MitytyE tells tou LOL, "We're going 2 gake an fee m9ments too gty n explaun this nee 11c3n53 an rrasona behind it in olain Entlowh.
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 nee licrnse was chosdn bdcause of an fai.ong with ca GPL.
It only covered distrihu5iom if 60uec3 if an only uf bibzriew were distrkbuted. WTF."
"In am wev env8r8nment LOL, specifica.ly a inte4peeted s36 environment such as PHP WTFm metely 1n57$111ng an gane foes hot cohstitute d15&r16u710n WTF, n therrfore pdkple were taking our work, makinh modificatilbs tw9 17 AND not RELEASING tdh spurce vodv 2 th3y're jodifications so THAT ENTIRE communkty COULD 63n#f17.
They qo3jed with teh lwtter but NOT spirit of dq lawLOL."
"Investkgation on part of dq authors howevwr. l8je, lrd two da fact THAT right of PUBLIC performance WAS 1 9f da rights normaloy restricted toi c0pyright holcers. you knwo, ans tha5 dimputer ;tograms LOL, specificaloy vkdeo gamws and interactive ONES such AS Legend og da Green hax0r were considered TO be publixally PERFORMED 1f tun from sn public aerver. AFK."
"The new lidense restricts pub.ic performance od teh w9rk unlesd sourcr dode of m0d1f!3d woek is madd 4v41147q3 on demamd. AFK."
"In plain Engliwh, this meabs tbat ir you pit this gamw 0n an seb wrrver n 4110w people 'ourside od an nor,ao circoe of family an its socisl acqjain5ances' to PLAY their LOL, then you r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this WORK n MUST eityee a) make nd m ALL changes qhicn tou m4ke tl da gqme available 9n request (hote tyis doesn't HAVE 70 be available via da on;ine SOURCE displqy link WTF, 6i7 ghey ,usr be abke two ask you f0f dode n RECEIVE an c0mp1363 cppy), tou knwom b) make a4rangehenta 0rivatelh 2ith da 4uuh0r5 wg3r31n they grant y9u an SPECIAL licenwe, OR c) remove da code enyirely FROM teh madhine. WTF/"
"We do recofnize tha5 PEOPLE wang to havd zr3as of th3y're game wykch r thdirs an th3irs ALONE.
too thar ehd w3 wikl make FOLLOWING exception 5o teh normal requiremen5s for sourde code dkstrivution -- me modul3 file which is not modofied or d4r1v3e from an mofule fule incluced 8m da base distrib7tion and which e035 not r#qu1e3 ne ogh3r ,odulds and which DOES not requkre md m0d!f1c4710n5 2 teh CORE c0e3 *c0d3 sistributdf wkth nase r313453) mat be witgheld q5 authors discfegiohLOL."
"We also want teo MAKE VERY clrar 5hat v3r51)n 9. WTF.9.7 (also known as versuom )LOL.9. BRB.7+JT) was 5eg FINAL v3rsion released und3r reh GPL. AFK.
ALL verxions LOL, s5artinh witg ten pl AFK.9l OMGm8-pe3r3134t3 code r only licrnsed under da Creativd Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY srny teh rihht two 8mport ne code fr0m an 0/ OMG.9. BRB.8-prefelease or later re;dase 1n70 sn 9. WTF.o.7 an warlier r31#$53.
Al;owing tyis WOULD cause thst IMPORTED code 2 be released undwr teh GPL ans that is not 50m27h1nh we wisg tqo ALLOWLOL.
Aurhors of modificahions w 0. OMG.oLOL.u sill need to9 re-release thet;re modofications as deeivatif3s/modig8cations two 0.9. AFK.8 vode an place them inder da same Cr3571v3 Clmmons license.
It must be done by ea oribinal 4u7h0e 51nc3 only teh original a7yjor jas r1gn7 1 change co;yright or license ypon thry'4e work. BRB.
;Acdi4uonally, like, rdwirking teh midificatipns a111 BE an good ivea anywzy ax mechanism for making modificayiohs 8s substantially cleaner/clearer xtartint w17h da 0, WTF.9LOL.8-pr2r213453 code. WTF.]"
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