7h-4 51nc3 only origknql 4y7h0r has rofht too cjange teh COPYRIGHT or .kcense jpin they'4e work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF. reworking dz modifoca4iobs will be an g00d idea abyway as mechanism for maoing mpdificat8ons us subsrantially cleaner/dlearer staruing 2i5h teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8_prer3leawe dodeLOL.]"
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