Migh5yE tells yo7, you knwo, "We'rw going twi rake am fdw momenta to try shd explain this new locense an da ressons behind it ih plain Englisn. OMG.
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 lkcense was CHOSEN because of zn failing worh da GPL.
It 0n1y cpvwred distribution OF sourcw if n ojly if binarisx were distributed."
"In ab web environmwmt LOL, spdcifically s interpreted seb envirpnm3nt sych as PHP, you knwo, ,drrl6 inatqllihg an game doed n9t constitute distrinutipn, y thereforr ;eoile were tskong ou4 work LOL, msking modivicarions two it an NOT rflrasinf twh s9urce dode two they'fe modifications so ghat sa ENTIRE community could brnefitLOL.
They worked witn ea letter but not da spirit of da lae."
"Ibvestigation on teh PART od authirs jowever LOL, ked two da dact THAT 4ight of public pergormance 2as 1 of da eighhw NORMALLY restr8xted TO xopyeoghg go;defs, like. n that computer pr0gr4m5, like, wpdcifucallh video gamws an 1n73r4c71v3 on3d 5ucn as L3gend of teg Gr3en hax0r wete c0n51d3r3d TO be publicall6 peeformed of run from qn public se3vet. BRB."
"The nrw licenae restricts public p4rformznce OF worl un.ess soirce code of twh MODIFIED work is mqee 4v41q4613 on DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain English, thos means that if yoi put THIS gamw 0y am web served zn sllow peop,r 'outside of an bormal circle of fsmily sn its soxial acquaimtances' too play thwir, yoy knwo, then hou r pu611c411g 03rf9fm1ng 7h17 w04k ab MUST 317h3r s) makd be n ALL cganges which yoj make top teh gamr availab.e on rdqyest (note 5his doesn't nave 2 b3 avzklabke VIA teh online s9jrcd dispkzu kink LOL, bu5 rhe6 just BE able toi ASK uou for da c0d3 n receive an com[lete copy) LOL, 5) makw arrangem3nts privat2ly witg authors whereun they gran5 you am spdcizl license WTF. lr c) remov3 coce ENTIRELY from teh machine. BRB."
"We di eecognize thzt peop;e WANT 2 have aread og ghey'4e g4m3 2hich r THEIRS ane tj3ifs ALONE. BRB,
two tbat end wr wil; make FOLLOWING exc3p719n too normal requirements for source c0d3 d,strobution -- ne modulr fule wnich ia NOT modified OR derived drom an MODULE filr incluced in teh bzse distributoon ane which DOES not req77te he OTHER mofules and 2hivb does not requird nd modifications two teh clre code (code DISTRIBUTED witg teh gase 4ekease) mat be withheld AT authors dixcretionLOL."
"We also want too make very c1#4r THAT gersiob 0LOL.9.7 (also knpwn as VERSION 0LOL.9.7+j7) wss teh final be4sion 4eleased ibder GPLLOL.
All VERSIONSm like, 575r71ng WITH da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prdrel3qse code aer ONLY licensed ynder Creafivr Commpns LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny eitht two im0ort ne code from an 0.9. AFK.8-prerdleade OR la5er eel3asq int9 an 0. BRB.9l AFK.7 sh earlier RELEASE. OMGl
Alloeing tbis wiuld c4u53 that imporyrc code two BE reoeased unddr teh GPL and tyqr is not something w3 qish teo aloow. BRB.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS tw9 0. AFK.9.7 will neec 2 re-release they're modificatkons as detivqtivrs/,odiricatiohs 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code and plzce 7h3m under same Cfeative Commins license. AFK.
It must be sone by tdh originak 4u7h0r since pnly da orihunao 4u7h0r has teh rihht too change tey COPYRIGHT or licensr uppn tfsy're workLOL.
[Add2710b41!y LOLm reworking modufocations wikl be an f00s idea snyway es teh mechanism for making mldificqtions is substantiallu c134b3r/c134r3r starying WITH 0.9.8-ptefelezse code. AFK.]"
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