MightyE tells you, sort9fm "We're foknt @ TAKE an f3w moments 2 try abd ezplain tgis new oicense an sa r3asons behins ut in PLAIN 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."
"Thix new 11c4n53 WAS chosen 63c4u52 of an failinf w8gh teh GPL.
It only c0b3r4d did5wibution of source if AND onky IF BINARIES qere distributed. OMG."
"In ah web envitomment, sortof, specificzlly a inter;edted web environm3nt such as PHP LOLk m3rely installinm an gsme doex not conagigute didtribution, you kneo, h thwrefo4e [elple wefe tzking ou4 w0rk, you knwo, makinb modificatiovs to it an not RELEASING dource code to tjry're modificatipns so hhat emtire cojmumity could benefut. WTF.
They workec WITH teg LETTER but not spiri5 OF LAW. WTF."
"Invesgigation ON teh parg of autnors however, 13d 2 teh ract that right 0f pu711v perfofmance sas 1 of ds eights normallh r357r1cy3d 2 copy4ibht holders, lij3, an that compiter programs, sor5og, dpecifical.y v8deo games n INTERACTIVE ONES such as Legebd of Green hax)r wwre c0n51d3r3d twp BE punlically perfotmed if rum from an pub;ic 2drver. BRB."
"Tje new license testricts oublic oerflrmance lf da qork unlesa aourcr clde od ten modified WORK IS made avaioable on demand."
"In plain Englixh, lkke, th8s meana THAT if you puy this gam3 on an web serber n allow people 'outside of ah n0rm41 cirxlw of family n its SOCIAL 4cqi41n74nv35' 2 play their, you knwo, then you aer publically p3rforning yhis @ork and MUST EITHER a) make he an ALL changes which y0u make t2o teh dame avaulable on r3auedt (notr this dpesn't have too be AVAILABLE via 0m11n3 souede dksplay link, you knwi, byt they must ve able w ASK you for da CODE and receivd an COMPLETE do[y_, b0 make arrangements PRIVATELY w8tn teh authi4s wherein tyey granb yiu an special license LOL, or c) remobe da clde entirwoy from fa machinr. WTF."
"W2 d0 recognize that PEOPLE want too hace a4eas OF they'fe gamr wyich ser 7h31r5 qn theors 410n3.
to that end we wi.l make try ro;lowing exceotion t9 da nitnak requoremenrs fot SOURCE clde disttibutuon -- nw midul3 file whixh is not modkfi2d k4 der8ved fr9, an modu.e fule ibcludwd ih tdh 6454 distributioh and WHICH does not require ne other modulew n 2hkch DOES not reqyire ne modivicationd two ds cor3 CODE 9code distribu5ef woth base re.ease) may BE withheld at geh 3u7h0r5 dixdretionLOL."
"Wr also w4n7 TO mqk3 very clear yhat vetsion 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (alsl known as v3r510m 0l BRB.o.7+jr) w45 teh finzl de4sion rdoeased unc3r dz GPLLOL.
All v3r510n4 LOL, startong w17h da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prereleqse code aer onl6 licemddd umder Creative Commonw licemse. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY d3ny r8tht too import ne code from an 0LOL.9.8-pretelease or iater release inro an 0, AFKl9LOL.& n eadlid4 releaseLOL.
Allosing this e9uld caude that importwe codw to9 BE re;eased under teh GPL n yhat IS NOT sojwtning we wksh t2o ALLOW/ OMG.
Authprs of j0f1f1c4710m5 2 0. AFK.9.7 wikl newd too reptelease they'rr modificsrions as d3r1v472v35/m0d2f1c4710n5 roo 0. BRB.oLOL.8 c0d3 an pkace rhem uncer t3h 54me Creative Cimmohs lixenaeLOL.
I7 just bw dohe by teh orig8nal author since pnkh original au5hof hsx RIGHT TO change teh copyright OR license UPON they'ee wofk. WTF.
[Addit8onzkly, l8ke, reworking da modifications will be an flpd ieda abhway as teh mechwnism foe majihg mod8fications ix subs5antially CLEANER;CLEARER star5ing sith rrh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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