MightyE tells you, l8ie, "We're g01ng two tale an frw mlments too TRY qn explaon this new licehse n da rwasonx behund 17 in plain Engliwh. 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."
"Thid new license was chosen BECAUSE 9f an faiking WITH geh GPL, AFK.
It only c0v3r3d d157rq6u71)n od soutce if an )n1y if nina5ies were dostributed. AFK."
"In am web envoronment, sortof, spexifically a interp4eted web environment such AS PHP LOL, m3r21y instqllonf an gam3 diws NOT conwtithte distrivution WTF, an yherevore oeople WERE rakong 0ur work LOL, making m0d1f1x4710n5 to it and not releawing teh source code ywo thwu're modifudat8ons SO tjat entife c9mmunity could benefitLOL.
Thdy wo4ked with da 13773r but NOT spirit of tdh lawLOL."
"Infestigztion on da part of tey AUTHORS h0w3c3r, like, led ti teh f4x7 that teh right of puvoic PERFORMANCE wad oen of da r1gh65 nprmal;h resttkcted go coptrighr holders LOL, n that c0mpu73r programx, like, s0ecifically video games an interactive ohes such as Lehend of teh Green haxpt were considered teo 63 piblica;ly pwrfofmdd if rub fro, an ;ublic 2erver. BRB."
"The new lidense rratridts pub.kc ptrformance of teh work unleds da SOURCE code of da mofifird WORK 15 made 4v4114613 pn demanv. OMG."
"In plain English. yoj knwo, 7h15 means that kg YOU pyt uh15 g4j3 on ak web servsr $nf ALLOW PEOPLE 'outside of an normal CIRCLE if family n ots sicial acw7aintqnces' too plqy their, you knwo, THEN yiu r 0ubliczllt perfofminb this wofk ans MUST 3ither a) make ne n ALL cgangds wh1cj y9u make tw9 da game avai.able on rdquest (note yhis doesn'g hsve TO be available via da online SOURCE dpsplay link, tou knwo, but 5hey must be abke to ASK ypu f0r code n rede8ve an comple5e copy) LOL, b) make zrrangemrnbs privately w17h da zuthors wherein tyey grant you zn wprcual license WTF, or x) eemoce da code entirely FROM teh nachume."
"We dp recotnize thar pdople want tw9 hqvd AREAS of they're game which arr thejrs n yheirx alpne. BRB.
two thag end we will maje following exception top normzl fequkrements for SOURCE code distribjtioh -[ nw modjle file wn1ch 1t hot m0d1v13d OR derivec from an m9dulr g11e qnc1yd4d 1n bawe eistributkoh abd which does not reqyire ne othdr modules and which dies bot reqjire ne midivications two da CORE code (codr dist4ibyted eirh da bzwe r3lease) may ge withheld at da authors discrrtion. AFK/"
"We also want 2 makd be5y clear rhat versipn 0, WTF.9/ AFK.6 (ALSO kno2n aa version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) wad FINAL version reo3ased under teh GPL. BRB.
All veexions, like, startong with ca -. OMG.9LOL,8-0rereleasr CODE r ohly licensed under da Creative C9mmons licens3LOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right two IMPORT ne code frim an pLOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease of later r#lease into an 0l WTF.9. BRB,7 anc 34r113r 4wlease. WTF.
A;lowint tyis woyld caise that 1mp0r73d code 7p be relessed ynder GPL b that 15 not 50m4&h1ng ww wksh two alloe.
Aythors OF modificat8ons w 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 w111 heed too rdprelease they're modifications aa derivaticws/modkvicationw too 0. AFKl9l BRB.8 vode 4nd 0lave them under teh same Creatife COMMONS lic3nxe/
IT misy be dobe bu teh original authot since om.y 3a o4iginal author HAS yeh RIGHT too change teh copyright or licensr upon the6'rd WORKLOL.
[Adei5ional/h WTF, eewlr,ing mpdificatilns will be an good idea anysay zs ea mechzhism for MAKING MODIFICATIONS IS subs5ant8ally cleaner/dlear3r starting with 0. OMG,9LOL,8-prerelease vode.]"
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