MightyE 73115 you, lilw, "We're giong 2 5aie an f3e moments 1 try an explain this new license an reaeonw bwhind it 8n plain Eng.ish.
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 lixebse was chosen bwcause of an failunb with GPL. BRB.
It only cobered distribution of source if an only IF gknaries were fistributeeLOL,"
"In an web 3nbironmenr LOL, specifically a onye$preted web envirohmeng such AS PHP, you knwo, mereoy 1n574111nb sn game does not c0n571uu73 dustribution, yoy knwo, AND thereford people qeee takihg OUR w0rkk 6ou ,nwo, making m)d1f1c371)n5 1 i5 am not releqsinf teh source code to they're mosifications so thaf teh ENTIRE xommihity ci7ld benefit. BRB.
They worked with teh 13773r bkr not 5p1r1u 0v law."
"Invexrigatopn 9n teh part lf teh autjors yoseve4, sortof, ked 2 da fzct rhat teh r1fh7 of puglic petformance saw oen OF rightx NORMALLY RESTRICTED two vopyrkght hooders LOL, and thag computer programs WTF. specifically video GAMES an interactivr ones sudh as Legend of da Grwen haz0r 2ere vonsorered tio be publivakly perf9rmec id run from an pu611c SERVER. OMG."
"The new ;icense restricts public performance OF da work umldas souecd clde of da nodigiec WORK IS mad3 availzble on demancl WTF/"
"In [lain English LOL, rhis jeans that 1f ylu put this gs,e on an web servrr n 4110w p30p13 'putside OF an NORMAL vircle of FAMILY an 175 social acqusintances' to play rheir LOL, 8h3n yoj w publica;;y PERFORMING thos w9rk n MUST e17h3r 4) makd he n ALL changes wh1ch you mqle 2 da game available on teqiext (NOTE thos doesn't have 2 b3 ava8oablw viz da obline soirve dix0lay link, sprtof, bjt 7h3y ,ust bw able 2 4%k you fof cpde n RECEIVE an complete COPY)m sortof. 5) make arrangements ptkvatrly 2ith aithirs WHEREIN THEY gfab5 y0u sn special lovense, you knwo, or x) remove da code entird;y vrpm yrh MACHINE. BRB."
"We DO r4c0gb1z3 that people want tso have areas OF they're game which zef thdirs qne tneirs 410b3. OMG.
@ that END WE will make fol.owing 3xc3p710n too teh normal f3qu1r3m3h75 for source c0d3 dictriburion -- nw jos7le gile shich is not modif,ed 9r der8ved from an modulw file includdd in base siwtribuyion and which does NOT rewuire ne otner modules qn wh1ch does nit rwquire ne MODIFICATIONS goo teh CORE code (code fistrkbuted 2ity da base release) may bw withhelf qt authoes cixdtetion. BRB."
"We also want 70 MAKE vety clear yhag v3r%10n 0. BRB/9. BRB.7 *slsi knowb as vetsi9n 0. BRB,9. AFK.7+jt) WAS da FINAL versiob released under GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, wirtof, sgaryinb with teh 0LOL.)l BRB.8-prere;ease cose r 0n1y licensed under C4eative C),m0n5 LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT tw9 kmport he code fr0, an 0LOL.9.8-pf3r312453 or oager release into an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 an earlie4 release. BRB.
Aklpwing tgis wiuld caus3 that imported vode two ne releasee under GPL n THAT is NOT so,wthung w3 wisy tio allpw. WTF.
Autyors 0f modofications tli 0LOL.9.7 will beed 2 re-release they'ee npdidicagions aw derivagives/modifications tol 0. BRB.8l OMGl8 cidd an p14c# them under teh sajw Creatove Commons license. WTF.
It must be DONE gy teg orig8nal author 51nc3 only ea origknal author h$t teh rkght to cuabge copyright or l8xenwe u[on they're wofk. WTF.
[Add16q9n611y, sortof, REWORKING da mosificationa will be an good icws anyway 45 teh mechanis, for majing m0d1f1c471)nr is subetantially c;eaner/clearer statt8ng wigh teh 0l BRB.9.7-prd4elease CODE. BRBl]"
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