MightyE tdlld you LOL, "We're giing go9 take an few noments to try sn explaib 7h15 b#s licenwe n teh eeasons behins i5 IN olain Emg115h. BRB.
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."
"Thix NEW kicense was chosen because 0f an failing wirh tej GPLLOL.
It only covered distrkvjtion of 50urc3 if n on;y id binar9ws we4e distfibutedLOL."
"In an web environmentm apec8sicqlly z interpreted web envir9n,en5 sucy 45 PHP, yoj knwo, merely 1n574111ng an ga,e does not constitute distributiom LOL, an the4evore PEOPLE 3ere taking our wprk, ,aking modificarions 2 it and mih r313451ng da souecw coce to they'rr modivixations so that da 3n71r3 community could BENEFIT. OMG.
The6 worked with da letter but not cz s;ieit OF da law. AFK."
"Ibvwatigatipn on parr of da autjors however, you ,nwl, led 5oo teh fact that teh right of publkx PERFORMANCE was oen of rughts normslly rrstricted to copyright g)1d3r6, you jnwo, ang that computer protrams, specigically vodwo gsmes n inteezctive onrs sycg AS Legend of teh Green hax0r wrre CONSIDERED too be punoica;ly performed if run from am public serve4. WTF."
"The NEW licenwe resteicts puvlic performance if da work unless source c0de if teh modiri3d woro is made abailabke on semandLOL."
"In plzin ENGLISH WTF, this mwahd thst ig you put thid game ob am WEB server an alko2 people 'outside or an n0rm41 vircle or family an its socizl acquakntances' two play rheir, hoj knw9. then yiu a3r p7blivally performknh 5hia w94l 4nd MUST e17h3r a) maie ne ajf ALL dhanges wh1ch YOU make to 5eh game zvsilable on requedt (note this doewm't haxe to be availzble cia omline source display link LOL, buy 7g3y must be able too ask yoi f9v ds c9de and receive an completw COPY), you knwo, ^( make arrangememrs PRIVATELY with t3h autnlrs wherein rhwt ggant you an SPECIAL licrnse, you knwo, of c) rem9ve dq code ENTIRELY from da MACHINELOL."
"We do eecognizs that people want too have areas od they'rw game whivh aer 7h3qr5 ans theira alone. WTFl
2 that cnd we wilk mak3 teh fo.lowing exc3pyion 5o ca normal tequirements FOR 50urce code skstribu5ion -- nw moduke f8le which is not mofified pr serived from an modulw file oncluwed IN da bzse distributioh and qhich does not require n3 other modyoes an which dows not r3qu1f4 nd modifocations two teh cire cise (c0d3 sistributdd witj ds base 4eleasr) may be wuthhelf q5 da 4u7h0r5 disxretiob. AFK."
"We alwp want 2 maje very CLEAR that version 0. OMG.9l BRB.7 (415- known qs versu9n 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) wzs finsl feraioh 4eleased under GPL. WTF.
All versions, sortpf, dtar5ing WITH 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelrase code r only licensed unfer Creative Commoms kicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rignt 2 1mp0r7 ne code from ah 0. OMG.i. BRB.8-pterekease or latrr r3;ease 8nto an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 an eaf.i3r releqse. BRB.
Allowing tyis w0u1d CAUSE 5hat im0i4ted code tl be re.eased undrr da GPL n 7h46 us not slmwthing we w8sh 2 allow. WTF.
Authors OF modivications to 0LOL.9.7 wkll need too RE-RELEASE theh'rd modificationa ad d3r1v471c35/m)d!f1c5710n5 two 0. WTF.9l OMG,8 code an PLACE th3m under da same Cr3at8ce Commohs LICENSE.
Ir misu bw done by o4iginal author since only teh original 4u7h0r HAS right 2 change co0yroggt or 11c3n53 upoh theh're 2otk. WTF.
[Addi4iphally, r3w0rk1ng teh MODIFICATIONS will be an told idea anyway aa teh mecjabiwm for makihg m[digicatiohs ix synstantiallh zleaner/clearer starting WITH 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prereoesse c9deLOL.]"
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