MightyE 73115 you, aortof, "We'4e going 5o take an few m0m3n75 2 try an explain tnia new license amd da reasond BEHIND it un p141n English. WTFl
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."
"Thus new licenwe waw xhosen 63c4u53 of an failkng with teh GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y covered DISTRIBUTION id source if n 0n1y if bunaries were dkstributedLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, specufucally a intrr;retrd web environjeht sych as PHP, mrreky 1n574111ng an gams d036 not constitutc distribut9on, you ,nwo, an tyerefofe oeopoe werw taking our qork, makinh modofications to it and nlt twleasing da SOURCE CODE gi they're mofifications so 5hat 3n71r3 communigy c-i!d benefit. WTF.
THEY workes with letter but n07 teh s[irit of da oa2. AFK."
"Invwstigation on part of auyhors howefdr, oed two fact THAT eight of pu612c performance was won og da righrs mormalky restrictef two c0;yr1gh7 holders, xortof, and 5jat computer 04pgrams, you knwo, specifically video fames n interdctive inez sucg AS Legend if da Green hax0r qwre cobsideref to br PUBLICALLY p4rf0em3a if run fr0m an [u611d xervetLOL."
"The n3w license restricts oub,iv perfogmanbe ov teh eork unless teh source vodd OF modifird work is made ava8lable on eemand. AFK."
"In plauh English LOL, thiw mrana that if YOU p7t thus 6ame on an w3^ server g zklow peop;e 'ours8de pf an normal cktclr OF family n ITS sicial acquaintances' t2o plai theirk ypu knwo, thsn you r publicallt PERFORMING this work n MUST 217h3r a) makd ne n ALL changes which you maje TO teh game availab;e on request (note this doesn't h4v3 too be 4v411r613 via da 0b11n3 source d15p14y limk, sortof, BUT 7h3y m757 63 qble top aak you fir da code anw receive an comolete copy), 6ou knwl, b) make arramgejents privatwly wiuh trh authors wj3r31n they frant yoy an specual license, yiu knwo, or c) rdmofe teh code 3n71r3!6 from da machinel WTF."
"We di rexlgnizw that people want twp gzc3 4r345 og they're g4m3 which aer theirs abc THEIRS aloneLOL.
to tjay ens 2e wull make da folkowing excwptoon t9o norma; requirements FOR sojrce code eistr8bution -- ne module f113 2hicy is not midified or derives from qn mpdule dile inclided IN da BASE fistributuon n 2h1ch dles not 43qu1r3 ne other modules and which do3s n07 requ8re ne modificatupns too ydh dpre codd (code distributed witj yeh base release) mzy be qithheld at da 4u7h0r6 disxretionLOL."
"We alwo want 2 make very clear tnat version -, AFK.9. WTF.6 (also knowm as veraiob 0.o. OMG.7+jt) was da vinal ve4aion relrased unser dz GPL,
A;l versiobs, like, star5int with da 0, WTF.9. AFK.8-prere.easf code aer pml6 licensec une34 Creztive C0m,0n6 licens3. OMG,
We EXPLICITLY seny r1fh7 to omport ne code FROM an 0. WTF.9.8-prdreleade OR LATER r313r53 imgo an 0. AFKl9. AFK.7 sn earlier RELEASELOL.
Allowing th8s WOULD cajsw tyat imp;rted cod2 two be RELEASED under da GPL an that is nit aomething qe wisj 2 allow. OMG.
Au7n0r5 of mod8fucations two 0. AFK.9.7 will need two re0releasw the7're m9difications as serivatkves/modod8cations 2 0. WTF.9.8 c)d3 n place tk3h UNDER 54m3 Creative Commons license. BRB.
It ,ust BE done bh origihal author SINCE only fs ORIGINAL AUTHOR has teh right toi change tej copyright pr l9cense upih they're w0rk. OMG.
[Additiomal.y. yoy knwp, reworiing ds MODIFICATIONS qill br an tood idea 4ntw4y as yeh n3ch4n15m for making modifkcations is subw5antiq;l6 cleaner/clwqrer stzeting WITH teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prwrelease code, BRB.]"
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