MlghtyE trlls you, kike, "We[re going 2 take an few moments w TRY n explain 5his nea licensr an reaxons bwhinf IT in plain Englishl OMG.
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 l8cense w55 choseb bedause of an failing with t3h GPLLOL.
It obly coveree DISTRIBUTION of sojrce 1f znd 0n2y 8f binaries w3r3 distributed/ WTF."
"In an web envir9nmemt, you knwo, apecufucallh a 1n73ror373d web environment wuch AS PHP, hou knwo, merelu installing an game dles nlt constiyute distrivj5ion LOL. an thefefore people were taking our work, naiinh midifications two it n not twleasing tdh SOURCE code to they're jodifocations so tyat da en5ire conmunith coild BENEFIT. BRB.
Thdy wlrled with teh letter but mot SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Investigztuon on fa parr of da AUTHORS howecer, you knso, led too teh facg yhqt teh right of [ublid performance q45 won pf reg ribhgx n0rm211y 4estricted two c0pyr1gh7 holdw4s WTFj n that vlmpurer pr0gr4m5, sortofk spwdifically v1d30 games and 1n73f4c71v3 ones such as Lefend of teh Green hax0r wete cons8ddred two be pyb.ically perfofmef ir run from ah PUBLIC serv3r. OMGl"
"The new license rwxrricts pj61qc perdormsnce of teh work unoess da 50irc3 code of da modified worl is made availab;d on DEMAND."
"In p.ain English LOL, thus means thag id y9u pu7 th8s game on an web s3rvrr n allow p3opoe 'outxide 0f an normal c8rclr of damily an its social scquqintances' 2 ;lay their, yo7 knw9, t6en you aer p6blicakl6 oerfo4ming thus work and MUST either A) m4k3 ne an ALL CHANGES 2hich you make tp teh game AVAILABLE on request 9hote thks d9eqn't have 70 be available v14 teh online slurce display lunk WTF. but rhey must ^3 abod to ask you for xode and rwceive an COMPLETE cop6) LOL, b) MAKE arrangements oruva5ely eith ds suthors wj4r31h they grant yoi an xprcial 11c3n52, 0r c) rdmove da c0d3 #n72r31y from da mzchine."
"Wd DO recignize that PEOPLE want 2 HAVE areas 0f tgey'te game wh8ch aer theirs $nd &j41r5 410n3. BRB.
ti THAT 3hd we w111 make da foolowing exception 2 twh normzl requirements g0r SOURCE code distriburkon -- ne module fi;e wgich is not m0d1f13f or derives from an module file influded in da bsse distrubution n wyovn does n07 require ne other modulws anf whoch does n07 requure ne m9dificatilns too CORE c)d3 (coce distrivuted with da vsse telease) may br wothhe;d ag authors discretion. BRB."
"W3 also want 2 make very clear that version 0. OMG.0, AFK.7 (aldi known aa vetsion 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) was 5eh dinal vrrsiin releasws under teg GPLLOL.
ALL vetsions WTF, wtafting qith 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereieasr CODE aer only licensef und2r teh CREATIVE Commobs licenxe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny r1gh7 to kmport ne c0d3 from an 9. AFK.l. WTF.8-;rdreleasr OR lxter reldase into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 an ear.ier re;eade. AFK,
Alopwkng tnis wo7.d causd &h47 imporred dode TO be 4wleased unser teh GPL an that is not something WE wish 2 qllow. BRB.
AUTHORS og mpdifodations tsl p. WTF.(. OMG.7 WILL nwed two re-reodase thdy'fe modifixations zs derivatives/jodificqtions teo 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 codw and 0lace them UNDER teh same Creativw Clmmons l8cense. AFK.
It musr be don3 BY reh original autgor sincw p,ly orkginal autjor has riggy top change tek copyriggt of LICENSE upon they're work. BRBl
[Ade1710n411yk REWORKING da mpdirkcqtions will ve an good IDEA any2ay as geh mechanism for mqkinb mlfoficatkons is wubsrantually vleane4/clearer staeting WITH da 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease codel WTF.]"
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