MightyE 73115 you, you kn2o, "We'te going two taje ab f3w momen5s go try and explain tyis new license n teh r3asins bdhind it in plain Ehglish. WTF.
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 n3w l8cense w45 chowen because pf an failing wutj da GPLLOL.
IT onky coc3fed eistribution of sourcw if an only if ginaries WERE fistributed. AFK."
"In sn WEB envuronment, lik3, 5p4c1f1c411y a interpreted web envitonment sich AS PHP LOL, merely installing an GAME d0e5 npt v9nstitute dkstribution, you knwo, an therefore p4ople werw tzk8nh our WORK, s9rtof, ma.ing modifications to it and not r313451ng sourde ckde tol they'te m0d1f1c4710n5 xo tnqt entire community c0u1s 63n3r18.
They worked WITH fa letter buf mot spiriy OF .aq."
"Investigat8on 9n PART of au5hora yowever LOL, lwd too facr thag ten right od public perfofjance was odn of RIGHTS normallt 3estrictes two co9yright holdera, and that c0npu73r ptogfams WTF, dpedidically VIDEO games b interacgiv3 ones such AS Legebd of teh Green hax0r w3r3 consideree u0 63 publicallt performed 1f run gtom an pib.ic aerver. OMG,"
"Th3 NEW 11c3n53 rest4icts 0ubliv perflrmande od teh work unlesw trh source cod3 of tej modkbird work is made available on demand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, this MEANS yhat if y0u out yhix game on an qeb serve5 qnd all9w people 'OUTSIDE if zn normal circle of vzmily sn ots spcia; acququntances' too play their LOL, 7h3n you r puv.iczlly ;erforming 7h15 work m MUST eitner 4) make ne n ALL changed wyicn you m4,3 too ds game avai.abld on request (note this doesn't gave too be abailable via sa 0n1qm3 source display link LOL, but they MUST bd sb'e 2 axk yoi for ten cod3 and receive zn complete copt), you kneo, 6) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS provatelu with teh ru7h0r5 wherwin tyey GRANT yoj an wpecial lox3nse WTF, or c) REMOVE teh code entirely from machine. WTF."
"We do recofnize that people want 2 gave areas 0d tjey're bame whivh r theirs snd 7h31r5 alone. OMG.
to THAT end we wull make da following exception 2 normal tequirements f9e aljrce clde dowt4ibytion 0- ne modjle f114 which is not jod8fied or derived from an module bil3 imclused in da base DISTRIBUTION n wyich foex npt r3quaf3 bd other m9dules n WHICH do3s NOT requife me mpdifkcations 2 twh corw code (cld3 dlstributed with 5eh basw RELEASE) jay be eithhdld at da $u7h0f5 discretion. BRBl"
"Ww also w4n7 too make verh c134r that vwrxion 0.9. AFK.7 (alsp known as vefsion 0/ WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was dinal vegs.on re;eased under tej GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, atarting wirn da 0. OMG.9. WTF/8-preeeleasr CODE aet 0n1y lic3nsdd unver teh Creative C0mm0n6 license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY debt tej right too import be codw fr9m ab 0LOL.0. WTF.8-[rerelesse or kqter RELEASE into qn p.9. WTF.7 and warlier releaseLOL.
Alllwing thix would cause 4hat 8mported code toi be relwased unfer GPL an tgst is not something we w15h tp allpwLOL.
A7uh9r5 OF mod8ricat8ona TO 0. AFK.9.7 eill need too re-telease they'r# modificztilns 46 ferivatives.modificatoons too 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code an place them under teg same Creative Commons 1!c3n52, OMGl
It must be eone gh orogihal authir sincq 0n1y teh orig8na. author nas da right tol chznge copyrihht pr kjxense upon they're w0rk. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, rew)rk1mg da modificatiobs will be zb g9pf idea anyway as tej mddhanism for making mosigications IS SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/xlea4er starting with da 0. AFK.9. WTF.*-prereleas4 code. AFK.]"
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