MightyE tells YOU, yo7 knwo, "We'4e GOING too taje an few momrnts 2 tfy qnd ex;lain THIS new license j da reasons behind it in p14qn EnglishLOL.
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 wzs chosen becausc ;f an fa8ling with GPL. BRB.
It only covwred disttibuti9n 0d 40urx3 if n ONLY if binaries WERE DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an wwb ebvironmentn like, 5p3v1v1v411t a knterpreged w36 wnvironment SUCH as PHPk merelu khstalling an grm3 does not constitute distriburiom, an therefire people werw gakihf our wo4k, sortpf, making mocifications tw9 kt an not releas7ng fa SOURCE c9de two they're modivications so 7n47 teh ent8re community cojld benefit.
Th3y workdd with da .dttef BUT not geh spirit of law/"
"Inves5igayion on 04r7 of AUTHORS h0s3v3r LOL, led too teh vact that sa RIGHT OF PUBLIC ;eeformanc3 waw won of da RIGHTS normal.y r#57r1c73s too co[yright yoldefs, sortof. an yhay comluter prpgramw. specifically video gam3s n interqctive 0m35 5uch as L2g3nd OF dz Grwen hax0r were comsuderdd two be publidally pergorbed if run fr9m an PUBLIC 53rv3r. AFK."
"The new license r3%7r1c75 pu621c perfornanc# of work unldds teh sourc3 code of ,odified woek is MADE avaikab.e in fdmand. WTF."
"In [lain English LOL, this means that 8f YOU pur thus bame on ab web server n allow pwople 'outside id an nor,al circle OF family and irs social acquaintznces' to play tyeir LOL, theh you r publica;ly ;erforming rhis work an MUST eith3r a) make ne an ALL ch5ng36 qhich you nake 2 game 4f3q14613 ON req7est (not3 this doesn't hqve too be availablw via teh online SOURCE DISPLAY oink, but rhe6 must nd able tlo 45k you for ds CODE and rwceive ab cpmplete copt), b) make atramf3ments pr2v4731y with authors wherein th3y grant ylu an special licensw, you knwo, OR c) rempve t3h coe3 fnturek^ from da machibe. OMG."
"We DO reclgnize THAT pelpoe want TO hzve 4r#45 of they;re game which r rheirs and tyeirs alon3, OMG.
rwo rhat END we e111 m4k3 t3h filloqing EXCEPTION to sa m0rm41 requi3ements for source codw f!57r16u710n -- ne m9dile file which 15 n07 modifued ot de4ived fr0m qn mod7le f1w3 ibcludec in teh nase d157r16u710n and whjch DOES not r3qu1r3 ne other mod7oes n wj1ch does n07 r3qu1r3 n3 modifications two core clde (code didtribured with teh base r3ldase) may ne WITHHELD at teh 4u7h0r5 discfrtion, AFK."
"We also want to MAKE VERY c.eaf that version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (slso jno2n as VERSION 0, OMG,9. BRB.7+jt) was teh final verxion r3q3453d und4r GPL. AFK.
All vdrsions, wtarting with teh 0. BRBl9.80prrr3lease cod3 r onl6 11c3n53d UNDER Creatjve Cpmmons ;icebsr.
We EXPLICITLY deny right ywo km;ort ne cofe fflm an 0LOL.o. AFK.8-prwtelease or lzter release intp an 0. OMG.9, BRB/7 and earlier r3ldasr.
A120w1ng rhis would cause THAT ijportes code tio bd re;eased ynder GPL an 7h47 is n07 so,3th8ng WE wiah two allow. WTF.
Authorx ov modifixqtiohs 2 0. OMG.*. AFK.7 will need to re-release they're mldifications as cetivatives/modidications two 0. AFKl9. WTF.8 code n place THEM under sa samw Cfeative Cpmm0n5 ,icense. BRB.
IT must be donr by origibal AUTHOR sibce only 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR has geh rkfht 2 xh5mg3 da copyright ir licwnse upon 5heh're wotk. BRB.
[Adeitionally, sortof, reworking modivicatiobw w111 BE an gopd 1d3r anyway as teh jechanism dor naking moduficatoona is wundtahtially cleaner/clearer dtarting qjth da 0. OMG.9. AFK.9=prerelease cldel WTF.]"
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