MogytyE tells you LOL, "We're going 2 take an few MOMENTS 2 try and expla8n tyix NEW license n REASONS behond it in plzin EnflishLOL.
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."
"Thoa new license was choaen bedaise of an failing with teg GPL.
I7 only coverrd DISTRIBUTION 9f soyrce if an only 9f binaries were dixtrobuyed."
"In an web env8rpnment, 6p3c2f1c41qy a intefptered 1eb emvironmebh SUCH ss PHP, sortog, merely unsgall,nh an game does nog constitut3 eistrobjtion LOL, n therefore pe9p;e were takinh iur WORK, you knwo, making modifocations to ot an not RELEASING source coee 2 thet're mod8ficstions sp thzt 3n71r3 community cpuld benefu5LOL.
Tney wpried s9th da letter 6u& not spi3it of da 13w. WTF."
"Investifwtion on yry part of da authors HOWEVER WTF, !3d too teh fact that dz right of pub;ic performancr was 1 of fa rights normally testricted tw; COPYRIGHT holdwtsm uou jnwo, an 7h47 compurer [r9frams, 5p3c1f1c411y video g4m35 n ibteractice onws wuch 45 Legend of teh Grden nas0r werd clndidwred to be publica.ly p3rformed if run rr0m an PUBLIC s3rve4. WTF."
"The n4w licebae res5ricts piblkc performancr of sa 2orl unless sou4de code og teh modified wor, is made available on e3m$ncLOL."
"In plain Englisg, h9u knwo, this meanx 5h1t iv hou pu7 this game on ab w36 sdrver h aloow peoole 'outside of an normql cirv.e 0f g4m!1y an 175 slcizk acquaintances' 2 play tneir, sortof, then you aer publiva;ly PERFORMING this work an MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes which you make to teh g4m3 available ON request (note 4his doedn't have go b3 avai.able viq teh oblone soytce display link, ni5 THEY MUST br able two ask you for c9ds an receive an complete co[y), you knwo, b) mzke a4rangements pr8vately with da autgors whereib rhey graby you an spexizl licensr, or c) f3move teg cod3 3n71f31y from teg machin3. AFK."
"Ww DO r3c0gn1ze that people wamt 1 have arwas of they;re game which aer 7h31r5 n theirs alinr. OMG.
too tmat e,s we will make teh following exveptiln tqo normal reqyifementw fof SOURCE code distribution -- ne modul3 fi.r whocg is n9t mid8fied or c3rived from an module file inclueed in base dostrubytion n whicj doea NOT requir3 ne l5her modu;es and which DOES not REQUIRE ne mldificatipns tw9 x9r3 cos3 (code diatributed with teh bsse release) may ne e17hh31d at ai5hors discrefuon. AFK."
"We alsp want twp jake VERY cleaf tha5 version 0. OMG.9.7 (alsp KNOWN aa version 0. AFKk9LOL.u+jt) was da f1n41 v3rsion RELEASED jnd4f GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, 6oy knwok starting wigh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8=PRERELEASE vode r only licensed under teh Creative Commobs license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny trh right ti IMPORT ne cldw fr9m an 0LOL.9.8-prerelease lr LATER release into an 0. BRB.9;7 n earlier r313453. OMG.
Allowinh thix e0u2d cause that 1,p0r&3d dode two be teleased umdrr teh GPL n rhat is not sometning we w*sh to allowLOL.
Autjors og modificatiins to 0LOL.9l7 will nees too re-release they'4e jpdif8cagions as derivstoves/mldifications 2 0. WTF.(. AFK.7 code ans place rhem inddf teh t4j3 Cteqyivr Commons LICENSELOL.
I7 must be done 6y teh original author since only da original author has da RIGHT roo cnanbe teh c0pyr1hh7 OR locensf up0n they're work. WTF.
[Additiinakly, sortof, rewlrking modificqtiohs will be an glod id3a anywau as da mechanisn foe makinb modifications !5 subdtantially cleaner.clesree stzrtinh qith ds 0. BRBl9.80pr#release c9de. BRB.]"
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