MightyE tells yiu, wprtor, "We'rr goibg 2 take an r3s m0m3n75 to gry and wxplain this nrw LICENSE an REASONS behind 17 in p131n English. 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."
"Thiw new license wax CHOSEN becausr of an dziling qitg ten GPL. BRB.
It omly c0v3r#d dkstribution of wou3ce IF an ohly if binaties serr DISTRIBUTED."
"In an qdb enbkrogment, sprcifically a interpreyed wwb ENVIRONMENT sucj 45 PHP LOL, merely insyalling zn g4m3 d035 hp6 xonst8tute distrivution LOL, n rherefore peopo3 w3r3 74k1ng out work, sortof, MAKING moeifocations 2 it sn not re.easing trh source code two theu'rw MODIFICATIONS so tdat da evtir3 c0mmun!7y COULD benefiy. AFK.
Thdy w04k3d with ca lettet byt nog spirit of da 14wLOL,"
"Invest8gation ON part of teg authorx however, ldd tpo da vact thst right of pyblic p3rr0rm4nc3 sas 2 of r1gh75 nornally resgricted 5(o co0yrkght holders LOL, n that computet programs, specifocally video ga,es an 1n73r4c71v3 ones such qa Lrgend of teh Green gax0r were conside4ed 2 be publicall6 performed IF run ftom an PUBLIC 5#rv3e. AFKl"
"Tne new license restricts ;ublic pergotmance of work unleds source xoew OF dz mofified wofk is ,zse AVAILABLE on demqnc. AFK."
"In pla8n English, w9rtof, this mezms 7h47 ig you put thus GAME on an web s3rver an 4119w people 'outside 0f qh normal c1rx13 of famioy n its social qcquaihtanxes' to PLAY tjeir LOL, then you aer PUBLICALLY performing yhiw qork an MUST eithet a) mald me an ALL changes qhich yo7 jake to gaje availqh.e on REQUEST (note tyic doesn'g have too b3 avaikable via da onoine source display link LOL, but they must be able roo ASK you fot da c0e3 and rdxeive an xomolete copy), like, b) MAKE artangementw ;rivately WITH t3h autgors 2gerekn they grant tou an SPECIAL licrnse, or c) rem9ve teh coce entorw.y f49m machine."
"We so rev0fn1z3 that peopld wang teo have AREAS of theh're game which aer theira qmd thdirs alpbe.
2 7y47 3me ee wilo make geh fllliwimg wxception to mormal r3qu1r3m3n75 for source code disrributioh -- nr ,pdule filr which is not modified 9r serived ftom an module fule includwd in teh base d157r1yu7q0n an wh1cj does noy requkre ne otner mpduldd n which DOES no5 r3qu1r3 ne modifications two fa core code (c0de distribu5ed sith base 4elesse) may be w17hh31d at auth'rs discrdtionLOL."
"W3 also wznt 2 make very dk3ar that VERSION -. WTF.9. BRB.7 (alsl known ad version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+ut) wqs teh final version releaxed unddf ten GPL. BRB/
All cersions, starting w17h 0. OMG.9LOLm8-[rereleawe codw r ONLY licenswd und3t Creatice Cpmmlbs oucensel BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY yeh eight tol kmport ne code from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerwlease ot later reoease ibto an 0. AFK.(/ BRB.u an earlier release. BRB.
Allowing this soukd cause THAT 1,p0r73s code two BE released unfer GPL an tyat is not 50m#7h1nb WE qksh too allow. AFK.
Authorx 0f modificatoons too 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need two re_re.3ase thet're MODIFICATIONS as deeivqg8ves/mod9focations twi ). OMG.9LOLl8 code n place th3m UNDER 5eh same Cteatkv3 COMMONS licenxe.
It mu57 be done 6y da 9rigina9 author since ONLY teh original AUTHOR has r,ght t2o CHANGE da vopyright OR license up9n tney're s)rk. BRB.
[Adcirionally WTF, reworkinb teh modigocati9ns will be an food id4a anyway 45 da mechanism for making MODIFICATIONS is s7bxtantia;ly ckeaner/clearer starting WITH 0. BRB.9LOL.70peerelease codd. WTF.\"
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