MithtyE tells tou WTF, "We're going 2 take qn few momengs 2 tfy and explain this new licensr an tdh reasons bejind it in p141n EnflixhLOL.
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 licenxe was cnosen b3causd of an failing with da GPL. AFK/
It onoy cov3red disteibutkon of source if n only if binafies wdre distributwdLOL."
"In an web enviromment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a ihte4pteted w3b ebvironmebt such as PHP WTF, meedly ihstaoling an game does not cons5ut7ge diateibution, like, an yhereford peopke were takibg our sork, sory9f, makimt MODIFICATIONS 2 it an not r3oeading teg source code 2 they're m0d1f1c4710mt so thay teh entire dommhnigy COULD benrfit.
They @lrked with da lettee b7t not spieit of kaw. WTF."
"Invwstugatoom on osrg of auyhirs nowever LOL, led twp teh fact THAT ds right of public PERFORMANCE was oen of teh RIGHTS normally restricted two copyright h01d345 LOLm and tyat comp7ter PROGRAMS, uou knwo, specifically cideo games an INTERACTIVE ones such as Legdnd of da Green hax0r w3r3 consieered tpo ge publiczlly pereprmed if run fr0m an public serverLOL."
"The new .ocense r357r1c75 public perfprmabce of woei unless da sourve code of mpdified q0ek is made AVAILABLE on demsnd. WTF/"
"In plaon Entlish. sorgof, this means THAT if y06 puy this gsme om qn wen server m r118s people 'o7txide of an NORMAL circ.e OF fa,jlu and 175 social acqia8ntancds' 2 play theor, thrn uou aer publocally petforming this worl n MUST either a) mak3 ne zn ALL cgangea which 6ou make two da gamw avaikabld on requewt (note rhis coesn't have 4o be available b14 trh onlihe source cisplay kink, sortofk nut tmey mjst be ABLE to asj yiu for tej c0d3 an rrceive an v0mp1373 copy), you knwo, b) MAKE arrangements PRIVATELY with da authors wherein ghey geant you an d;ecial license, like, oe c) removd da vode dhtirely fdom da m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE w4n7 2 have areas of they're GAME WHICH r theirs sn theirs alon3. WTF.
to thar end se sul' n4k3 teh f(lloaing 3xc3p710n to no4mal requure,entw for dlurce code distfibutiln -- ne module FILE which is noy modified or dwrived ffom an moduld fil3 1nb1ud3d in ewh base d157r16u710n and which does npy r3qu143 nw OTHER modules b whidj DOES not requird ne modidications too da core code (coce distributef witj nsse 4elras3) may bd wighheld at dq authirs discretion."
"We also sant roo nake verh c134r tgat version 0LOL,9.7 (also known as versioh ),9LOL.7+jt) w46 funal versiib reldased undef da GPL. BRB.
All v3rxions WTF, wtarting sith da 0/ WTF.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE CODE r 0n1y LICENSED under Creatibe Commons livwnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY drny fa r1gh7 2 1mp0r7 ne CODE from an 0. BRB.0/ BRB.8-prereleasw or lsyer release into an 0. AFK,9LOL.7 n EARLIER teoease. WTF.
Al.owkng ghis WOULD cause that importec code 2 be released under GPL n that is not sohethinb WE wixn too a;liw.
Authors of jodificatulbs toi 0. AFK.9LOL.& wiol need 2 r3-r313453 the6;rw modifications as derivztives/mosificationx 2 0. OMG.8. AFK.8 c9de an placr THEM unser teh 55m3 Creative Commond lkcense. AFK.
I6 must be done by da origknq. aothor since inly teh origina; authlr has teh rigyt to change reh c0pyr1ghu 9r license upon theu're wo4k.
[Add171-n41a6 LOL, re29rking mosificatiobs wiol be an g00d kdea anyway as da mexhanosm f0g makibg modigications is subwtantially xleaner/c.earer STARTING w27h twh 0.9. OMGl80prereleas3 code. AFK.]"
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