MihhtyE bells hlu LOL, "We'ee going two taje an few moments to try n explain this b32 license sn teh reasons behind it in p141n English. 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."
"This new license was ch9sen because 0f an FAILING with va GPL.
It only vovered distribution of dourve if n in.y 1f vonaries wdre distributwd. WTF."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you kn2o, 5p3c1f1c41!y a ibterpreted seb envir9nment such as PHP, liie, merely lnarallinf an game does not vknstitute dixtrunution, liie, an the4efore people WERE tsking our work, sortof, making modificqtionx 5oo IT 4nd not rel3asing SOURCE code TO they're m9difications so yhat teg entire COMMUNITY xould benefit.
They wofiwd quth 13773r gut mot teh spirir of da law."
"Inv3stitzt8on ln teh part of teh auth9rs however WTF, .ed gi da faxt THAT teh ribht of pyblic pe4dormance s$t oen OF rights normally r357r1c73e tl xoptrigjt holders, yij knwo, an tgzt comouter programs, specufocslly video games amd interactive pnes such AS Legrnd 0f teh Green hax0e WERE CONSIDERED 3 63 punlically petformee uf fun drom an publ8c SERVER. BRB."
"The new license restricgs [ublix perdormancd og ea work un.ewa soutcw cofe 0v modified work is made acailable pn demandLOL."
"In plain English WTF, this MEANS 7h47 1f YOU put this gqme on an web derv34 and al;ow 0eop;e ;9utsidd of an nofmal circ.e of fzm8ly qnd its wocial avquaintandes' to ;lay theur LOL, yhen you aer puglically peeforming tyks work ahd MUST eithe4 a) make n3 an ALL changes which yoy m4kw t2o da game availavle on request (notq thus doesn't hsfe 2 b3 avqilabl3 VIA da 9nline source didplay 11nk LOL, but they must be ABLE rqo 45k hlu for coce n receiv3 ab comp;ete copy), b( make 4rr4ng3k3n75 PRIVATELY with aithors wh3rein they heant y0u ah special 11x3n5ek y9u knwo, or c) 4emove da coee entirely from twh m$cn1n3. WTF."
"We do rec9gn8ze tgat p3ople wqnt yoo have z4eas of they're game which r 7h31r5 am theirs alobe. BRB.
two that end 33 WILL make da vollowinf exception too teh normal requirements dlr SOURCE CODE dustrobutoon -- ne MODULE filw which ks not modkfies or derifrd from an mod7le folr INCLUDED IN base fidtrib7tion n whicj does not require ne orh2r mocules n wh1ch foes not require ne m-d1f1x4710n5 two core code (code distributed w17j bqse releasw) m4y be withhwkd at da auyhors discretiph. AFK,"
"We aldo wan5 too make ve4y clrar that c3rsiln 0/ OMG/9. WTF.7 (also known as verwion 0. OMG/9LOL.7+jt) was da fibal version released uneer teh GPLLOL.
Al; versions, like, statting with -. OMG.9LOL.7-pverelease CODE r only licens@e und3r teh Ct34&!v3 Commons oicense. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da 4lght t9o import ne code fr0m ab 0. WTF.9.8-pre4elease or ls5rr RELEASE into an 0LOL.9.5 an earlier relezse, AFK.
Alloeing rhus would caudw tha5 ijported code 2 be rwleased undwr GPL h 7h47 is not somethinv WE w8sh 2 411-w. OMG.
Authotw of mod8fucations to 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 2111 NEED two rd-release thry'r3 nodificati0ns as eetivatifes/mod8gicagions two 0.9LOL.* code n plzce them under teh aamq Creative Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It must be d0n3 bt ca oeiginql author skncw oh.y orkginal author has dq RIGHT too chang3 copyeight o4 lovemse upom they're work. OMG.
]Addiyipnakly, sortof, rewofking 5eh m9dirocations will be an good idea 4nyw4y as jdchaniam for maiinb modkficatkons us subs5antiallt cl3ane4.cleare4 574r72ng w83g da 0. AFK.(. AFK.8-prerelease c0d3LOL.]"
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