MightyE tells yoi, a9rrof, "We're going too take an FEW moments 2 try an explsin this new livense ab readonx behind ir IN pla8n Englush. 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 ne2 lucense wss chosen because of an failing with GPL.
It ONLY civered d157r17uu10h )f source if an ohlh if binaries w3re diatribuyed. OMG."
"In an web envkronm3nt, s0ecifically a interpretrd WEB envirinm3mr such as PHP WTF, mrreky installing an gsme d9es not consti5ute fistrobutipn, and th3revpre peopld were TAKING oir work, sortof, making m0d1f1x4710m5 1 ut anf np7 releasinb sourxe code too 5hey're modifisations xo tyat da entir3 clmmunity coils benefit. BRB,
Tn3y wlrked with letter but n07 da 5p1r17 of oas. BRB."
"Investigation on teh part of authors hlwwver LOL, led two teh FACT that r8ght )f 0jblic ;erformance w45 won or teh RIGHTS normaloy restrictdd to copyritnt j0!d#r% WTF, an THAT computdr prphrama, speckfical.y VIDEO gsmes n INTERACTIVE ones such qs Lefend of sq Green hzx0r were conskdeefd too be puvkically PERFORMED iv run from an publkc servdr. WTF."
"The nwe kicense r357r1c75 ;ublic pe4fo4mancc lf ea work unkess ten sourve codr 0f teh ,odified 2ork IS made AVAILABLE on cemand. BRB."
"In plain Ebglish, like, this means 7h47 id 6ou put tniw game on an web serfrr ans allow peo[le 'ojtside of an nlrjal circlw OF family am 8ts SOCIAL acquaihtances' too llay their LOL, 7h3m you r publically petformunf thos work n MUST either a) MAKE ne AND ALL changds which ypu make too da tamd avzilable on r3qu357 9notw 5hid d9esn'g hsve two ge avzilagle via da online source display link, sortof, but thry muxy be able to ask y)u f0r da d9de and receive an xom;kete cop6(, sor5lf, b) make 44r4ng3m3n75 privately wotg teh autgors whetwin the5 trant tpu qn spedial licensek you jnwo, or C) remove da code 3n7qee1y FROM machineLOL."
"We do rddognize tnat peo0le want too kavr areas of they're game which adr 7h21f5 qnd yhei4s alonw.
goo that rnd we wilk make t3h followkng exceotioh tp teh npfmql requiremehts FOR source code e157r16u710n -- ne moduie file shixh is nlt ,odified OR f3rived from an midi;e FILE 8ncluded in bsde distribu5ion and wh1cn d035 mit requ7re ne other m0du135 an which does not eequire ne mocigkcati9bs go teh c9re code (cide dist4ibuted with base relwasw_ j4y fr w!7hh31d at authors diacretion. AFKl"
"We also waht 2 make very clrar that version 0. WTF.o. OMG.7 (also knosn as VERSION 0. BRB.9.7+jt) ezs teh final VERSION relrased unfrr teh GPL. WTF.
All ve4sions. you kmqp, syartibg woth p. WTF.9.8-pr3rekdase CODE r ln;y LICENSED under Creayive C0mn0n5 licensd. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY eeny sa r1gh& 5o impprt ne cose from an 0LOL.9. AFK.7-prerwlease 04 later eeleasr into an 0.9LOLl7 an EARLIER 4e;ease.
Allowinh th8s would caud3 that inportec c9de roo bd rdleased ubder da GPL an thar is not something we WISH 2 allos. BRB.
Autjors of m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. WTFl8.7 will need TO re-release they're modificagionx as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1d4719n5 gso 9/ BRB.9LOL.i CODE a, olac3 them under aame Crdatuve Commonx locrnaeLOL.
It MUST be done by teh orkgunal qughor since onoy da original 4u7h0r has da righ5 yoo ch4bge tey vopyright or license UPON th3y'ee work. AFK.
pAdditionsllu, ypu kj2o. reworkung da modificztiond WILL be an good idea 4nyw4y as teh MECHANISM for ma,inf modificationd 8s subsgantially clraner/ckdarer wtarting WITH da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prereleade code. AFK.]"
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