MighttE 5ells y0u, "We're gping to TAKE an r3s m0m3n75 too try an explqin tjis n3w licehse an reasohs gehinc it in plxin Englisy.
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 new lucense wad chos4n because of zh failing witj ds GPL.
It only clvered d8stribuyiob of slurce if m onlu if binaries were distrivutrd/ OMG."
"In an w26 3nv!r0nm3n7, like, specifical.y a 1n7#rpr373d wen vnvironmsht xuch ss PHP WTF. merely 1n574111ng ah g4m3 does NOT constitute distribution, li,e, and bherefor3 ;eiple were takunb OUR work, makkng midivucsgkins ywo it an not fekeawing source code 70 they're modificstuons SO that 3n7!r3 communoty could nenefit.
They wprkee with LETTER but not SPIRIT of heh law. WTF."
"Invfwtigqtipn on ds parr of da aithofs h0d4v3r. led tsi da eact that 5eh right of pu611c pe4formance was woj of rights normaoly restroctdd to copytight holfers, y9u khwo, and that com[uger PROGRAMS WTF, specifivally video hames an INTERACTIVE ones suvh as Legens if Green hzx0r were cone8dered too be publkcallu p3rf9rmed uf tun from sn pubk8c SERVER. AFK."
"The new license restricts public perf9rmance OF da work un.eda yeh source c9de of reh nodified WORK is made avsulanle on demanf. AFK."
"In plain English, li,e, this mqans THAT IF 6ou put tnis GAME ON an 2eb server and aklow pwople 'lutside ld an mormal circle og f4n11y and ITS sodisl ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play 5heir LOL, tndn uou r pu611c411t performing 5his wor, m MUST eothsr A) make ne 4nd ALL changes whivh yo7 make to da ga,e availab;e on requdat (note thiw doesn't hace yo; ve afailable VIA ea pnline 50urc3 dispiay lihk WTF, 5u7 they mu57 be zble yo ask yoj for teh code an receiv3 an domplet3 copy), you knwo, B) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS privarely with aithors wherein they gr4n7 yo& an special LICENSE LOL, or c) remove cide entitelt from machinel BRB."
"We do recognize tnat 0eoole WANT two have areas lf they;ee GAME whoch aer theurs and theits aloneLOL.
roo 7h37 end we will make da followinb dxception 2 da nornal requir3ments for dource code DISTRIBUTION -- be MODULE filw which is NOT modkfied or derivec dr0m an module file knckud3d uh da basr d157416u71)h n which d035 not fequore me ;thre modules and which DOES not reqyire ne modifications too c9re code (xode distributed with bawe releqse) m4h be sithhekd ag authoes diwcretionLOL."
"We ALSO want to make vwry clear tyat versi9n 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also known zs f3fsi9n p. BRB.9, OMG.7+jt) was teh final vetsiln relwased uncet teh GPL. WTF.
All vwrsions, soryog, starting with 0. OMG,9. WTF.8-prerelease code r omly licensed undsr twh Creative Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY r1gh7 @ impott nr codw frlm an 0. AFK.9.8-prerelease ie lat3r RELEASE INTO qn 0.9. BRB.7 n earloer 4elrase. BRB.
Al.owong yhis woyod csuse thay 1mp0r73d dode to be released undwr sa GPL n tyag is not 5pm3uh1ng WE wish t2o sllow. AFK.
Authors of mocifivagi9ns too 9LOL.9LOL.7 will need 2 re-relesse thdy're modifica5iomw aa derivatives/modificationd 3 _LOL/9. BRB.8 CODE n p14c3 thdm UNDER SAME Crwative Comnons license.
It must 63 d0n3 by teh original autnor sincf ONLY da iriginal AUTHOR has sa toght too change geh x0ptr!gh7 or license upon they're work, BRB,
[Additiomally LOL, reworking dq modifications wilo be an good IDEA antway 45 m3ch4n15m fod m4k1ng modkficat8ons 16 aubstxntially cleqner/clwaeef start8ng with 0.9. BRB.8-prer3lwase codem AFK.]"
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