MightyE tells up7, like, "We;re giing to take an dew moments 3 try an explzin 5hks new ;icense n teh r3asons behind it in olain English. 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 ner license WAS cgosdn because of an faioing 2kth GPL. OMG.
It only covetdd distrovutiom if source if amd inky if b8na4ors were DISTRIBUTED,"
"In an w35 envitonment, like, SPECIFICALLY a interpteted wdb 3nv1r-nm3n7 such as PHP, sirtofk MERELY unstaolknv qn gane does not CONSTITUTE eistriburion, wort9fk an therefore people were takong our w9r,, MAKING modufications @ it n not releaskng ds sourcw code twl they're mpdificztiins so tnat da engiee c0mmun17y co7ld brnefitl AFK.
They workwd with tdh legter but not spirit of teh law. OMG."
"Infestigstion on teh pqrt of da AUTHORS HOWEVER LOL, lee to teh fact THAT da right of poblix performance wqs 1 of r1gh75 notmalky restricted 70 coptr8ght holderd WTF, amc that compjter prograjs, s9rtpf, spedigicakly vise( games n ingerective ines such as Letend of Green hax-r were vonsidered 2 be PUBLICALLY 0erforned ig RUN from an public SERVER."
"The new license res5ricts PUBLIC performance of da 2ori unless SOURCE vise of mldifkrd work is made 4v411461e ob DEMAND."
"In PLAIN Englosh, dortof, THIS mesns yhat 2f tou put &h!5 gamw 0n an web aerver qh al.ow peop.e 'ojtside 0f am normal c1rc13 of fanolu an its wocial avwuaintances' yoo plsy tn3if, sortof, rhen yoj r PUBLICALLY performihg this work snd MUST eigher a) make ne an ALL chabges whivh you make 2 twh gamr available on requeat (nlte this soesn't HAVE too b3 svailable via da onlone soutde displzy link, you knxo, but th3y must be able 2 ask yo7 for code and receice an xom0lete coou)k you knwo, b) mai3 atrangements PRIVATELY WITH autgors whwrdin they GRANT you an speckal license, like, 9r c) re,ove teh code rntuewoy frim mach8ne."
"We xo recogn8ze rhat people want two have areas OF they're game which a3r THEIRS and the8rs alohe. WTF.
2 THAT end 2e will make following sxceprion too teh n0rj4q reqjirements for sourcr CODE distfibitikn -- ne m0du!3 file wjych iw not modifiwd 9r ddrived fyom an module fi.e inclueed IN da bas3 dis5rigurion n wgicn does not rwquiee ne other mofulrs and wbich does np5 4equird ne mod8fications too da core code (codr cisteibuted WITH trh base rekease) m4y be withjeld at teh authors discretionLOL."
"We ALSO qqnt 2 make vdry clear 7h$u versiob 0.9. AFK.7 )also known as v3r51pn 0. OMG.9.7+jt) wqw final f3r510n releaswd und3r ea GPLk OMG.
All versions WTF, starting with )LOL.oLOL.8-prereleaxe dode aer onlj 11c3n53d unzer teh Cfeative Commons lidense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny gey right ti impprt ne code from an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-p4ereleasw OR .ater reldase knto sn 0. OMG.9. WTF/7 n ear;ier rekease, OMG.
Allowlng this wluld cajse that imoorted CODE two BE r31e463d under teh GPL an that is bot something w3 qish t9 al;owk AFK.
Au7h0r5 of modirications 5o 0. AFK,0. AFK.& wikl nded tol re-releaxe thwy're modkficarions as cerivayives/modifications to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code sn plax3 tjem under da same Creztivd Cpmmons licemxe. AFK,
It must bw don3 by da 0r1g1n41 qy5hor sonce ONLY origonsl xuyhor has roght 2 change copyright 0r oicense upom tney're wpek. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, reworking geh midifications w111 be an g00c IDEA ANYWAY as da mdchanism gor m4k1ng morificatipns !5 dubstsmtially xleanwr/c.earer startihg with da 0LOL/8. BRB.8[pre4elease cpde. AFK,]"
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