MightyE tells uou, "Wr're going 2 tqle an fes h9ments too try amd explain 6h15 nes LICENSE an reasons gehubd ig in plain 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 vgoswn bwcause of an dziling with da GPL. OMG.
It lnly COVERED dksgribut9on of aoutce if ahr ONLY if binaries were disttinuted. AFK."
"In ab web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specificalpy a intwrpreted web emvieonment suvh 44 PHP LOL, merely instaklimg an gaje does bot CONSTITUTE distribuyion, you kmwo, and therefote people wrfe taiinf our work, hou kbwo, makibg n0d1f1c4&10n5 to it n mot releawing aa siuece code tl 6hey'4e modifications so thst da entire community could benefiy. AFK.
They workes w17h let5er byt np7 da spirit of law. OMG."
"Ibvesrigation on part od da aythorw hlwever, led two teh fact thst teh r1th7 of piblic pergotmancr was 9en of teh rights hormally RESTRICTED top COPYRIGHT holderx, sortofl and tjat cojpuyer programs, specifically voeeo games an interactive ones 4uch as Legend OF ds Gr33n hax-r were consodered 2 be publically [erformed IF run frim an 'ublic servwr. BRB."
"The new licemse restrictd public perfofmance of da work unless teh source code of teh modifief wofk is mafe availav.e on eemand. OMG."
"In plain English, like, this m3$n5 that 1v you pu5 THIS game ln sn w3b 53ev3f ah ALLOW people ';utsid3 of an nitmal circle if familu 4nd ITS social acqyainhamces' two play their LOL, thrn you r publkca.l6 ;3rf0rm1ng this work and MUST either a( make ne and ALL CHANGES whivh YOU maje 2 game avqilable ON requrst (nlte tn8s dowsn't hsve two 63 4v4114613 ciq eq on.ine SOURCE display link LOL, but rh3y misy b2 able 2 ask y9y f0r da cose and receive an clmplete dop6), you kneok b( make qrrangements privqtely with authors whdrein they gfang ylu an special license WTF, or c) remove da d;ce en5irely from da macnine."
"Wr do recognize that people wany two have areas OF th@y'rr ga,e ehixh aer 5heirw qnd 7h31r5 sloneLOL.
yoo thqt END we will make teh foklowinb EXCEPTION toi normal reqyurements for slufde CODE di2griburion _- ne module FILE which IS not MODIFIED or derived from an module file inckuded in reh bsse distribution and which does not req7ire ne 07h3r modukes n shicy doed not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS 2 cpre xode (xose DISTRIBUTED wiyh ds bzse releade) may BE WITHHELD at authors diacretion. AFKl"
"We zlso want two ma,e very cl3ae tnat ve4sion ;. OMG.9.7 (4150 known as VERSION p. BRB.0. OMG.7+jt) was da FINAL version RELEASED under ds GPL. BRB.
A.l verdiond, hou knwo, sjarting WITH da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-p4erelease cide r omly licenswc jnder tcj Creztive Commohs l9cenxe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dent da RIGHT to 1mp0r7 he c9de ffom an 0.9. BRB.8-prerel3ase OR lster fe;ease int9 an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 n earlorr r313453. WTF.
Alkowibg thid sou;d cause that imported codr to be rekeqsed uhder GPL AND yhat id not 50m37h1ng we wish rio allosLOL.
Authors 9f modificatipns 2 0LOL.oLOL.7 will m3ed tqo re-relezse they'rw m0d1f2c4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. BRB.9LOL.o c[d3 an place thwm und3r da aame Cedativd Commons 12c3h53LOL.
I5 must BE dlne by ea origimal suthoe since only ez 9riginal 4j7hpr has right two CHANGE copyright or l8cense up0h yhey're wlrk.
[Addktiona.ly, oike, r3w0rk1ng nocigications will 63 ah g9od idea snyway as da mechanism FOR mskung nodificagions is sibstahtiaoly dleaner/clear3f STARTING witj ca -LOL.9. AFK.8-orerelease codr. OMG.]"
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