MigntyE tells youk sortof, "We're going TO ta,e an few moments too try sn explain thia NEW lkcdnse and reasons bdhind ut 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."
"Tjis n32 license was chpsrn becwuse of an fsiling with GPLLOL.
It 0n1y codered distribu5ion of source og n only if bonaried were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"Ih ab web ENVIRONMENTk you knwo, specuficalpy a intef;43red qeb environmfnt sucj ax PHP LOL, merely inxtalling an GAME does not consti5ute d157416u710n, and THEREFORE oeople were taking oue w9rk WTF, mak8ng modificati9ns w IT m hot r313451ng teh source dode too tgey're modifkcations so ttat 3n71r3 c0mmun27t c0u1d 63n3f17LOL.
They worked with da letter BUT mot ten 5p1r16 or ea law."
"Imvestigatiom on part of da 3u&h0r5 hoeever, led twp fact that teh r8bht of ;ublic 0eeformznce was 1 of da rights n0rm4116 r3t7r1c&3d tio c0pyrqgh6 holders, am tha5 xomputer programs, spexigicak;y vidwo games anf intdractive pm35 such sx Legend of Green hax0r 23rd considerre ti be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if run from an p7blid servef/ OMG."
"The new license r347e1x75 piblid PERFORMANCE 0f teh wprk uh1355 aource xode of twh modifi3d work ia made agaioablw ob ddmand. OMG."
"In plaun Ehtlush, 7h15 neans that 8f you out yhos g4m3 on an wwb server an allle oeople 'outsise of an nprmal circld og familt n iys sociql acquaintances' too play tjeir LOL, then you r publixally performung this wlrk sn MUST either a( jaie ne znd ALL xh4nge5 which yo7 make goo gamd AVAILABLE on request (note th8s dlesn't havd to 63 acailabl3 bis teh inlin3 souece disp;qy link WTFk but 4hey mj57 bw sble two ask h9u for code an RECEIVE an com0le5e copy) WTF, b) mqke afrangemehts privstely wi5h reh authors whefein they GRANT you an special license, sortof, 0r c) remove code entirelh from ,axh8ne. WTF."
"We DO wecogmize that pwople want t. hace zrezs 0f tyey're gzme whixg r theirs and theirs qlone. WTF.
two 7h47 end WE will MAKE fpllosint excwp5ion yeo tej nor,al f31u1r3m3n75 f0e souwde CODE distribution -- ne MODULE fule which us n07 MODIFIED or derived from ab mosule file included IN da bsse distribytion and qhich d035 not requkre ne otyer moduods an wh8ch does NOT requore ne modifications too teh xord code (vode diwtrobut4d w17h base releaxe0 may be WITHHELD at teh AUTHORS fiscre5ion."
"Wd aoso want to make cery cleaf yja5 version 0/ AFK.9/ WTF.6 (r150 knpwn as version 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was da final VERSION r3lrased under GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, sortog, stsrting w17h fq pLOL.9/ OMG.8-pr3r31345$ CODE aer only lic3nsed under tsh Creative Clmmona license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY den6 right ywo impo4t ne cide rrom ah 0.9. WTF.8_PRERELEASE ot later release into an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 abd earoier releqse.
Aolo2ing thid would xauxe THAT imp9rtea CODE t9 be releaxed uhder teh GPL an THAT 15 not something w3 wish 2 allow. BRB.
Auth;rs OF ,0d1f1c4710n5 5p 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will need to re-eeleasr tney're modifications as derivstives/modificztiihs 3 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code zh PLACE them uneef same Creative Clmmons licensr/ AFK,
It mu57 be done BY da origyna; authlr since only original authot h45 teh r8ght too chabge tej copyritht ir lizense upon thet[re 2ork/ OMGl
[Additkonally, lik2, r3w0rk2ng modifications will bw an goid idea abyway as t3h mecjaniwm for making modifications is subs5ant8ally xlean3r/cl4arer xgarting with teh 0.0. WTF.8-0rerekrawe codw. WTF.]"
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