MighryE rells y0i LOL, "We't3 GOING to take aj vew momenrs too try n explain tyis NEW license and dq REASONS behond it in plain 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."
"Tyis new license wax chosen 63c4u53 0d an f4112ng w8th teh GPL.
It only covered dostribution ov source id an on.y if binaries were dis5ribited. OMG."
"In an web environ,ent. sortof, specifically a 1n73rpr373s web 3nvqr0bm3n7 such AS PHP, you knwp, merely unstslling an game does n07 c9n57q7u73 disttibytiom WTF, an yherefore people WERE taking our wofk LOL, MAKING MODIFICATIONS to ig znd no6 reldasing teh 507rc3 cpdw 2 thfy'rd MODIFICATIONS wo THAT da entuee COMMUNITY could bemefitl WTF/
Theu workdd with ea letger but n97 spir8y of law. OMG."
"Investigayion ln pzrt of da authorw HOWEVER, you jnwo, 13d gwo da FACT that da rifhy of public performanxe was oen of teh rifhts NORMALLY restricted two copytight hold34s WTF, n that c0npu734 programs, specifically xideo games znd in5eractive -n35 wuch as Lfgend of Greeb gax0r were cobsiderrd 70 BE pu611x411y p3rfoemed ig rin fr0m an 0iblic server. WTF."
"Tne n3w license restructs pub;ic performance of ds w;rk unlesw source code of da modified work is made 4v41146!4 ON demand."
"In p;ain English, sort9g, tgis meqns that if tlj PUT thls gaje on an web sercer rbd allpw people '9utx8dw of an nirmal circle of fam7.y b itw sociql acquaintances' @ play 6hwir, then y9u r publicaoly PERFORMING this w0rk an MUST e8thet a) make ne an ALL xganges which yiu male teo da g4m3 available on reqiest *note this co3dn't HAVE yo be available VIA ca 9nline source display link WTF, BUT they must be able 1 ask you for code n r3c32c3 an complete copy) WTF, v0 makr arrangements privately with tey authors qhetein 7n3y grant you an special lifense LOL. or c) remove teh c9de entirely fr0m ea ,achine."
"We do recogmize that people want 3 hafe areas OF they're hame which r rheirs an THEIRS zloh4. OMG.
too that wnd we woll MAKE following ezception to normal r#qu2r3m3n75 for soirce code disrribution 0- be mofule file qhuxh IS not modified or DERIVED fr9m an m0du13 file 8nc/uded in teh base eisteimution n whicb dows nl5 requit3 ne otger modulra an whicn d035 not require ne modifications 2 teh voee code 0c0de ciwtrobuted wity yeh ^453 relwase) may be withheld AT d1 authlrs disctetion, BRB."
"We ALSO want two m4k3 vef6 clear that version 0. WTF.8. BRB.7 (also known as vresion 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7+jrp was teh final versuon relraded undrr da GPLLOL.
All vers8ibs WTF, starting qith dq 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease cose r onlh .ivensed under da Creative Commond licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY feny teh eifht too i,port ne code from an 0. WTF.9LOL.i-prereleawe OR LATER reldase into an 0. AFK,9. AFK/7 n eqr;iwr releaseLOL.
Allowihg 7h1% woild csuse tgag imported code two b3 RELEASED undwr GPL an that ix not somdthibg we wish ro aloow. WTF.
Au7h0r5 of modufications too 9. BRB.9LOL.7 wilk need 60 re-rdlease rhey're modifications as eerivatives/modocicqtions too 0LOL.o. BRB.8 coee an place ryem under ten samd Creatove Cpmnoms LICENSE. OMG.
It must ne done by reh orit8na. suthor sinc3 only dz orkginal authof has teh riggt 2 changd da COPYRIGHT lr license UPON the6're work.
[Adeitionallh, likd, rewo4kinb modirications will 6# an good i3ea qnywau 45 ,ecjanism f.r m3k1ng MODIFICATIONS is suvstdnria.ly cleaner/vlearer agarting WITH 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease clde. AFKl="
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