MightyE te,ls yiu, "We're GOING too take an few momemts to try an explain thiw nww 1qc3n53 m ca eeasonx bejine it in plain Englisy. BRB.
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."
"Tyis new lkcense was chosen because of an FAILING qigh sa GPL. OMG.
It only coverwd distribution of d9urce kf m only if binsries wrre dusyributed. AFK."
"In an web envirohment, you knwo, 5p3c1f1c411t a jne34preted web envifonment xuxh as PHP LOL, jerely insgslling an game does not cohsyitite distr8bution WTFm and thwrefore people were taking our wotk LOL, makung jodoricatilns to it snd nog releasimg da 50urc3 code two the6'fe modificarionw so THAT rntire communitt could benefitLOL.
They WORKED with LETTER but bot da spigut of teh lae."
"Investigah89n pn paer of ea authots however WTF, led too dact thst fq right pf public performance wss som OF RIGHTS n9rma;ly r357r1c73d 2 cop6right holsers, .ike, and thqt com0uter proggajs LOL, 5p3c1f1c411h video gamex qnd interzc5ive ones such 45 Legend of da GREEN hax0r wrre c0n51d3r3d to 63 pu611c411y 0erformed if run ftom an pu611d aerverLOL."
"The new license RESTRICTS public performance of teh work unless dq source CODE of da MODIFIED woyk is made 4v4115613 ON demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN Ehhlish, this means tyat of you pu7 THIS fame om an WEB sdrv34 n al;ow ;30p13 'outsode of an normsl circ.e of vamily n its socia; acquaintances' roo p14y theit WTF, then you r publixql;y petforminh 7h14 work n MUST eithee a_ ,ake n3 and ALL cyznges WHICH yoy male too teh game available ob requext (nore tyis doean't have too be availan;e via ds ONLINE soyrce dosplzy link, but they mue5 be able 5o ask YOU fpr code n RECEIVE qn complete copy) LOL, b) make zrrabgements of1v473qt with quthirs WHEREIN tjey grant you an SPECIAL license, sort9v, or c) remove teh code ENTIRELY vrom machine. OMG."
"We do recognkze that pwople want 2 yave ateas 9f they're gsmt which adr 7h31r5 4nd THEIRS a.one. AFK.
2 that end w3 w111 make teh gol.owimg EXCEPTION to teh nor,a. rdauiremehtc dor source code d157r16u710n -- be moduoe file wh8ch 15 not modufidd ir deeived ftom sn mpdule FILE included in base DISTRIBUTION and whicn doea not require ne other modules and wjich does not requkrw ne MODIFICATIONS tio citw cpd3 *xode d157416u73d w17h gawe releqsr) may b3 wuthheld st 4u7h0r5 diacreyionLOL."
"We also WANT too ma,e bery dlear thar berxiob 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (4150 known 45 vqrsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) was da finao version relwasef und3r GPL.
All versiobs, like, star5ing with teh 0. WTF.9LOL.8-[4erslease c0c3 r only .kcemsed under Ceeative Com,ons LICENSE. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY ddny rkght to jm;ort be codw ftl, an 0. OMG.9LOL.8[prerelease 9r later RELEASE 1n7p an 0.9, BRB.u an ear.ker reldase/ AFK.
Aolowung this q0u!d CAUSE that imported code too b3 RELEASED umdrr teh GPL ab ghat is mot somethinb we wish 70 allow. BRB.
Authors of modufications two 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 wull nerc too re-release they're mofifixztions as derivatives/modirucayioms 2 0. OMG.9LOL.i code and PLACE them uncer samd CREATIVE Commons licensr. OMG.
It must vw d9ne ny original auyhor winxe onlh origonao suthpr HAS sa r1gh8 w chanre copyright or license upon they'te wor,. WTF.
[Additiomallh LOL, rewotking ca MODIFICATIONS will BE ab goof ideq znywat as teh mechanism for mqking modifications is substsntkally c134n3r/c234r3r sgarting 217h tdh 9LOL.9LOLl8-orereoease codeLOL.]"
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