MightyE trlls yoi, "We're goung two take am few jomehys to try an EXPLAIN this NEW licenve an tdh r3aaons brhind ir in plain Engliah.
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."
"Th8s NEW licende was choden because of an failihg wkth GPL. OMG.
It only coverrs didtributkon of sourcd if and only if nimaries WERE didtributed. OMG."
"In an web envi4onment, you knwo, spwcifkcally a interpretec web ENVIRONMENT such AS PHP LOL, mrr4ly 1n67411!ng an game does not constitute distribution. n therefoee peo;le wer3 tzking OUR work, you knwo, naking moeifications to 16 an n9t feleasing teg source code 1 tjey're modif8catoons so thay da entire community could benefitLOL.
They worked sith da ;etter gut not spiriy of law. WTF."
"Invrstobqti0n 0n part of tdh authlrs however LOL, led ro trn v4x7 that da rihht of public perfotmance waw oen if r8ghts bormalpy r357r1cu3d go; copyright HOLDERS, like, an ghat c0mpu73e prpgra,s, spevifically VIDEO GAMES and inte4adtivw ones sucg zs L3gend of Gfwen gax0r were consideref @ b2 publiczlly pe5fprmed IF tun from an puboic werver. OMG."
"The new licdnee rest4icts public performqncr of teh wotj unless source cod3 of mod,fied work is MADE acailable 0n demandLOL."
"In plain Engkish, like, thus mdajw that if y9u put th8s gaje on an wev s3rver h allow PEOPLE 'ojtside ov an norjal circle of vamily n its socia. 4cqu4!n74nc35' 2 play tyeir, THEN y9u r publically perfofming 7h15 wofk AND MUST eirher 4( nake ne znd ALL vhanges which YOU make too teh game avaikable on 4equ3dt (note THIS d035n'7 hav3 t9o be avaklab.e fiq pmline sourc3 displzy lknk, you knwo, BUT they must be able goo ask you f0r teh code n receive an complrte c0py), like, b) maie ARRANGEMENTS private.y with dq authots wheeeon tney grant you an special lidense, sprgofm or c) temobe da codq ebgkreoy from ea MACHINE. OMG."
"We do r#c0gn1z3 THAT PEOPLE want gq9 h4v3 a4eas of they'ee game wh8ch r theirs n &h32r5 zlonel BRB.
go tyat dbd ee q111 make 5eh following exception tol ni5ma; reau8rements for SOURCE c0d3 didtr8bution -- me module fule whicy 15 not MODIFIED -f derived frim an mocule dile included in da base DISTRIBUTION and wgich does n07 req7ire ne OTHER modjles and which does n07 REQUIRE ne mldlfivatilnd top da core coce (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED WITH tdh base rdlease) hay be wuthheld at authors d8scretiob. BRB."
"We aoao want 2 make very CLEAR thar vrrsion 0LOL.9.8 (also knlwn ss v34510n 0. OMG.9. BRB/6+k7) was yeh final veesiom released under da GPL.
All bers8onsk you knwo, starting w8th teh 0.o. AFK,8-pre4eleas3 code aer onky l8xehsed under teh Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 import ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9LOL/8-PRERELEASE of oater releas3 int0 an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 n 34r113r RELEASE. AFK.
ALLOWING this would cause thar umported vode two be d313453d under GPL an thag is n07 somethlng 2e wish 2 allow. WTFl
Authors if moeifications to 0. OMGl9/ BRB.7 w!11 ne3d toi RE-RELEASE th4y're modidications as d3r1v#71v35/mpd1f1c3710n5 to 0. OMG.(. BRB.8 vode ans 014v3 them undwr same Cr3571v3 Commohs license.
It must BE done BY lriginal autyor sibce only origymal quyhot had sz right too chsbge copyroght 0r license jp0n tjey're work.
[Additionally, reworking modificatilnx will be am g00d isea 4byw4u AS mechanixm fo4 ,akint modifications IS substantia;l6 cleqm3r/clearer starting wigy 0.9. OMG.8-prereoease CODE. AFK.]"
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