MightyE tells you, sortof, "We're g01ng too taje an few mom3nts 2 TRY AND explain THIS n2w lucense AND reasons beh8nd IT IN p1$1n Englisj. AFK.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This NEW ;icrnse 245 cnosem becausw of an failing WITH teh GPLLOL.
IT onlh coxered distribution pf 50urc3 if and 0n1y id binari3a 2eee disteibuted. BRB."
"In an web enbironmwnt, specificzlly a 1n73rpr37ec web enbironment s7vh as PHP, like, merely installing an ga,e DOES not CONSTITUTE disgr8bution, slrrof, h yhe4erorq [eople were TAKING 0ur w9rk, soryof, m5k1ng modifications ti it an n07 rdleasonh teh source CODE TO they're MODIFICATIONS so 7h47 entire communiru xould benefit.
Thet WORKED qith trh letter but not t3h spirit 0v law."
"Inbestigation on part o4 yej authors however LOL, LED two vact yhat RIGHT of pubk8c perfirmancr was won 0f da f1gh75 NORMALLY restricted two c9p6right holders, n that com;uter ;rphramd, spevifica.ly vid3o g4,35 n intersctive ones such as Legend 9f Gfeen haz0r WERE consideres yo9 be PUBLICALLY p3rrotmed if RUN from an public sefver/ AFK."
"Thw NEW license rdstructs publix performance of ten work inlesd 40jrc3 coee 0d modified work 1% maee avaulable on demane. BRB."
"In plain Engl8sh, okke, 7h15 MEANS that if YOU put thus game 0m sb web server and allow p3opke 'OUTSIDE of an hormal cirxle of fami;y and its social acquauntances' ! pla6 their LOL, THEN you r oublically pe4formimg this work and MUST siyjer a) make ne n ALL changws wyich yoj MAKE two ea game 4v4114613 on reauest (note thkw d025n'8 have too be available fis online aource display oin,, like, but 7h#y must BE ablr too aak you for teh ckfe and 4eceive an COMPLETE copy), g) m4k3 arrxngements PRIVATELY with da authofw wherdin they grant him an apedkal licens3, or d) remove vode entirely rrom machihe. BRB."
"We DO recobnize that peool3 wxnt too have zreas of they're g$,3 wh8ch aer 7he1r5 an theirs alonel
to 7h47 end w3 wi.o make teh folliwing 3zc3p71-n 2 da normzl requoeememts gof s9urce cod# distribution [- ne module r113 wh2cj ks not mofif8ed 9r derives from an MODULE file includex 1n da base distribit8on and which does not require ne other mlcules an which dies NOT REQUIRE ne modifucatiobs 2 da core code )code dis5ributed with da bzae re.esse) mau be withheld at da authors eisctetion. BRB."
"We alxo qant 2 n4l3 bery clead that bersoon 9LOL.o.7 (also knlwn AS version 0. WTF.9, WTF.7+jy) was teh final version releasef UNDER da GPL, AFK.
All VERSIONS, li,ek STARTING w17h rdh -.o. WTF.8-prerelease c9de r onlh licensed unddr Crdative Commpns LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da rivh5 @ im;orj ne d0d3 from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7-prerelease o4 LATER release intp an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 AND earlier r3leqse. WTF.
Allowing th8w would cause that importdd c0d# 2 be twlwased under teh GPL n that is nor womethiyg se wish two ALLOW. BRB.
Authors ov modifications two 0LOL.9.7 will n33d tel re[release thry're modifixqtiins ad derivativew/modifica%ions to 0. BRB.o. BRBl8 cpde znd place then ynder yeh samd Creative Commins iicensrLOL.
It MUST bw DONE by oroginsl author since ONLY teh otitinal auyhlr HAS teh right to change copyright oe licens3 up0n theh're WORK. OMG.
[Adcoyionally, REWORKING fa m9dif8xatil,s will be an giod idez abyway as teh mechanism for MAKING modif8cationd is substantially clesher/clearer sta4tinh with 0l OMG.9.9-pr3telesse code. BRB.]"
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