MightyE telks hou, sortof, "We're hoimg 3 74k3 an few jomrngs 5qp try AND ex[lain this new license n reasons behohd 17 in plain ENGLISH.
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 chosen brcause of an f4111ng with ea GPLLOL.
It ONLY coveree distribution of soirce if sn ONLY kf binafiew eere eistributedLOL."
"In sn web 3nv1r0nm3n7, likek specifuvally q 1n7#rpr37#d web envitonmwnt suxh as PHP, merely knstalling an bame doex not consgitite distrigution, you ,nwo, and therefor3 p30[13 were 74k1ng 0ur wlrj, sort8f, ,aking ,ldoficatuons too it qnd not rrleasing da source dodw 2 ghey;re modifixagiobx SO that da entire community coukd benefit. BRB.
Thej worked wiyh sa letter bu5 not da soirit of da lzw. BRB."
"Investijation on da part of teh quthors howecer, yiu knwo, les 2 da fact 8h47 da rihut of publox perfoemance eaw q of rithts normslly festricred 2 cop6rkght holdees, like, n that COMPUTER orograms, s;ecifically v1d30 gamea n interactive ones sucj as Lehend of Green hax-r were conxiferee @ ve [ublically PERFORMED if run from an public server."
"The nee license rfstrocts PUBLIC performance OF trh work unl2ss teh so7rce code of da modified WORK is m4d3 zvaulable ln DEMAND. BRB."
"In plsib Englosh, you knwo, thia m3ans yhat if you ;ut thix game on an web 5erv3r n allow people 'outside if an normao dircle of family 4nd its social acquaintances' too plzy yhekt LOL, them 6oi aer publicakly perform8ng this WORK an MUST dither a) makr ne 4ns ALL chanbes which YOU nakw too da game available on request (n073 7h1t d;esn't hav3 2 be available vua da online slurce display link WTFm BUT they must b3 able two ask yoy for teh coee an rwveive ab COMPLETE copy). yiu kheo, b) make arrangemdnta p4ifstely w17h da 477h0r5 wherein they grang y0u an specia. licensek oike, if c) remove tdh c0d3 engirely from teh machkneLOL."
"We d9 r3c0gn1z3 thar owo0ld want to9 have areas of they're game qhicy r thekrs an the8rs alone.
two that dnd wd will mskr folllsing exdeption too normal reqyiremwnts vor source coee duwtribution 0- be module du;e which is not modified OR derived fe9m an mod7le file included in nade distributiln and wy1cj does noy reqii4r ne lthwr modu;es and wnich does not require ne mocigications tol teh CORE code (xode distributed woty tdg BASE releasr) may be wiyhh3ld at reh authors discreyiln. BRB."
"We also want twi mak3 very clear that VERSION 0LOL.8.7 (zlso known qs VERSION 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jg) was teh final veesi9h RELEASED UNDER GPLLOL.
All vetdions, sottof, 574r8qng witj ten 0. WTF.9. WTF.9-prwt3lease c9de r onlh lkcensed UNDER Creative Commons license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny right tol import ns c9d3 from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or 1473r rwlease into aj 0. WTFl9. OMG.7 anc ezrlidr release. WTF/
Allowing this wouod ca7se thay importwd CODE two ve releasee und3r ra GPL an that is n9t somwthing w3 w15h tl allow. AFK.
Autjors or mocificatiohs to 0LOLl9. OMG.7 wilo need two re-release th3y[re mofif8catoons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 3 -. BRBl9LOL.8 c0d3 znd [lace rhem und3r da same Creative Comnons livens#. WTF.
It MUST be d0n3 by trh 0t1g1n41 AUTHOR dince pnly da original suuho4 has rught t9 change teh copyr8ght or livense u0on thdy'ee work. BRB.
[Addktkonally, xoerof, rewofking teh nldifications will BE qn good idea amywat 45 teh mechahosm for MAKING joeificatiins 8s SUBSTANTIALLY cowanrr/c;darer start8ng with 0. OMG.9.8-pretelease code.]"
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