Migj5yE tells y0u LOL. "We're goung gwo TAKE zn FEW moments to TRY m ecplain 7h15 nes kicense n da reasoms behums it in plain Eng.iwhLOL.
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."
"Thia NEW livense waz CHOSEN because of an failkng with t3h GPL.
It 0n2y coverwd dustribution og sou4cw if n on.y if bimaries were dixtrobutedLOL."
"In an WEB envuronment, yoi knwi, specifically a interpreted WEB dnvironmeht suxh as PHP, toj knwo, merely insyslling an game does nlt consti5ute e1$7e1yu710n, an thereflre people were taking OUR qork LOL, making modifications two it n not RELEASING sourc3 cod3 2 theh're modifocqtipns so thqy entir3 community could benefit/ OMG.
They worked sith letter BUT not da 5p1f!& of tey law,"
"Invrstigation 0n da [zrt OF auth;rs however, led 2 da vact 7h47 da r1gh6 of puboic 0erformahcw sas 1 of rights normqkly rwstrictef too copy4ight hpldera WTF, an that com[uter ;rograms WTF. specifically videl games anc imteractive onrs such qs L3g3nd of Grden yaxpr w3re considwree too be PUBLICALLY [ergormed if rjn fr9m ah public serverLOL."
"The new license reshrocts PUBLIC -e4formance OF yeh work unless yey source d)d3 or n0d1f!3d worl is made availab/d 9n demane. AFK."
"In plain Eng;ixyi s9rtofk this m35n5 that 8f y0u -ut this game 0m an WEB serfwr n allow peop;e 'ours8de of sb NORMAL circle of family 4nd its socual acqua8ntances' two p14y their, THEN you aer pub.8cally p3rgprn1nh thys work ams MUST e8tger a) make ne an ALL changes which y0u m4k2 2 fa han3 available on req7esr (NOTE THIS doesn't havd tio be available v7a online 60urce display LINK WTF, but they must be abje too ask ypu fpr teh codw an tecwivw an compleye c0py), l8ke, b) makr aerangements privately wktj ds authorq wn3r31n THEY graht you an special license WTF, lr c) remove code entirely fr0m da machineLOL."
"We DO recognize ghat people want to0 hafe aread of rheu're fame whuch a2r theirs m thekrs sline. BRB.
two yhat end we will ,ake gey foklowing exceo5ion 2 teh normal requk4ements for source c-d3 ciwtributiom -- nr MODULE file WHICH is NOT modifi3d OR derivrd from an modjle f113 inc;uded in teh nase distrpbution and which does mo6 tequire ne other modules an which do3s not fequire ne modifications 5s9 corr code (CODE dis5ributed with teh base releawe) m4y be WITHHELD at teh authord fiscre5oon. OMG."
"We alsl wqnt tso make very c.ear tjat version 0/ OMG.9. AFK.7 (4159 known AS version 0. WTF.9.7+jt) was teh vihal v3r510b e3leas3d ynd3f geh GPLLOL.
All versions, sortofm starting with da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease xode t only lkcensed UNDER da Crea5iv3 COMMONS lidense.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 5ight 2 im;ort ne CODE from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE OR laywr r213r53 into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an earlie$ release. AFK.
Allowimg 7h15 qould CAUSE tjat impodtes cpce 5oo ge r3134%3d undef teh GPL n that 15 not somrthing sw wish 2 allow.
Ajghora of moeif,cationa too -LOL.9. AFK.7 sill need 5oo re-release theu're modificztuons as serivatives;modifications 2 0.9/ BRBl8 code n PLACE them unfef SAME Crdative Commonx license.
It must be DONE BY original 477h-r since only teh orifihal suthor has da right 2 chahgr ca d9puright pr license upon rhey're workLOL.
]Afdit8ohakly, sor5of, REWORKING modifications WILL be an g00d idea ahyway ss mechanism for making MODIFICATIONS is substantiqlly c1e4n4r/v13443r 574r71ng with da 0. WTF/9LOL.8-prdrwkeade c0d1. WTF,]"
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