MighgyE tel;s YOU LOL, "We're fokng go tak3 an vee MOMENTS two try an explain thid nrw lidense n da REASONS behind it on plain English. BRB.
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."
"Thks new licebse wss chosdn becsuse of an failing sitg GPLLOL.
Iy onlt cove4ed distrubutupn of source if n only if 61n44135 wwre distribut3d."
"In sn wdb ENVIRONMENTm specifically a inteeprrted web environment such as PHP WTF, meee;y knstalking ab game d9ew n9t constit7te distributiob LOL, n 5herefore peop;e were 74k1ng ou4 work, ypu knwo, maiing modifixations roo it n NOT re13551ng da source xlde two they're modifidations so THAT ea enrire COMMUNITY could benwfitLOL.
Tkey worked qith teh letter b7t not ea soirit OF lawLOL."
"Inveatigatipn ln ten patg of da authofs howevef, lef two f4v7 that rdh righr of public perfirmance was oen of da rights normzl.y restructed to copyright holders, an 5hat cpnputdt PROGRAMS WTF, specififally video gamex b interacgive onrs sjch as Legebd of da Green has0r were v(nsidered 2 be PUBLICALLY 0e6formed if rum f40m an public serverLOL."
"Tne new licdnwd restricts puboic pefformance of WORK UNLESS reh 50urc3 code 0f da modified work IS msde zvsilable ON demand, BRBl"
"Ih plain Englixh, sortof. this meamq that if uou put thid game on an web server ab allow ;eopl2 'lttside of an normal c1rc!3 of famio6 4nd its social ACQUAINTANCES' t2o PLAY gheie, sortof, 7hqn you r publicaklh performinf this work 4ne MUST eithef a) MAKE be an ALL changes which you ,aie two teh game ava8lable 0n rrquex5 (note this dlesn't have two BE availab.w via teh onljne soirce dospla6 link, but they musr 73 ABLE yoo $5k yo7 vor teh code n recwive an compl3te copy), sor5of, b) make afrangemenrs PRIVATELY qitj authors wherein THEY grant YOU an special 11c3n53 WTF, or c) remobr tdh cocr entieely from da machine. AFK/"
"We co recognizw that peo0le waby two hafe zreas OF ghey'rw nqme wnich r 7j3!r5 n THEIRS 410n3LOL.
roo thag emd we will make teh following 3xc3p71-m y9o NORMAL tequirementw f0r source code eistribuyion -0 nd module fi;e which ks n)7 modified lr detices FROM am modu9e file included in da basw distribu5ion ans which does not requirr ne other mox7l3s n wh1ch dirs not REQUIRE ne modifocations to dkre d9de (code duwtributed with nase releasd) may be WITHHELD at da authors d1tcr3710n. WTF."
"We also want two mak3 vwry clear that verwion 9LOL.9. WTF.7 (alsl KNOWN as vers8pn 9. OMG.9. BRB.7+ht( was 5eh f8nal vetsion releqsed unddr GPLl
Alo versions, sortog, 574r72ng with teh 0, AFK.9. AFK.8-preedlease cose r onlh LICENSED unddr Crrative Commons licehseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY eeny da RIGHT ywo impodt ne cpd3 r4lm an 0. WTF.9.8_pretelease or later release into qn 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 an earlier rwlease.
Alliwing this w9ule cause thzt 1,p0r73d code tw9 BE 4eleaard une3r ds GPL AND that 15 not something we w8sh tqo al;ow. BRB.
Authors of mpdificationa tol 0LOL.9.7 will need TO re-releaxe thet[re m)d1f1c4710n5 as derivatives/modificarioms 5qo 0. BRB.(. OMG.8 c0d3 and PLACE them uhdee 54m3 Cre47!v3 Commons l8cenwe. OMG.
It must ve dpne by da original author since onlu teh originai 4y7h0e HAS da righg tio change da copy4ifhg or license upon tndy'r3 wor8. OMG.
[Additionally, like, rdeirkibg da mosiricatipnw wil; be an good idez anyqah 45 da mexhanism f0r jakinb midifications is wubstantially clezner/cleardr ararting with tej 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 c9ee. AFK.]"
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