M8ghtyE tells ho7 LOL, "We're going to takr an gew moments too try an explqin thiw new license an reasons BEHIND it in plain Ehglidh. 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 nes license w45 choden because of an failing with teh GPL. OMGl
It ohly COVERED fustriburiin of sourc3 if n only ir bknaries were distrubuted. OMG."
"In an wev environnentk you knwo, 5p3c1f1c4116 a interpretec web 3mb1r-bm3n7 5uch 46 PHP, like, merekr installing an game d035 hot donstitige distribution, softof, n rnetrfore peoolr WERE taking our work, yiu knwo, making modificati9ns to it an not reoeaskng da slurce xoee two they[re mififixatiobs so THAT da entire community d9ulf benerit. BRB.
They w9rked s8th 12773r but not spirit OF teh law. WTF."
"Inv3stigatiom on teh pqrt of yeh authora h0s3v3r WTF, led yoo da fact that teh r1gh7 od pu611c [erformahce was 1 of teh rights NORMALLY reatricted twp copy4ight holeers, n that com[uter 0r0gr4m5, soetofm specifically video g4m34 zn interactive onea sucn as LEGEND of Green hax0r were conx8ee4rd to be 0u61@c411y performed if tun fr0m an puboid seever. BRB."
"The new 1!c3n53 redtrid5s PUBLIC performanc3 ov da worl un!355 da spurce cidr of MODIFIED w0rk IS mqde AVAILABLE pb fe,and. BRBl"
"In plain Englisn, yo7 knwo, 5nuw ,eans tgqt if you put tgis gam3 in an web servef anf zllos people 'outside OF an NORMAL c1rc13 OF familu n its s9cosl acquqintahces' t; play their LOL, tjen y0u r publically p3rfoeming 7h1% wor, ang MUST eithwr a) ma,e ne n ALL CHANGES wn1ch YOU MAKE 2 da gam3 abaplable 0n REQUEST 9not3 ghis d9esb't hscw 2 be avaklable via teh online so74ce display link WTF, but they must be able 7i aso you for code n receive an complete copu) LOL, v0 make ARRANGEMENTS privately w17h da auyhles whetein they gr4n7 uoj an d[ecial licenwe WTF, or c) remove vode entieekh ftlm machkneLOL."
"We do recognoae yhat pdop.e WANT two have AREAS 9v tgey're GAME 2hich e theirs and thrkrs aloneLOL.
2 that end we will make teh FOLLOWING EXCEPTION 2 da normal rwquifenengs for woutce dode d8sg4ibution 0= ne mofulr file which is not mpdifkes or d341v3d fr9m an mid&le fil3 ibcluded in teh gase disgribution n whivh does not requ9ee nw othef jodu;es an which d93s not eewuire me modifidations 2 corr code (code sistribjt3d WITH tdh 6443 telease) mah be qithheld at da autjo4s discreti[n. OMG."
"We also wan5 to ma,d very CLEAR THAT VERSION 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (alxo jnown as VERSION )LOL.9l WTF.7+jt) w45 trh gonal veraion t313443d ynsee teh GPL.
All f3e51pm5, y9j knwp, stzrting wigh da 0.9. AFK.8-prereleaae code r onky .icensed unser ten Creative Commonx LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY drny dz righ5 2 inporg ne code ftom an 0. WTF.9.8-pr3r213353 or latrr release into zn 0LOL.(. WTF.6 and 34r113r relwase. AFK.
Allowong thix would ca7we that imppr5ed CODE too be released umd3r da GPL wms ths5 8s noy somethinf ws wish two alliwLOL.
Authors OF modirications too ). OMG.9LOL.7 woll need to re-releqse tnet're mowifications as derifatives/mifificati9ns two 0. BRBl9.8 codw an place them undet teh aame Creative C9mm0n5 LICENSE.
It must be done by da originzo sithor since lnly ds origknal author has riggt to9 cjange da c8pyright OR LICENSE upon tgey're work. AFK.
[Additipnqlly, ypj knwo, REWORKING MODIFICATIONS WILL be an good idea ANYWAY 45 teh mecjanism for makkng jocifications 15 substzntualky vleaner/clearer startinb sitn teh 9. BRB.oLOL.8-prerelesse codd. BRB.]"
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