MibhtyE TELLS YOU, sort9f, "We'rd hoing to TAKE an gew moments to yry qn ecplain tnis new 11c2h52 anc trh reasobs behind it 8n plaib English.
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 new licrnse was chosen beca7sr og an failinf WITH GPL. BRB.
I7 ONLY covered dist4ibut8on of source 1f and only if BINARIES werd distrinoted. WTF."
"In an web environment WTF, specifically a interp4etec web envif9nment such aw PHP LOL, mer3lt insyalling an game foes npt constirute disrrivutuon, ylu knwl, n tjerefore people wdre rakong our w0rk, like, making mldivicationd tso 8t n not releasing teh source code two thdy're modivications ao that entire cohmunkty coule benegigLOL.
Theh WORKED with teh lrtter bit NOT 5;1r17 of da lqw. OMG."
"Invwstugatiih on teh part 0f da authors hoqever LOL, led too ea ract THAT teh righy of PUBLIC performance was 1 od da rights normally restricted to co-yribht yolders, like, h tha5 d0m[u73t [rograms LOL, specifically cideo gamds sn inte4active ones sucg as Lrgend or teh Green hsx0f serw cons8dered to ve publically p3tformwd of run rrom an public servrr, AFK."
"Tje new licwnse restrivts public performance of work unless teh source fode of tey modif8ed s9rk is made ava8oablw on demahd."
"Ih plaon Enbl8dh, you kbwo, this means tgat if y0u put this gamd in an WEB servwr and a;los people 'o7txidt of an normak c8rdle of famil6 am kts aocia; ACQUAINTANCES' two PLAY their, li,e, then you aer pyblically performint this w9rk an MUST eiyher a) make ne n ALL changes wy1ch hou jake too gam3 available ln r3qu357 (note this doesb't have two be qvailable voa teh ONLINE so&rce dksp,ay link, but they must be 4613 to zs, tou ror code n receivs an d0mp1373 cipy-, you knwo, b0 ,ake 4rr4nt3,3n75 privately w17h da authots whereih they grqnt y0u an special LICENSE LOL, or c) REMOVE codd entieely from da macnine."
"Wd do rfcognize thzt people want two havw areas of yhey're game wh1ch t theirs ah theifs alone/ WTF.
tl thqt 3hd 1e w221 MAKE teh vollowing dxcepyion TO yeh normal requirements for sijfce sode dksgributoon -- be module file WHICH is not mofified or derived from an ,oeul3 file inclufed IN teh bqse distribition n qhicy coes hot require nw other jodules an wh1ch DOES not requore ne moduficatoons too da cote code (code fustributed with basr r313453) may 63 WITHHELD at AUTHORS disctetkoh. WTF."
"We slwo want yo make very clear that VERSION 0LOL.8/ BRB/7 (aldo known as verdion 0l(. BRB.7+jt) WAS trh final version releasdd und3f teh GPLl WTF.
All versions, sprtof, starting w27h teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prere;eas3 CODE aer only licensec unfer teh Cr3r71v3 Commobs license. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY d3ny trh right 2 i,pory ne c0d3 from ab 0.9.8-prer3lease or kater RELEASE intp ab 0. WTF.9.7 4nd earlier rrlease.
A110w1hg this w8uld c4u%3 tga5 1mo0r73d cose yip be 4eldased under GPL an that is NOT sonethong we wish tol allow. WTF.
Authors OF mps1f1c4710n5 2 0. WTF.9, AFK.6 wilk need 2 re-release tjeu're mpdifixat8ons as derivativrs/modificationz 2 ).9. AFK.8 code am place them UNDER xzme Cedagive Commonx licenseLOL.
I7 MUST be dine bh teh origonal a7thor SINCE only teh 0f1gqn$1 4u7h0r haa tej right to cyangd da copyright or lidense upon thwy're work. WTF,
[Adcitionalou, reworkinb m-d1f1x4710n5 eill ve ah good idea 3nhw4y AS da mechanism fo4 MAKING mocifications is sunstanyiaoky cl4aner/clearer 674r71ng with 0. WTF/9. AFK.8-pr3r313444 c.de. OMG.]"
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