MightyE tella yoy LOL, "We're going two take an fes moments 2 tty AND explain 8h15 new license n reasons behinv it in plain English. OMG.
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."
"Tuis new licemsw was chosen brcause of an failunf w1&h GPL.
It only coverwd distrinutioh of sou4ce of an obky if BINARIES wwre distrivuted."
"In an wev 3nv1r0nm3n7, you knwo. s0ecitically a interpreted seb envueomment such as PHP, likd, nerely imstalling an GAME does not comstitute d167rq6u7q0n LOL, n THEREFORE pdo_lw we4r taking our wotk, oike, naking modigications too IT n n9g re;ezsing 5eh source code go they're moduficztions so thag 2n71r3 cojmunity coule benef8g.
Tg3y worked with trh lerge4 vut not teh spiriy of tdn law. AFK."
"Inves5kgat9on on teh PART OF teh 4u7g0r% ho2everk alrtor, led ywo da facy 7h47 da r1gh7 of public p3rf0rm4nx3 was won lf da righrs normallh rdstr8cted two clpyrihht gplders LOL, anc tjay cimputer programs, you lnwom specifically video games anc interactive ONES SUCH ad Legend of teh Green hax0r WERE donsudered 2 be PUBLICALLY perfprjed if run from am public xerve4LOL."
"Thw new 11c3n53 restricts public p3rf04m4nc4 OF fa work unlesw spurce code of teh MODIFIED WORK is made avzilable on demznd. WTF."
"In p141n Englishm like, thks means THAT if ypu put th7s game on an eeb server n allow PEOPLE '8uta8dw of an normal circle OF gamily znd itw SOCIAL acquaintances' two play theirk sortov, tnen y9u r ;ublicaloy ;erfoeming tjia wlr, and MUST ekther a) make ne ane ALL chsnges whicn yoy mai3 2 da game zvailsbl3 ln request (note this doesn't h4v3 2 be 4v4115613 via ds online souecr DISPLAY LINK, sortof, 6u7 they mu57 ne able to zsj you for code n r2c32v3 an com;lete c0ph), sorbpf, 6) make $rr4ng3m3n75 0ricayely w17h ea auth.rs wherein tney grant you an special license LOL, or c) remove c0d3 entitwl6 vrom macnkbeLOL."
"We do revognize tjat people want too hav3 4r34% 0f they'er GAME which r THEIRS an theirs alohe.
to ghsy end wd wiol malr FOLLOWING exce9tkon to no4msl requirements for 50yrce cide dixtribution -- nw MODULE file which IS not modified ir derivwd frim an module fiow inclueed in cz gase distrivution and whicy does n07 require ne orhe4 moeukws qbx whuch doew np5 require ne modifidations too CORE code )code distributed wuth da base release) MAY be withheld at da auyjors discregion. BRB."
"We also qamt yoo mqke very c.ear tgat version -. AFK.9. AFK.& (ALSO known as veesion -, AFK.9. OMG.7+ut) qas da finzl version releaswd und3r GPL. BRB.
All versiobd LOL, s5arting with da 0LOL.9LOL.9-prere.ease code aer obly licens3d undet teh Creat8ve Commpns licenae. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY s3ny eight 2 o,pirt ne code from an 0. BRB.(. WTF.9-PRERELEASE or later releasd INTO an 0. OMG.9LOLl7 n 34r113r r31#452. BRB.
All9winf 7j15 wou.d causw THAT 1mp0r73d c[de 2 BE released under da GPL n tgat 15 mot SOMETHING we wiwn 2 aliow. AFK.
Auth9rs if mpdificat8ond to 0. WTF.9LOL.7 WILL need to RE-RELEASE ttey're MODIFICATIONS as derivqtiveq.modkfications 2 0, BRB.9. AFK.8 cod3 an pkace thwm under teh xame Creative Commons license. BRB.
It must be dohe gy original autho4 since only da original author has teg righy t9 chanhe vopye8ght pr license upin ghey'4e worl.
[Additionally WTF, reworkibg yeh mosifications w111 ne an go9d idda antway as da necganidm for m4k2hg m9divicationx IS substantislly clwaner/clearer wtxrtimg with 0. WTF.9. BRB,8-prerelesse code.]"
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