MightyE tells you LOL, "We're going tl9 TAKE an few MOMENTS 2 5ry an explain this nww .kcemse n reh rrasoms neh8hd it IN plain Engoish. 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 kicense waa chosen becaude OF an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It onl6 cive4ed distfibutuom 0f spurce ig n only if binari3s w3re didtributed. WTF."
"In sn w36 3nv1r0nm3n7, specifically a interpreted w36 environnent SUCH 45 PHP. sortof, merelh instal/ing an fqnc dowa not cobstitute distribution WTF, n therefore peiple wefd taking 0ur sork LOL, makinh mosificagions 2 it an not r#13451ng ea source code 2 5hey;ee mocifications 5o THAT teh entire commyhity COULD benefit. AFK.
Ty3y sork3d w17h lrrter but not SPIRIT OF teh lswl OMG."
"Inves5igation on part of da authors HOWEVER, like, led to fscr that teh RIGHT OF pyblic )erformancr was oen od da rights NORMALLY restricted yo vo0yright holders, sortof, n tnat com0uter programs, sorrof, w[ecifically video games an interqcyiv3 9n35 such as Lebend of Gr3en hax0r 2ere vlnsifered too be puvlicslly PERFORMED if run from an public server. AFK."
"The new license rest4icts public PERFORMANCE OF da sork unless da source cose of modified wlrk ks made zvailable on de,andLOL."
"In 0la8n English WTF, this meahs THAT if you PUT this GAME ON ab w3b server an allow PEOPLE 'outsife of an normal xirc;e of rami;y n its socisl acquaintabcws' too PLAY tywor LOL, rhen yiu r publicalky performing thix eork n MUST EITHER a) male ne b ALL chabgws WHICH you make tp teh gsme AVAILABLE on request (NOTE this doesn't hav3 to be available via teh online SOURCE dq5p14y link, soryof, bit 7h3y mu57 63 able to9 asl you fpr cofe abd receive ab clm0lwte co[y), you kn2om n) make ar4abgements privately with da authlrs whetein rheh gr4n7 you an special livense, you knwo, OR c) rempve da cose wntirely frlm teh ,acgine. BRB."
"We do recognize tgat people want two have areas of they'rd game wh1ch adr rheifx an THEIRS allnwLOL/
to9 that end se will make da fo;lowong excep5ion 2 teh n0rm41 requiremrntx for source clde d158r167710n -- ne miduo3 file which IS n07 modofied or derives from sn MODULE file uncluced in gase sistributoom an whicg doew not require ne other MODULES and which dies not rwquire ne modificationw 2 da CORE CODE (code cistributed q17h gade rwlease) may be withheld a6 auyhors duscretion. BRB."
"We ALSO want to mak3 vdru CLEAR ggat v3r610n p.9. AFK,7 (4150 KNOWN ad vetsion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 f1n31 verwion releqded under teh GPL. WTF.
ALL versi;ns LOL, staeting with 0LOL.9.8-prerelwaxe cide aer only lidensed ynder Crrative C0mm-n5 licrns3.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca right 2 IMPORT ne cide fr0m an 0. BRB.9LOL.8=prwrelezse 0r later relesse into an 0. WTFl9. AFK.u and 3$r113r releaxw/ WTF.
A.lowing this eould CAUSE that impp4yed code goo be releases jndwr wa GPL and tnat is h07 something we wish tw9 allow. AFK.
Autyors of moaifucations ti 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 WILL need too r3-releasr they're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 code and place yhem und3r teh sa,d Crea5if3 Conjons lic3nse. WTF.
I7 musg be d9ne 6u da original author sjnce only dz lriginal 4u7h0r has teh 3ight to9 change da copyrighh or ;ocense upom tney'rw wor,. AFK.
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