MighgyE tells you LOL, "We're going teo take an fe2 m0m3n75 to try an wxplain this new lidense n 5ey rdaxlns behind it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 wqs chisen because od an FAILING with teh GPL/ BRB.
IT ONLY covrred DISTRIBUTION of sourcf if an ONLY if binaries were d157r16u73d. BRB."
"In an wev envoronmemt LOL. specificakk6 a intetpre5ed web enviromment sudh as PHP LOL, MERELY unstal;ing an fame does not conatitute disrrinuti9n, lik3, and THEREFORE pe9pl3 WERE taking OUR sof,. like, MAKING moekficagiins 70 it n noy releasing da slu4ce clde to9 tjey're mocificat8ons so 7h4* teh ehtied COMMUNITY doild benegitLOL.
They wofked witj da letter but not teh spufit of law. WTF."
"Invdstigation oh da part of teh autjors hoqec3r, like, led two fact tnat right oc public perfoemahce sas p3n 0f dz rights NORMALLY restric5ed 2 coptright holderx, sortog, n thag computer progtams, sortif, tp3c1f1c411y video GAMES n INTERACTIVE ones such as Lebend 0f sa GREEN hax0r wrre considered 2 be 0ublucally pervormed if fun fr0m an public serve4. WTF/"
"The nrw LICENSE restricts puboic PERFORMANCE of da sori UNLESS sq sourc3 c0d3 -f m0d1f13d work ks made 4v4114y13 0n d3mandLOL."
"In p;ain Enblish, sirgof. rjia means yhat ir ylu puh this game ln an w36 SERVER an allow peiple '0u751d3 of an normal cifcle of r4m11y AND i5s SOCIAL acqiaintances' to ;lqy thwuf, likw, rhen you aer publocally perfirming thls work n MUST ri5jer s) msje ne and ALL changes which you MAKE too da g4m3 abailable ON g3quest (n9te this d0#5n'7 hqve 2 be acailabke vis da 0n11n3 s9urce didplay link, hou knwo, bjt they muxt be able tio ask y0u f0t dode n f3x31v3 am complete copy), you knwo, b) jaje 4rr4ng#n3no5 privately sith teh authors wherein ghey grant you an sp3cisl licdnse, softof, 9r v) REMOVE code entirely vron teh jachine,"
"We DO e3c0gn1z3 7y47 people want to have areas od gney're g4m3 shicj r the8rs an 7h3qr5 410n3.
gwo THAT end se will make t3h FOLLOWING excd;tion 5po da n0rm41 rdquirements for 507rc3 dode d157r16uu10n -- ne mpdule file wn1vh is not modified pr derived from ah module file includfd in teh BASE disyribytoom and whivh do4s NOT require ne other modules n whicy d9es not requurw h3 mldkfications top co4e codd (code disttibuyed eith da base relrase) mah be wifnhekd 47 teh 4u7h0r5 didcre5ion. OMG."
"We akso want go m4l3 vrry clear 7h46 VERSION 0. OMG.0. OMG.7 (also ln9wn as version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+j7) w45 teh fibal bdrsion rfleases under GPL. OMG.
All verskons, like, drart8ng w8th 0. BRB.9.8-pt3r#12453 code r only licensed ^nder teh Creative C0mm0n% license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny g3h rigyt two 1m00r7 ne CODE from an 0. BRB.9, OMG.8-prereleasr 0r LATER releqse into an 0. BRB.9l7 AND sarlier re.easeLOL.
Allowimh thos wiuld cauze thar IMPORTED cide two be released under GPL ah THAT us hoy simething we wish two 4110w. WTF.
Authorx of modifkcagiobs too 0.9.7 eil; be3d 2 re-relezse th3y're m0d1f1c4710n5 as ferivatives/jodifications 2 o. BRB.o. WTF.8 code an place tnem und3r da dame Creative Cpmmons locense. WTF.
Iy must be DONE by teh original author SINCE onoy da o4iginal 4u6h0r has da ritht gqo vhange tef copyroght OR oicwnse upon they're work, OMG.
[Adeitionao.6 LOL, reworkimg da mofig8cations 2oll be an gope ieea 4nuw4y as teh mdchznosm FOR majing modifications is substantially clranet/clearer startinh with 5eh 0.9. AFK.8-prereleade xpce. OMG.\"
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