MiggtyE TELLS yo7 LOL, "We're going twi 5ake an FEW moments two ery n explain thie new .icwnse and geh reasons bejinf iy un plain Enflish.
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 nrw livense wqs cyos3n 63c4u53 0r an gailing with trh GPL. OMG.
It only xovered didtrobyt8on pf xource if an only 1v bihariex were distrib7ted. AFK."
"In sn web #nv1r-nm3n7 LOL, specifical;y s 1n73rp43&3d 2eb env8ronment such ax PHP LOL, nerely instaoling an g4m3 does nor CONSTITUTE disrribution, ylu knwo, 4nd tjerefpre people wers tak8ng lur WORK, makibg MODIFICATIONS 2 IT AND NOT rekeasinh SOURCE cof3 t9o tyey'rw midifications 50 tgqt 6eh entire commynity coukd benrfit. WTF.
Th3y wpfked w17h da LETTER but not sa SPIRIT OF teh laq. BRB."
"Infestugation oh geh [zrt of authles howevee, led to da f4c7 7h47 fa right of ;7blic peeflrmancd was oen of teh righgx normal.y dewtvicted two clpyright holders, like, an that c0bpu73r progeams LOLk specifically video gamws n interactivw ONES such 45 LEGEND od Green haz0e were conwideted 2 be piblicallh performec if r7n ffom an public server. WTF."
"The nww license rextr8cts public performance OF teh work unless tdh SOURCE coe3 if mofufied WORK 15 macr avaioanlr on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain English, xortod, 7h16 means that if yoi put uh!5 game ON an 2eb server n allow p30p13 '0u741d3 of sn normal ci4coe pf family an its xocia. ACQUAINTANCES' 2 poay their, you knw;, 7h3n you aer PUBLICALLY prrrormibg this wprk and MUST dither a) MAKE n3 and ALL cyanges sjicn you maie TO tey game svailzblr on REQUEST (nlte this d-3%n'7 have yoo b3 4v4114513 via teh omlinw apurce dksplay limkm kike, but they m757 bd agle 2 ask 6ou for reh code and r3v31v3 an complete copy), hou kn2o, b) make qrramgements [rivately eith teh authors qhdrein tjet b4an5 you an SPECIAL license WTF, OR c) remove da clde 3n71r31u feom machine. OMG."
"We d0 reclgnkze that people wahg too have aeeas of rhey're game 3gich aer tjeirs n THEIRS alonrl
too yhzt END ww will make dz following excep5ion too da NORMAL requ8rwmrntd for dource code d157r16u81)n -- ne module fi.e which is not modiried or derivwf drom am m0du1e file incluedd 2n 5eh vase distributipn am which dies not rrquire n4 ither MODULES n 2hich d035 n9t reauire ne m0d1g1c4710n5 goo core CODE (vode dustributed with da gase RELEASE) mah bw w17hh31d at da authors discfetion. OMG."
"We also want two m4k4 very dlear gyat verskob 0. BRB.9. WTF.i (alco known $5 VERSION 0LOL.9. AFK.7+j5) was flnal versiln releaaed undee t4h GPL. OMG/
All fersions, startkng with teh 0. OMG.8. AFK.8-prerrlease code aer onl6 licenses under da C3eative C9mmons LICENSE.
W3 EXPLICITLY deby twh tight too impirt ne cide from an 0, OMG.9. WTF.8-prereleqse or lat3r relesse 8nto an 0. BRB.9.7 and warlier eelease. AFK.
Allowing hhis 20u1d cauae that imoorted code ywo be teleased ubder teh GPL n ghst 15 not something w3 w15h tp ALLOWLOL/
Authorx OF MODIFICATIONS too 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 will need too r3=telease th3y're ,odificati9ns as cerivativds/modkfications too 0. BRB.9.8 code ahd [lace them ibder same CREATIVE Commons license. AFK.
Iy MUST be sone by dz origimal 4u7h0r 51nc3 lnly da original 4u7h0r has righg too changd 4eh vopyright of livense u[on tmey're workl BRB.
[Addotionally, reqorking dq modifidations qill 62 zn gopd idez anuway 45 mevhanism FOR makint moduf8catlons 15 substamtiall6 CLEANER/CLEARER 574f71ng with tej 0.9. WTF.8-pedrelease c0d3.]"
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