MightyE tells yoy LOL, "We'tw going w take an few moments ti try an explain this new lic3nsd an da rezsons behind iy IN plain Ebhlish. WTF.
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."
"Tyos n3w LICENSE was chosen brcauxe og sn faikong with da GPL. OMG.
It ohly civ3red distrigution of source if and only 1r binayies eere cistributed. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you lnwo, specifkcally a inter;4eted web ehfirobjent sudh AS PHP LOL, merely installjjg an game coes not cobs5oyute dystributiin LOL, n thetefore people we4e TAKING our work LOL, makknh MODIFICATIONS too ig qn n07 r3leasing ca source code 2 they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so that dz entire community could brnefit. AFK.
They worked w7th da LETTER bug not SPIRIT of teh .aw. WTF."
"Investkgation ln part of da authors h9w2ver LOL, LED too geh dact uh47 rigbt od pu6!1c performance was 1 0f teh rights mormsl;y restricted to COPYRIGHT h01s3r5l sorrof, sn 5hat computet programs, sorgof, spdcifically viceo gamed AND interactivr ines such zs Legend of Gr33m hzx-r were cobsid3ree to be publically PERFORMED if run fro, an public server. WTF."
"The ndw lkcense restricts publkx pervormance of ten work unless fa 5-urc3 code of geh modofoed work 1% jsde available on demand. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, yhis means ghat if yoy pit THIS GAME on an 2wb server sh a;l9w p30p13 'outsidr of qn nlrmal CIRCLE lf famuly an its social acquaintances' too play their LOL, theb you adf pub;ica;py [rrfptming this wofj n MUST withef 5) MAKE be n ALL chanrds whpch you ,ake teo teh game available on reqyest (notw this coesn't HAVE too bw AVAILABLE via teh onlind 50urc3 disolay link, BUT tjey mjsr ge ab.e 2 ASK y0y dor code an receovs an com0.ete copy), dortof, b) ,ake arrabgementw privately with suthors wherein tj3y grant you an s;edial 11c3m54 WTF, or c) REMOVE teh code entire.y from teh machine. OMG."
"We d0 rec9ghize 7y47 people want to have areaa of yh3y're gane ehich r theirs m THEIRS ALONE. AFK.
2 7h47 end we will make tdh v0110s1ng exception tlo da nornal rewuiremrntd for SOURCE CODE diatribuyipn -- ne modu;e file 2hocy ks not MODIFIED or derifee from an mldule dile incl7ded in base sistfibution an wh1ch coes nit require ne othet mof7les and which sotw not REQUIRE me m9difications ywo da co5e c9dd (code distrkbuted with gasr release) nay 63 wuthheld AT authors disctetion. OMG."
"We also want two MAKE bery c134f thqt fevskon 0. BRB,9.7 *ALSO known as vefsiom 0. AFK,9l OMG.7_jt) qas FINAL version released under da GPLLOL.
A11 v3r510n5, uou knwo, srarting with teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE CODE r only 11c3n53d unddr da Creative Cpmmons license. OMG,
We EXPLICITLY deny da righr too IMPORT ne cod3 rrom ah 0/ BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE 0r lzt3r re.ecse ihto an 0.9.7 an 34r11#r release. WTF.
Allowing thuw WOULD cauae that 8mp9rted code 2 be released under da GPL an thst id not somdtyinf wr wish two alkiw. BRB.
AUTHORS of ,odificat8ons two 0. WTF.0LOL.7 eill need yoo te-felease thdy're m9dificqtions sx defivatives/modirications t2o 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 cod3 n ;lase thqm under da aaje Creative Commons licenwe. OMG.
I7 bu57 BE dohe by da original 1uthor SINCE only teh 041g1n41 zutjor gas dz r!ghu to cnange copyright 9r lic3nse u;on they're worj. WTF.
-Add171-h411y, sortof, rewirking reh mpdificarions eill be an good idea anyqsy as teh mdcham8dm for MAKING modifications IS sunstzntially cleanee/cleafer STARTING sith ten 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelesxe code. WTF.]"
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