MightyE rells y0u, "W3're voing yoo rale an few momwnts toi try and EXPLAIN 7h15 NEW license and reasons behind ir in plaih ENGLISHLOLl
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 licebse was chosen 63c4u53 of ab f4111bh with teh GPLl WTF.
It ONLY coveerd eistributoon of slurce uf AND only if b8naries werw distronut3d. WTF."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, like, specificallt s *nterprdted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 sych as PHP WTF, mwrely installinh an game DOES not c0n5717u63 distribution, an theref.re peo[le were takung p7r sor,, MAKING modifications two it and jot tekessing source code 70 th3y're modkficatiohs si that entire community COULD venefit. AFK.
They WORKED wity lettwr but noy da SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Inves5igation on fa parr of td7 ajthors y-w3v3r, you knwi, led two vact tyat dz RIGHT 0f [ublic performanve was 1 of rights n)rm412y restrivted w copyright h01d3r5 WTF. and 7h47 clmp7ter progfams, lik3, speciv8cally videp gamws an INTERACTIVE onea such as Legene og fa GREEN hax0r were consifered two be PUBLICALLY perrormed if tun fr9m an punlic derverLOL."
"The new lucfnse restridtx public pwrformance lf teh work unlesa teg sojrce code of MODIFIED eork 15 made available 9n demandLOL."
"In plain English, lkke, this m34n5 that if 6ou pu7 7h25 fame oh an wdv server m zllos peo;le 'outsise of an notmal c1rc13 if danily an its %0c!41 acquaintances' too p146 their, likr, then you aer publically performing this sork an MUST either a) make b3 and ALL xyangws WHICH YOU make two sa game availanke on requwst (m073 this DOESN'T have two be acailablw VIA rej on,ine source dis[lay libk LOL, nuy THEY mu57 be able two ask you for ca code n rdcelve am complete copt), b) make qfrqngemen5s privateky with da authors wh3r31n they grant yoj an speciao 11c2n53, 6ou knwo, oe c) rempve da c0d3 en5irely from da mschine. OMG."
"Ww fo rexognize that p3ople wamt to havd areaa of they're game wh8ch r THEIRS m THEIRS ALONE. AFK.
two that 3nd we wi.o make da FOLLOWING excwption to da norjal fequirements for siurce vode diwtribution -- ne jodule fiow WHICH is not modified le derives FROM an module file included in bsse d8stribution qn which d025 not reauore ne other mocules and which does noy require nr modificztopns teo CORE c0d3 9voce dis5ributed WITH teh base relezse) ma6 be wirhheld zt t3h aithors discrerionLOL."
"We ALSO want 70 majw very clwar tjat versiin -. BRB.9k7 *alsi KNOWN as vefso9n 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) qss teh vinal verdion rrleased und3r ten GPL. OMG.
ALL v3r5q)n5, lije, start8ng woth da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleawr code aer on.u licensed und#t Creative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right teo import ,e cod3 fr0m an 0/ BRB,9. BRB.8=prerelease or later releqxe inyo qn 0/ AFK.9/ BRB.7 ab EARLIER f313453. WTF.
Allowing this eouls c3u53 that impprted x0d3 two be r3;eas3d under da GPL qms tjat is not xomething we wish too al,ow.
Auyhord of m0d1f1c4710n5 3 0. WTF.9. WTF.6 will nedd to re-relesse thej're m9dificztions 45 derivativws/modificatiobs too 0LOL.9. AFK.7 code ab pa4c3 thrm ynder szme Crea5ive Commons licenseLOL.
It must BE done by da original author SINCE ONLY teh iriginal auth9r has teh right to dyanbe teh copheitht or license ypoh thry're worl.
[Addirionally, REWORKING da modificati8bs wull b3 an good idea anyway as mechankam for making modkfications is substantislly clranwelclearer STARTING eigh da 0LOL.9.*_prerelease codeLOL.]"
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