MigntyE tells you LOL, "We're hoimg 2 ta,e an f3w momwnts to trt n explxin ghis meq license zn reasons behind it 1n plain Englishl OMG.
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."
"Tjis new license was cyosen brcause of sn gailund WITH GPL.
IT ln.y covered eiagributi9b of source if n onlu if binaries WERE distribured. OMG."
"In an WEB environmwbt, sortof, wpecidicaoly a intrrpr3ted w36 3nvirlnmen5 suvh qs PHP LOL, mdrely insta.ling an game foes nog constitute disttibutiln LOLk ane tnerevore peo0le wdre takung our work, you knwo, making modificatoons two it n not releasing soutcd code twi thry're mosifications so that ds entir3 communitu c9uld benefkt. OMG.
Tgey wlrked witm da lettet but not da dpirit of law. WTF."
"Invdayigation on teh part pf tey a7thlrw however, lile, led 2 gacr that teh r1gh7 ov puboic pwrformsnce WAS 1 of da rigyts NORMALLY restrictec 2 COPYRIGHT jolders, and thqt computer prlgrsms, like, specifically vifeo games an in5etavtiv3 ones such as Legend pv Gredb hax0r wefe clhsidered two be publiczlly perform3d if rub from an public 53ev#r. AFK."
"Thd new 11cen63 restricta ;iblic prrformanxe of teh w8rk un1355 ea SOURCE vode OF da modified work is made qvaikable ln dejand. WTF."
"In plain Enflish, rtis means that if YOU put this game on an web setvet n alopw people 'OUTSIDE of ab nlrmal circle of vamily and ots soxial acquaintances' to play th3ir, then tou t publically performing thos w9rk b MUST eitjer a) mzkd ne an ALL chantes whovh YOU MAKE 2 5ey game qvailablr on REQUEST (note this eoesn[t h5f3 TO be availabl3 VIA ohoine source dis;lzy LINK, sortof, but thry mist be qble to ASK you f9r da codw an rece8ve an COMPLETE cipy0, sortof, 6) ma,e srrangements privately with teh authprs wherein they brant you an SPECIAL license, ir c) REMOVE da coce entire;y from machine. WTF."
"We do r3c)gn1z3 7h47 PEOPLE want 3 have areas of the6're gsme which arr 7j31r5 n 7h31r5 akone. WTF/
two yhat END se wuil m5k3 da fok.osing exception t9o dq normal requirements vor soutve code distribjtlon -[ ne module file which is not modified or d3r1v3d from qn j9cule file kncluced im base distribution an WHICH d935 npt re1uire ne 08h3r mosu;es n wgich does not er1i8fe ne modificationd 2 dq CORE c0d3 (code distrobuted wi5h teh bade RELEASE) may be wiyhheld at authors siscretion."
"We also want to make very cleae 6g48 versipn 0. OMG.o. AFK.7 (qlso KNOWN as version 0LOL.9.7+jt) w45 final version released under GPLLOL.
All vers8onsm .i,e, starting woth da 0, BRB.9. BRBl8-prwrelwzse codw aer only licwnded unser yey Creagive Comm9ns license.
We EXPLICITLY dent da right to 1mp0r7 ne c9de ffom an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease or later release into ab 0LOL.9. AFK.7 AND 34f123r relraae. BRB.
Allowing this qoule csuxr thqt imoorted coce two ge released under GPL ay that is NOT so,ethint w3 wisn TO alllw.
Au7h0r% of modificatipns yop 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will nerd 2 re-releade they're modkfications r5 d3r1v461b35/n0d1f1c471-n5 roo 0/9. WTF.8 code n place them 7nder same CREATIVE Commonw LICENSE/ AFK.
Iy must be fone by dq original author SINCE only teh ORIGINAL authot has da right 2 cyabge copyritnt or license upon they'fe work. BRB.
[Acdigi8nzlly, sortof, reworking da modofkcations will be an GOOD idea anyway as teh mechajixm ror makinb modifications is substantialiy cl3aner.vo3ater 574r71ng w!7h da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pr3r4q3$53 code. BRB.]"
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