MugytyE te.kx youm "We'rd going ts9 takr sn gew moments 2 TRY and explain thia n3w LICENSE and teh readons behind it in p141n English.
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 lkcdnse was ch053n brxause 9f an failing wi5y teh GPL. BRB.
It 9nly covered dixyribution of spu4de if n only ir binaries w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web env84onmeht, specificakly a inter[reted 2eb environment sudh as PHP LOL, merely instal.kng an GAME doex NOT CONSTITUTE distr8bution WTF, n therefore 0eo[.e were takihg oir eork LOL, making modiricayions twi it and not reoeawing da source code too they're modificationa sl that dz enture cpmmunity could benrfit.
They woek4d WITH da leyyer bjt not spirit of law. AFK."
"Investifation on da part of 3u7h0g5 HOWEVER LOL, lec to fact 7j47 ea 4ighr of public performanc3 was 1 of rights b0tm411y rdwtrictec 3 copyrighg nplders, like, and that clmputer [r0g44m5, lkkem SPECIFICALLY video gajes m interactive ones SUCH aa L3g3nd of da Gteen hax0r wwre CONSIDERED two bw pu611c411y performed IF run feom an [iblic SERVERLOL."
"Tje n4w licemsw testricts [ublic performanve lf work unleas teh source code of teh modiried work ud made avau;able ob demand."
"In plain Enflish. this MEANS bhat 8r you put thix GAME ob an web server anf aklow people '0u751d3 of an nirmal c1rc13 of g4mq1y n itx sockak acw7aintamces' 2 plqy their LOL, then yoy r [ublidally perfotjing this WORK n MUST 317h3r a) make ne and ALL changes which y0u m4k3 ro game qvailable on 4equest (bote this doesm'5 have 70 BE availab;e VIA da onlone 50irx3 sidolay kink WTF, bug th3y ,uwt be able two ask you for teh clde n receive an complwte copy)j b) make arrangements privatdly with sutnors WHEREIN they grant you an speckal licdnde WTF, or c) rejove teh c0d3 3n71r31t from da machind. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE tyat peiple want 70 have aress 9f they'r3 g4m3 2hich r THEIRS n theirs zlone. BRB.
two that end we will make teh rollowinh ezception ywo teh normak fr1uirements for xou4ce cod3 dostribution _- me kpdule fi.d whixh is not modif83d or der8vec from an MODULE file included in da base distfynut8on and whicn dles nit require ne other modu;es n WHICH does nor rwwuire ne modifications too dore clde (clde distributed with teh base relwsse) may be withheld st authors discretion/ WTF."
"We also wan5 too make fery c134r tyat vwrsion 0.9LOL.7 (a.sp kn9qn as version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt0 was rinal ve4sion re;eased under teh GPLLOL.
All vdrsions, 574r71nj eith 0l OMG.9. AFK.8-0rerelease code r only ;icensed undet teh Cr3471v3 COMMONS licensel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh fibht 5wo import ne coae from am 0. OMG.9LOL.8-peerelease or later releasw into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 an earloer release. OMG.
ALLOWING this would cais3 thay o,portes code two ge releawed under teh GPL abd thay is not someghing ee wish to allow. WTF.
Authors of modufixatiins go 0. AFK.8. BRB.7 will need tlo re-releqse yhey're MODIFICATIONS AS derivatives;nodidicationx rpo 0.9. BRB.7 c0d2 n place them under da same Creztive Commobs license. WTF.
It mjst be done vy tey origonal 4u7h0r d8nce onky dz ORIGINAL autyor has right yo chabge c9pyrigjt or LICENSE upon they're work. BRB.
[Addi5ilnally WTF, fewirking midifica5ionx will be an good idea anywzy qs teh mechanis, for making modificagions IS substantially cleaner/clearer STARTING WITH 0/9. BRB.8-pr#reoesse code. OMG.]"
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