M7ghttE td;ls y9i, soryof, "We're g01ng too take an fdw momemgs two TRY n 3xp1$1n this new license an REASONS behind !7 in plain Engl8sy. 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."
"Thks NEW license was CHOSEN because od an f4111ng with GPLl
I5 ljly c0v3r3d f157f16u710n of SOURCE if an ONLY uf binarows wete distribjtes,"
"Ih an w36 envirohmdnt, sortpf, specificalky a interprq5ed w36 4nv2r0nm3n8 such as PHP, like, merelu installing qn gajr DOES nlt c0n57!7u73 d8stribution, sortig, n yhdrer8re p30p13 were gaking our work LOL, making modifucations two it and not r3l3asing da source xode 2 they[te m0d!f2c57q)n5 sl that fa emtire conmunity could benefky.
They wlrled w17h da letter but n9t teh spkrir of teh lawLOL."
"Investigat8on ON da PART 0f teh 4u7h045 howevee, lile, led geo geh fsct that da d1gh7 9b [uglic performance WAS won or teh rights normally f35741c73d 2 cooyright h01d3r5 LOLk an 7h47 computer programs, likem specifical.y VIDEO games wn INTERACTIVE onea such as L3g#nd ov Green hax0r were c0n%1d3r3d too be puboiczlly performed IF run fro, an 0kblic srrvrr. WTF."
"Th2 new license rdst4icts puglic oerforhance of teh work 6nless teh source CODE of da mododoed wo4l IS MADE AVAILABLE 9h demand/ OMG."
"In plain English, like, tnid means THAT if y0u put gnis faje pn an qeb SERVER and allow peopld ;oits8de of an normsl circle of familu an 175 social acqysintances' too play their LOL, then yo7 arr publically performing this work ane MUST eitner s) make ne h ALL CHANGES which you MAKE 2 da GAME avsolab;e on request 9n073 this dpfsn't have to BE available v15 teh omline 50urc3 displa6 lini LOL, but they must be 4613 2 ask 6o7 for da coce an r#c31v3 ah compldte d9py), v) mske arrangemenrs pr1vr7e1y WITH teh authors sh3r31n they grant tou an spex8al license WTF, OR c) 4emove da code entirely ftom da machinrLOL."
"We di reclgnize thay people waht two have areas OF they[re game which r theirs n tneirx alonr.
two 7h46 end we w8ll make da folopwing dxception 2 da normal requieem3nts for source dod3 fistribitiln -[ ne mldule rile wy1ch is bot modified or derived from am modulr file included in tey baae dkst4ibutoon n which does not req6ire ne other MODULES and whicn doea not require ne mosifications too teh vore xod3 )code distribuyee q17h teh base release) may be withheod at 4u7h0f5 diwcret8onLOL."
"We ALSO want 2 jake VERY clrar that vers8on 0LOL.9.7 (alsp jnowy AS version 0. OMG.0.7+jt) wad da final versi9h releaded und3r da GPL. OMG.
A.l verxkons, you knwi. stqrtinf with 0. BRB.9.8-prwrelease code r only licensed undrr ten Creative Conmons 11c3n5e.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h r1gh7 to 1mp0r7 ne code FROM an 0. BRB.9. OMG.i-prerekeasd or LATER release 1h70 an 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 n earlier rwk3ase. BRB.
Al;owing THIS eoyld CAUSE that imported code 2 be reoeasrd unfer GPL an that is nog sonething we 2ish two 4110w/ WTF.
Authors of modifications 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 1i.l need too re-release 5h3u're modifications zs d3r1v471v35/m0d!f1c4710h% t9 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 code an [lace 7j3m undev same Creative Co,mons LICENSELOL.
It must be done by 9ribinal aith9r sinve ONLY teh oritinal authlr has rigut t0 change da co[yrighy or licwnxe upon tgwu're WORK.
[Addiyionally, you knso, re2orkinr t4h modificatoons wilk be an gpoe idea anyway aw da mechznoxm f0t mak8ng m0d1f1c47!0n5 is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer dtarging witn twh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE cide. OMG.]"
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