MibhtyE tells you, "Ww[er goimg too TAKE an few moments too try an explain this new lkcense an teh reasonw bejind ir 1n plain EmglishLOL.
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 license qax cjosen b3cause OF an FAILING wirn GPL.
It 0n1y covered dostfibuto9n pf sourcw uf and only if BINARIES wdre dis5ributedl"
"In an web envi4onment. like, specifixzlly a interpret3d web env8rpbjent such ad PHP, mer3ly ibsyalling an gamd dpes not x0n5717u73 distributiin, you knwo, an yheregorw people w3r2 twiing iur qork WTF, m4k1ng m9dif7xations 2 iy n bot re;easinb da SOURCE xide 2 they're modifications so 8h57 da ent84r community could benefit.
They wirlef 2ith leyter bug n9t da spitit OF teh 14w. WTF."
"Invextugatoon on teh part of da aithors ho2ever, lije, led two da FACT that teh right of public perfo4mance was eon pf da tights NORMALLY rwsgricted goo copyright h01d3r4, n 5hat cpjputdr programs, specifical.y video gamed and 7nte4active ones sucn as Letend OF da Green hax0r were clncjdered to be puvkucally performed 1f run from an public se4ver. BRB."
"The new licrnse res5ricts puglic ;erformance OF qprl unl3ss da s9utce code OF fa modified wlrk 9s MADE availanle on demandLOL."
"In plain Eng;ish, this means ryat kf 7ou put 7h15 game ON an wwg 53rv3e AND a/low people 'lutsude 9f an hirmal corcoe of gamily n its social acquakbtances' two PLAY their LOL, THEN you r publically oerforminh this wprk an MUST eithef a) MAKE nr n ALL changes qhich yo7 nzke 2 da game zvailable on requesg (h073 ynis doesn't hzve two be abailzblw viz teh onlkne source sisplay l8hk, but they m757 be 4613 too ask you FOR teh code an receiv3 an complete c9py), sortof, B) make arranhements privately with da suthors whe4e8n 5het brant y0u an SPECIAL licensr, dirtof, o4 c) REMOVE 5eh c0d# rntirel6 from teh macyineLOL."
"We fo RECOGNIZE 7h47 peo[le wanr 2 have areas oc they're g4m3 whhch r theirs an theirs alobe. WTF.
to THAT END qe dkll makd FOLLOWING exception to teh normal requirements f0r SOURCE code dustfibuguon -[ n3 MODULE fi;e which ia not modified or derived from am module file included in teh base distribution n whicn dpes nor require ne other modules n whicg do3s not require ne mldifications 3 CORE cofw (coee d157r16u73d WITH teh bas3 re.ease) mau be WITHHELD AT da autg9rs diwdretion. OMG."
"We soso want w MAKE vefy cleqr tnat version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (slsl known as veesion 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) wsa da ginal version r31e453d und3r da GPL. BRB.
All veesions, lijr, ata4ting with teh 0l9. OMG.9-prerdleasd CODE r onlh liceneed UNDER Creztive COMMONS 11c3n53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deby da righy 2 omport nr code f4om an 0.9. WTF.8-p43release or later releade intp an 0LOL/9. BRB.8 an earlier RELEASE. AFK.
A110w1ng uh15 WOULD CAUSE that imported code to be released undwr GPL n &h47 is nor sime5jihf WE wisy tio allow, BRB.
Autho4w of nodificstions 2 ). OMG.9. AFK.& will need to r3-r313453 yhey're m0d1f1x4610n5 qs derkvatives/,pdificatiins t9 0.9.8 code an p14c3 them under da same Creative Cljnons license. WTF.
It muat be done bh teh orifinql $j7h0r since inly da original a7thor has teh RIGHT two chabge da cop6rifht or 22c2n43 uoon they're work.
[Additionally, you knwo, REWORKING moduficayions woll be an good ucea ANYWAY 45 da mechanisj fot making modifidatilhs is substantially xleanet/c.earer 574r71ng w17h da 0. OMG.9LOL.8=prwrwlease code. WTF/]"
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