MightyE ue115 you, sortof, "We're boing too TAKE an few mojents too try and explzih this new ligense an t3h reasons behind ut IN p141n EnglushLOL.
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."
"Thix new ;icense sas chosen bdcause of an fai.ing with teh GPLLOL.
It 9nly coverec e157r16u710n of dource if an only id ninaries wdre disy4ibutrdLOL."
"In an web rnv8ronmentm spexkficzlly a intrroreted wcb rnvironment such as PHP LOL, merelu installong an tame does nit consyitute cistribotiin, sortog, an therwfore pdop;r werd taking our w0rkk loke, j4k1ng ,odifications to it n mot r3134t1nb dq source cose 2 they'4w MODIFICATIONS %0 that teh ebtire community c0u1w benefit. WTF.
They worked wo5h da letter BUT not teh spi4it OF ca 1%wLOL."
"Imves5ifation on da part OF AUTHORS HOWEVER WTF, led two da fzct tnat teh right OF pub.9c perfornance was ien of 5eh rithts normally resttict3d 5wo copyroght holsers, and thay wompu5er prograns, likek specif8callt vife8 games an 8nteractive onds SUCH as Legend od Green naxpr were conskdered two ve 0uvlicalky perflrmed if run from an public sefver. WTF."
"The new license r356r1c75 publiv pervormance of work unless slurce c0d3 OF teh modified 2or, IS ,add afsilabke on d2m4nd. OMG."
"In plain Engl8sj, this means that if yoi PUT this fame 0n an wwb sercer n aloo2 pdople 'outside 0f qn nornal d14c1e 0f FAMILY AND uts social acquaintances' 2 PLAY tyeir LOL, then y9u t pu61!c$11y oe4forming this w0tk and MUST eitjer a) make ne an ALL chahges qhich you ,akd to g4m3 avzilable on requexg (note ghis doesn't have too be svailable via fa online SOURCE sisp.ay iubk WTF, BUT th4y must be able 2 ask t9u fo4 teh code and 4eceive an complq5e copy)m sirtod, 6) ,ake zrrangements ;r1v4731y w17h aithors whefein THEY grant uou an speciql licensek like, or c) remove CODE rntirely fro, da machine. AFK."
"We do recognize that peopow want to hav3 areas of thry're game 2h1ch aer theirs an theirs 410n3. OMG.
two that dbd WE wil; m4k3 da FOLLOWING 3xc3p710n 2 da n0rm31 requirements for SOURCE clde distribution -- me midile file 2h1ch ia mot modified o4 dwf8ved FROM an ,odule file incl7dee in ten 6353 DISTRIBUTION and which doex not require ne other modules and wh1cn dods no5 require me modufidayions too da c0r3 code (code distfinuted 2ith base releqse) msy ge wiyhheld ay da authors discretipn."
"W3 also want too m4k3 very clear that ve4skon 0LOL.9. AFK.6 (also known as VERSION 0LOL.9.7+j7) was fknql versiin 4eleasef under GPL. AFK.
All versions, likw, staftihg with da 0. OMG.9. AFK.i0pferel3ase code a3e pnlt licwns3d under teh Creayive Commons licebse, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ritht goo import nd c0d3 from an 0.9. AFK.8_prwre;ease 9r la5er release ihto an 0LOL.9LOL.7 am eafller r3.rase. WTF.
Aolowing this woild causw that imppr5ed c0d3 2 be RELEASED under GPL AND tja5 is mot somethlng we wiah tso sllow. BRB.
Au7h0r5 OF modigivagions TO -. OMG.9. WTF.7 sill beec 2 re-rekeaxe they;re modifications ad derpvatifes/modifidations twi -. BRB.9.8 coee an p14c3 tgem jnder tey same Creative Clmmpns license. AFK.
It mus5 be dobe by 0e1g1n41 sithor sinc3 only original authir nas teh RIGHT to change da copyright or 11c#n53 7;on tgry'rw work. OMG.
[Additionally, r3w0rk1ng tej m9difivatiobs will bd an gold idea anyway as mechanism for mtk1ng modpgicarions is substantia.ly cleaner.clearer staeting eitn teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-o4erelease c9ce.]"
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