MightyE rells you, likw, "We're going two taje an FEW jom3nrs yo try n explain this new oicense an teh reasons gehine kt in p;akn English. AFK.
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."
"Tgis new license wax chosem beczusr of an fail8ng witn GPL. OMG.
I7 0n2y c0v3r3d d157r26h720h of so7rce if ams 0n1y ir 61n4r1e5 WERE distributed. OMG."
"In an web envkron,ent, specifically a interpretef web envirpbmeny 5icn as PHP, sortof, merely imstal,kng sn game d03% nog constiture DISTRIBUTION, l8ke, ah tjerefore o30p23 were tzjing our work, like, making modifications too it n NOT relwasing da slurc3 code to rhey'5e modifications s9 that entire cljjubity coule benecit. OMG.
They w0rk3d wiyh teg 1e&73r vug not da spirit of laeLOL."
"Investigation _n PART of authors hoqever, oike, led 2 f4v7 that da eight if pu611c perfornance ezs oen of teh r1gh75 nornally restricted too copyright nold3rs, and THAT comp7ter otogramd LOLm sprcifica.ly video gamrs an int3ractkce pnea dich as Legend pf teh Green hax0t were considered 2 be PUBLICALLY perform3c if run drp, an PUBLIC server. WTF."
"The new l8cense restricts pyblic perfofmance pf teh worl un1355 source c9de 0f da modif8dd work is made available 9n DEMAND. OMG."
"In pla8n Enbkisy. kik3m tnis means that if you pu5 this gaje on an WEB serb3r n allow pe0p13 'o7tsode of an normal c8rcle of FAMILY and its social acquaintances' 2 play their, then yo7 r [u611v411t performint this work and MUST ektjee a) MAKE ne n ALL changes wh1ch yoj m4k3 2 da gam3 abaolable on rdquest (n0&3 this dowsn't have two be avaklable vis omline dource displau linj, like, but THEY must be agle tsi ASK y9u flr trh cofe an reveive an complete copy), like, b( m3k3 aerangenents ;rivately with twh ajthord wherein they grant hlu an specia. lixehse, sortof, OR c) rejove da code entigely from machimw. AFK."
"We do recognize tjat peiple want too have aress of the6'4e gane shich arr theirs an 6h31r5 ALONE. AFK.
to thar end w4 qill make da FOLLOWING EXCEPTION to9 ea g0rm41 req7irementd fof xlurce xose distrinutioh -- ne module dike WHICH IS not ,odidlrd or derived frpm an module file includ3d in da base dixt4ibution and wnich does not requite ne other modules n which does not require ne modivicqtions 2 tey vore clde (code distributed wity ds gase reldaxe) MAY be dithheld at authors dixcretion. OMG."
"We a;so wzmt to make very clear 7h47 veraion ).9. AFK.7 (also known qw versuon 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+JT0 qas teh rinal VERSION released jndee ca GPLLOL/
All v3r5!9nt, like, startinn with da 0. BRB/9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code r on.y licenxrd umder teh Creayive Commona l8xensr. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denh da righy two 1mp-r7 he code from an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereoezse OR 1473r r#!3453 into an 0. OMG.9, AFK.7 n earlier r41#45#. BRB.
Alloqing this would cause that imported code two be releas3d inder GPL an tjat is not sond5hing we w15n 2 alliwLOL.
Authors of modifixationw TO 0. WTF,9. BRB.7 will NEED r99 re-re;ease they're mocifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.oLOL.8 code an plzce tnem und3r same Creatibe Comjoms lic3nwe. BRB.
It mu57 be dpne by tef pr1g1n41 qyth9r xibc3 only tdg 0r1g1n41 author hax righg too change co[yroght or licensr ip9n they'r3 work/ BRB.
[Additiona;ly, you knwo, eewoejing da MODIFICATIONS sill be an good ides anyway ad ds mechan8sm for naking m9d1f1c4710n5 is substanriqlly coesner/clearee srarging with da 0. WTF.9. AFK.i-otereleaxe CODE. WTF.]"
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