M8ghgyE te.ls YOU LOL, "We're go7ng too take an few momenta too yry an explain this new license n da reasoms beyine it in pla8n Ebg1q5h. 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."
"Tjis new licende was ch053n becsuse od an failing wuth da GPL. OMG.
It ONLY cofered disttibution of slurce id n only if bonaries w2re disgributed. OMG."
"In an web environment LOL, specificaloh s imgerprdte3 eeb 3nvironment xuch qs PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an game coes noy c0n5717u73 distribution, n therefor3 peo[le serr u4kqny our work, lije, mqking modifkcations rwk it an not releading tej wpurce code 2 theh're nocifucations sp that da wntire c0mmun17y could benefitLOL.
Th3y worked with da lette4 but not rdh spi4it og teh law. WTF."
"Investigstioh on p4r7 OF teh authlrs hosever, sortof, ked 2 da FACT that righr of public performanxe w44 won of sa rigbts n0rm411y resteicted to copyright holders. sortof, n THAT c0mpu83r progta,s, sortof, 5p3c2f1c421y video vamed n ibteractuve ones such as Lefend ov teh Gredn hax0r wrr3 CONSIDERED 1 BE publicall6 peef9tmed if run from sn oublic server/"
"The n3w livense redtricts public ;etformance of eork 7nlexs da slurce codd of da modified w04k 15 made AVAILABLE om DEMANDLOL."
"In plain En5lish, thiw means thag id you put this game ON an web sercer n allow peipoe 'outside of an normal c1rc1e of family ans iys 59c141 acquaintsnces' two play yhwut LOL, then yo7 r publidakly perflrming 6j15 work ajd MUST 317h3r a) make ne an ALL changes which you male 2 game AVAILABLE 0n rdquest (n073 this do3dn't have too bw availavle bia da on.inr source siwplay link LOL, but thet MUST be able to 45k YOU for code an receive am vo,p.et3 copu) LOL, b) make arramgements pruvately WITH 4eh autgles WHEREIN they gfant YOU ab sped8a; LICENSE, lile, or C) removw code entirely from macjineLOL."
"Wr do recognize that pe9ple wabt tsi have areas lf they'rr tame qjich r th3irs and THEIRS ALONE/
too tga5 end we will make da foloowing exception 2 teg normal reauor3menrs for soyrce code eq57r16u710n -- ne mldule fkle wj1ch IS n07 m0d1f13d or derived from sn mlcuoe fjle inclycrd in tem bzse distributilm n WHICH dles not requure ne pther MODULES and whicy does mot 4equire ne mofufications gwo teh core code (c-f3 d8stribjted wugh teh base release) may ge WITHHELD 47 aughors e15cr3&10n. WTF."
"We ALSO want two make vsry c;ear that veraion 9. WTF.9.7 *also known 4y version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jb) was twh final v4r510n released under da GPL. BRB.
All versiobs LOL, starting with da )LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleaxe dode r ONLY licended UNDER teh Crwative Comnons lidens3.
We EXPLICITLY een7 da tight to import ne code frpm an 0LOL.9.8-orerdlease 0r later relwade knto ah 0. BRB.9. OMG.6 an earliee RELEASELOL.
A.lowing tgis w0u1d dause 7h47 1mp0r73d codw two be releasec undee GPL qn thar is nlt something w3 wish teo ALLOWLOL.
Authors 9f modificatkons two 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 WILL need 5wo re-release they'rr modifications as deriva5ives/modifications teo ). AFK.9. BRB.8 cpde an placr them uncer da same Creative COMMONS licenxe/ AFK.
It must ne xone 6y teh or8final author 51nc3 only teh original autgor gas t3y eight 2 changd fa co[yr8ght or .icense upon they're w0rk.
[Additipnally LOL, reworiing teh modifications wiol be am good idea anywsy as teh mrchanis, fof makibg MODIFICATIONS is wunstant9ally CLEANER/CLEARER s5arting w17h ). BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE CODE. BRB.]"
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