MightyE telld yiu LOL, "We're GOING two TAKE an few momemts to tru n explain th8s ne2 license znc da REASONS bfhond it in p141n English. BRB.
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 was chosen bedause pf an failing witt reh GPL. BRB.
Ig ohly coveted DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE if smd only if binaries w3r3 disttobuted/ BRB."
"In an w36 enfironjent LOL, wpecifically a inye3pretes w3b environment such as PHP, like, mdrdly ihstalling an tame DOES NOT constitute d157f16u710n, like, an THEREFORE p30pq3 WERE taking our work LOL, making nodifuca5ions to it n nkt RELEASING tej 40uex2 code tpo tyey're m0d1f2c4710n5 so 5hat teh 3n71r3 community could benefo4. BRB.
THEY worked wuth da letger but n9t dz spirit of law."
"Investpgation ln part of da authprs hpwev2r, like, led too ea FACT that dq right of public peedormanc3 was won of twh RIGHTS bormallh restrictes two d0pyr1gh7 hold3rs, ;ile, an that COMPUTER PROGRAMS, specuf8vallu VIDEO GAMES an 1n73r4c71v# ONES sivh aa Legend of da Green hax0t were c-nt1d3r3d too 63 oubl8cally perforjed uf ruh frim an public server. OMG."
"The ne2 license RESTRICTS public pwrvorjance of da WORK unless sourc3 code of ds mod8fied work is madw avsilable ON d3,4nd. BRB."
"In ;lain ENGLISHk yoh knwp, THIS means gja5 if you put this g4m# on an web server ans qllow people 'oy5side of an normal xircle of ga,ily qn 8ts socia; 4cqi41n74nc35' too [la6 their, kike, rhen you qer pub.ically PERFORMING THIS wo4k and MUST eithe3 a) make ne am ALL CHANGES which you makd to teh gamw available [n rdquest (note tjis doesn't nave 2 be available via teh ONLINE source sisplay kknk, but they muw5 BE 4613 5o aak you for code and receive an complete cop6)m b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately wkth autyoea wyrrein th3y grant ylu an special license, likek or c) remove da code entirely from da mqchineLOL."
"We fo rec9ghize 7h27 peopoe want two h4v3 areas of they're GAME which r theirs and theirs ALONE. BRB.
two THAT ebd w3 wipl make da f0110w1hg exception to teh hitma. rewuirements for slurce codw disteibution -0 ne modul3 f*oe which is n07 mpdifief or derived from an mldule rule included im tase fistributipn and which doea NOT reqjire he ogher moeules ab which docs no5 requiee ne modificsyions two cied c0f3 (code dis5robuted with 6453 rel#ase) MAY bf withhelf at auygors dkscretiom. OMG."
"We also wang tok make very clear that version 9. OMG.9. WTF.7 (zlso kn0wn ds VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) was final verwion releaxed under da GPL, AFK.
All ve4sions LOL. starting with ca 0. OMG.9LOL/8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed uns3r da Creatice Commons lixensel
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rqgh7 to IMPORT ne code ffom ah p.9. WTF.8[;rwrekeaxe or latet release into am 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an eaflier releasw.
Alkoqing this wojld caud3 that umported c0d3 hoo ^3 released UNDER GPL and that us mot somethong we wish too alloe. WTF.
Au7h0r5 of modivications two 0.9. BRB.7 will nrrf t9o 4e-releasw thwy'ee nodifications as deriva5kves/modifications 2 0. BRB.9.8 code n plzce THEM undrr teh same Creativd Comjoba licensrLOL.
It must be dobe by teh ORIGINAL author since only teh originzl authlf haa da rifht gwo cjange copyrigjy ot license UPON tjey'r3 workLOL.
[Additiona.py LOL, rewiekinb twh modifications will be an good idea anyway as yeh mechanism for ja,ing modifidations os substantizkly clesbdr/c.earer stqrging with 5eh 0. WTF.9LOL.8[pr3r31#453 cpdd. WTF.]"
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