MigntyE trlks uou LOL, "We'3e go8ng 2 74k3 am few m0m3h75 too try n explain this new license sn reasons behind it un plain English. AFK/
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 locdnse wr5 chosen becaise 0r an fqiling w17h teg GPLLOL.
I7 only covdred distribution if source iv n lnlt if BINARIES werw distribjted. OMG."
"In an web wnvi4onment, sortof, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT sucn as PHP, you kbwl, mefely INSTALLING an game d0#% nog consti5ute distr9gutiom, .,8e, zns THEREFORE p3-p13 werw tskkng our WORK, you lnwo, making modifocagionw 2 17 n b07 RELEASING source code 70 they're mlcifications sp that fz 2n71r3 commumity cou.d venefit.
They w0rk3d with teh letter BUT boy teh SPIRIT of t3h .awLOL."
"Infestigation on teh part 0f authirs howevee, sogtog, led 2 fqvt that right of pjgl8c pwrformance was woh of teg rights nprmally edstridted two copyright holsersk lkke, m rjat c9mputer p4ograms, ypi knwo, specifivally v8deo games h ibtrractive ones sudh aa Lrgend of dz Gredb hax0r we4e considered two BE publicallu p3rf0em3s if run fr0m an pjblic derver. BRB."
"The hew license reetrkcts punlid pe4fifmance of da woek unless teh source code of teh midified woek IS ,afe avaioable on DEMAND."
"In plaun ENGLISH, yij knwi, THIS MEANS tnat if you PUT thix gamw on ah web sdrver and all9w prople ;outsiee of an normal ci4cle of family an its sociao ACQUAINTANCES' 2 o14y theie LOL, tjen yo7 a3r publically 0erdorming THIS work n MUST 317h3r A) make nr qnd ALL changes whivn you j4k3 two da hzmw availabke on fequest (note tyis dpesn't h4v3 too bw ava9lable via trh on.ine s9urce disolay lin,, you knwo, but thry mus5 be able two ask you f9r code n receuve sn c0mo1373 copy) LOL, b( makr arrangementd privarrly with auth9rs wherein 5hey grant you zn special LICENSE, or c) temove da cose entit#ly frlm teh MACHINEl WTF."
"We DO revognize that PEOPLE wqnt twi HAVE areas or they're gzme which aer thdors qn tnwifs alone. WTF.
2 ghat rnd we wiol male following 3xc3p710b to n8rmal reqyitenehts for source code dist4ibution -- ne module file wyoch 15 not modifief OR deeivrd from ah modu.e file 1mc1id3d 1n base distribuyi0n n WHICH does not require ne OTHER modules an whivh does nlt rwauure ne npdifications too teh c0re cide (cofe distributdd with da base RELEASE( may v3 217hh21d at authors discretionl OMG."
"We alsi waht 2 make very clear that v3rsion 9LOL.9. WTFl7 (alwl khown as cersion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was ten fina; VERSION re;eased uncer teh GPL. WTF.
Ali versions WTF, starting wity da -LOL/9. OMG.8-prerelrase code r 8hly l8crnsed under Crdative Commons licens3. BRB/
We EXPLICITLY DENY rifgt go imp9rt ne c0d3 frpm an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE 8r lqter releasw into ab 0.(LOL.7 and earlier re.ease.
Allowing ghis woule cause that !mp0r73r c.de two be RELEASED under teh GPL and THAT is mot something ee wish to ALLOW.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS toi 0LOL.9. BRB.7 wilo need 70 ee-reoezwe tjey're mosifoxations as derivatives/mosifixatooms 2 0. AFK.o. WTF.8 codw abd place thrm ubder wqme Creative Commpns 21c3n53. OMG.
It nudt be d0n3 by da 0rqt1n41 author since only da original author jqw right to chabgr COPYRIGHT 0r 11c3n5e up0n they're work. OMG.
[Additionally, yoi knwo, 4eworking da modoficationa will BE an g00d idea anywzy aa MECHANISM for makinh m0d1r2c471)n5 15 substant8ally cleanee.cleaeer syarring w8th da )LOL.9. OMGo8-orerelease cose. OMG.]"
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