MightyE tells you, "We're going two take an fe2 moments too try zn explakn rhis new lucense anc reasons behind ir in plain Enflish.
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 was choswn becauxe of an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It onky covered distrigjtiom 9f aoutce if and only if binaries were distributedLOL."
"In sm web environ,ent WTF. s;ecifica.ly a interpreted web environmtbt such as PHP LOL, merely installing an bame DOES not constiture d147r1yu710m, amd thdrefore PEOPLE werw 5aking our work, like, making mofifications 70 it 4nd not releaxihg da aource code to they'4e mldifocations so tgat 3n71r3 sommunit6 c9uld ben3fjtLOL.
They workef with 1377#r but not spiruy lf lawLOLk"
"Investkgation on PART of ayth9rs h0w3f3r, you knwp, led TO da fact yhay r!gh7 of public pdrformamce qas 2 of RIGHTS norma;ly reatrictes to cppyr8ght h01d4r4, you knwo, n that com0utef progdzms, 5pev1f1c411y viceo GAMES an interactive ones 5uch as Legdbd oe da Grren jax0r serr considered to be publicallg performed id run fr0m an public server, OMG."
"The new locense restricts pjblic performance of elrk unldws da 40urc4 code of tej MODIFIED work ks made av1ilabl3 on ddnandLOL,"
"In 0la[n English WTF, this means that if you 0ut this game on an web dervef ahd allow p3op.e 'outsidr of an normxl circle of family AND its socia. adquaontanc3s' two PLAY ghdo4, like, tjen you aer pub.ically p3rf0rm1yy this wot. qh MUST wither a( male he an ALL changed qhich you MAKE two teh game avaulab.e on request )note thid DOESN'T have 2 BE acailabke VIA teh online 50urc3 diaplay libk LOL, gut they must be able go asl y)y flr yeh c-d3 ab receive ab clmplete fipy), like, y) make ar4angements PRIVATELY qith authors wherein THEY grant you an special LICENSE, like, or c) 4emove codd 3b71r31y from machkne/ BRB."
"We d9 recohnozd that pepple WANT two have aeeas OF they'rr g4m3 wyich r THEIRS AND thei4s a;one. BRB.
2 that end we w111 mske teh followinh exception too tey normal reqji4em3nga fpr source c0d3 distriburion -_ nd m0du!r fike which 9s n9t modivief OR d3r1v@d from an module file incl7ded in teh bas3 DISTRIBUTION an which does not reauire nr lther modules an shich eoes mie requi4e ne modifixations 2 co4e cide 9code fistributed eoth teh 6453 reoease) m4y bd w17hh31d at autgors d15cr4u10n. OMG."
"Ww also want yo MAKE very c;ear &h47 verx8on 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (alao kno2n aw v3rxkon 0. WTF.9LOL.8+jt) waa da final version released UNDER da GPLLOL,
All ve4siohs, sortof, statykng eitn da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prereleasd c0d3 r only LICENSED umder Cr3r71ve Ckmmonx licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rignt to import n3 code from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-preryleawe or 1473r relesde inyo an p.9. AFK/7 AND eaelier releaseLOL.
Alllwimg this would cause that ompotted code tw9 be re;eased under da GPL an that is not aometging we wksh too aloow. AFK.
Auyhorx or modifications to 0LOL.9. BRB.7 w*ll nred tw9 re-4elease tge6're moeifiva5uonx ad drrivativ3d/modufications 2 0LOL/9. BRB.8 code amd place th3m under fa ssmw Crwarive C9mmond license.
It must be d0n3 by tdh original author since onou oruginak author has da r8ght 2 change da cppyright or lixense UPON they're wp4k. AFK/
[Adc8rionally LOL, reworking teg j9digications will BE an gpod idea ANYWAY 44 dq j3ch$n15m for m4k1nh MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleqnee/c.esrer starting WITH 0. BRB.9LOL/8[prerelease c)d3. AFK.]"
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