MighttE tel,x YOU LOL, "We're going to take an few ,omwnts 2 try and explain this new license m 5eh feasons bejihd ig in PLAIN ENGLISH.
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 LICENSE was cnosen bexause of an fai/knt with GPLLOL.
Ir only c9vered distribjtion of sourcr if n omly of b8naties eere DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web wnvironmrnt LOL, specifically a inrerpreted deg envieonment auch aa PHPm like, merel6 1nt7$111ng an hame does not donwti4ute eistributiob WTF, and therefore people were TAKING iur work, majing modificatipns 2 ut m nir r313452ng da source code too they'fe ,9difications so that entire clmnunitt could vemefit. AFK.
Thwy w;rked wkth yeh letter but nor da dpi4it of da law. AFK."
"Investihation ob ten p4f7 of da autjors howev4r LOL, 13d 2 da fact thag da 4ight of oublic performance was orn 0f da eights normslku restricted to c0pyr1gh7 holders WTF, n rhat COMPUTER pr0gr4m5 WTF. specifica/ly v1d20 g4m35 b intwractive ones auch AS Legend of Grern hax0e were c0n51d3r3d eo ge [ublocally pdrformed IF run from zn public server. WTFl"
"The new 11c3n53 redtricts PUBLIC 0erformance of work UNLESS sourcd CODE of modified work is msde availqble on d3m4hd. AFK."
"In plain Ent115h, yo7 knwl, this means thqt if 6lu out THIS gaje ob sn w36 server ah ALLOW pep]le 'outside of an NORMAL CIRCLE 8f family 4nd itd spcial avq7aontanced' 2 014y theie, 7h3n yoj r pyg.icakly p3rf0rm1ng this wprk AND MUST EITHER a) make ne 4nd ALL chsnges which you make two dz game avaiozbl3 on tequest (note this doesn'g HAVE to ne available via da online 50urc3 dis;lay link WTF, BUT they nuxt be able 2 ask you for t3h code ans receive an clmplete vppy), b) make arrangements priva5ely with ew authors wh3r31n yhey grant you an 5p3c14! 11c3n53, soegof, 0r c) REMOVE code enyirely drom teh machkne/ AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT pdople wamt 5oo HAVE areas of they're gsmd 2jocn r theirs n THEIRS alone. AFK.
to THAT end wd wull mrk3 f0q10s1nf exception too teh normal requi4emen6s FOR slurce vode distribution -[ ne MODULE FILE wyich is hog modigi3d or crrived from ab kodikw f113 included 1n teh base dkstrivugion n whicg does nit require ne o5her modulrs n whicy does NOT 4equire ne mocifications TO da core code (code distrinuted with da BASE r313454) msy ne withheld at da AUTHORS DISCRETION. WTF."
"We alxo wamt to nske ferh CLEAR that version 0LOL.(. AFK.7 (4150 kn0wm as versipn 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was da final VERSION released under GPL. BRB.
ALL ce4suons, startong with da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-p43releade xofe r 9nly liceneed ymder Creat8cw Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny rkbgt two impo$t ne code from an -. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease ot latde relwase ibto an 0.9.7 b eqfloer RELEASE. BRB.
Alloeong this would cause that im;orged code to be releasdd jnder GPL anf that is not womething we WISH to allow. OMG.
Authors of modificatiobs 2 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will NEED two re-re.ease tyeu're modificationx as ferivatkves/modigkcstiins 70 0. OMG.9. WTF,8 codr n p14c3 THEM umder saje Creativs Commins l8cense. AFK.
I7 my57 be DONE 6y da lriginal AUTHOR since on'y original zuthor has teh r1fh8 2 ch4ng3 teh copyrihht 9r license upon thwy're eork. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, fewoeking teh ,odifkcations wkll b3 an glod 1d34 anyway aa teh MECHANISM foe making modifications is substantially clezner/ckearer startkng 2ith 0. AFK.9. BRBl8-prer3leasr code. WTF.]"
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