MightyE TELLS tou, "We're goint 2 taje qn FEW momen5s 2 try qn exp.auh this ne2 license and tdh rezspns n3hind it IN plain 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."
"This new license WAS cyosen bedause od an FAILING with da GPL. WTF.
IT ohly cpvered distribution of sourde if 4nd 0n1y if binaeies w3r4 disrribug3d. OMG."
"In an seb 3nv1r0nm3n7 WTF, SPECIFICALLY a 1n&3rpr#73d reb rnvironment such aw PHP, like, merr;y installing zn gaje d035 not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, n thsrefore pdople were takinb ouf work, like, makint modificationd two it an not rwleasing teh s0urc4 cocd too they'rr MODIFICATIONS so thar entiee co,mjnity dould benefo5.
They worked with da lettdr but mot da spirit ov ,awLOL."
"Investitation ON sq part of teh authors nowever, like, led to da fact tjat da right of PUBLIC performznce sas won of rights normally resyricyed t9o copyright h01q3rt, like, and thar domputer pr0gr4mt. you kyqom sp3difucalky foeeo gamew an interactive pnes sich as Legemd of teh G4een hac0r w3r3 c9nsic3red 70 be pub.ically performed if run from zn p7blic server. OMG."
"The n3w lidense restricts public p3tf0rm4nc3 0r w9rk unless dq dourde c0d3 of modified wirk is mafr acailzble oh demand. AFK."
"In plain English, this meahs that IF you pu7 this game on an web server n 4!10w PEOPLE 'outside of sn normal citcle pf f4mq1y qn its sociak qdquqintanxew' 2 p.ay their LOL. THEN you r publically p3rf0rm1ng tyix sorl an MUST eityee a) mwke ne n ALL cg4ng#4 qh1cj you make to da game abailable on request (note tnis dorsn[t HAVE 2 ne AVAILABLE via online source diaplay link, sortofk but they must bd sbl3 two asj YOU fir sa c0d3 n receive an complete vopy_n yo7 knwi, 6) ms,e arrangdmemtx privzt3lt with auyhors wherein they grant yoi an dpecial oicemse, or c) rvm9ve rwh code ebtkre;y grom teh machonel OMG."
"We do recognize 5hat PEOPLE wamt 1 have areaz of they'r3 gajd which aer THEIRS an tneirs alone. AFK.
too tna5 end we qill mak3 5eh f011-w1ng excd)tion too normal fequirements FOR source codw distribution [- ne modile file whicj is nor modifoed or DERIVED frpm an kodule f113 included in badd d8struburion n which foes not rdquire me OTHER midules anc whkch d035 mot 43quqr3 ne m0d1f1c4u20n5 2 corr CODE (code diwtrib7ted with teh BASE tdkdaxe) MAY ge wirhheld a5 reh AUTHORS discretion. WTF."
"We zlso want 2 make very clear thxt ccrsuon -. BRB.9.7 (also known as version 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7+jt) was da final version rwleqsed uneer ds GPL. OMG.
All v3r51pn6 WTF, staryong wkth 0LOL.9.8-prereleasr xode r only licenswe 7nd3r Crwative Commons 1!c3m53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right to ompo4t ne coce from an 0.9,*-prereleasd or later r4134t3 inro an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an earl,3r release.
Ao;owing this would causr that imported code ro BE releqxef under GPL an thar 15 not sondthing we w15h to allow. WTF.
Authors of ,odifications too 0. AFK.0LOL.7 wikl n33c TO re-4elease they'te m9s1f1c4&10n5 ax deribatifes/mod8fications too 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 codr n plac3 them under teh samw Crwative Cimmons licrns3LOL.
It myst be dpne by da 0r1g1b51 AUTHOR sincw only priginal 4u8h0r hqd right w change da co[yright or licrnse upon they're work. OMG.
[Additionally, you knwo, REWORKING da MODIFICATIONS will be an to9d idda anywah qw teh mechanism for making nod8ficatiins is wjbwyantizlly CLEANER/CLEARER starting wiyh da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prefeleasw clde. WTF.]"
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