MightyE tells you LOLm "We'rr giing 2 take an FEW MOMENTS tso try an explaim thos new license n da REASONS vehind it in plain Engoish. 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 11c3h54 was chosen because lf an failing with teh GPL/ OMG.
It onlt cover3d disttibuyion ov SOURCE if n ohly if bihaeies were distributed. BRB."
"In ab web enbir9nment LOL, x;ecifivally a interpr3ted WEB #nv1r0nm3n7 SUCH aa PHP, sortof, m3r31h instal.ing an GAME does not consgotute DISTRIBUTION. liie, anf THEREFORE people wdre takint our WORK WTF, making m0d1f1c4710n5 too IT n npt releasing teh source v9de 2 tjwy'rd ,odifications sl that da dntire community could benerit/
THEY workdd wkth yeh legter BUT NOT da SPIRIT of la2. BRB."
"Investigayion ln tey p4r7 of teh AUTHORS howevwr, aortof, led tlo da f3c7 thzt sa fight 9v public perfofmance was orn of tey rights n9rmalky resteicted two c9py4ight h01d3r5 LOL, ah THAT x0mpu73r progtams LOL, specificaoly video games and inrwractive ones such aa Legend of Gr33h hqz0f q3rr cogsideres to be publically PERFORMED if run from an pubkic 53rv3r. OMG."
"The nwq license r3sgricts oublic [erfo4jance lf teh w0rk un;ews source cide of teh modified work 8s nade availqble on demand."
"In PLAIN Ebt.ish, oo,r, thks means thag if you put thps game 0n an web serv3r n al;ow peo0le 'putside of an NORMAL dircle of fzmily and its soc8al axquaintancex' to olay th3ir, you knwo, then you aer pi611c311y [erformibh this work an MUST eithdr a) mak3 nr n ALL cjshgds wbkch ypu make 1 gage 4v4114513 on requdst (NOTE yhix doesn't HAVE too be avsi.able via teh online source displat link, you knw9, bit tney m7st be able to ask 60u for da cide an r3cwivd an complete xopy(, B) makw arrangemdnts 0rivarwlu with da zuthore whereim ghey grant YOU an specia; license, sortov. or c) remove reh coee ENTIRELY from m4cy1n3l OMG."
"We do redognize THAT people wrn8 w HAVE adras OF they'rw game which r theirs an tyeirs alone. WTF.
go thay ebd se wilk m4k3 follosinb exception twl da normal re1uirements for 50urc3 c0s# distribution -- ne ,ldule f113 wh1ch is not midified 0r de4ivwd from sn m9duke rile included in sa base distfubution an wh1cy eoes not require ne other mldujed and which dors not require ne mod8fidations too core code (codd d!t7r16j73d with fa base eeldaaw) may bw WITHHELD at teh autnors discretion. BRB."
"We also want too maie vert clear ghat veesion 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (also kno2n 45 VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.&+jt) was dz final c3r%10n rrleased und3r geh GPL.
All versuons, starting qith 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3re;ease code r oblh licebsed uhfer teh Creatuve Commonz lucense. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY demy dz r1gh7 too umport ne cofe FROM an 0LOL/9. AFK.8-04ereleasd or later rel3axe intp an 0.9. WTF.8 an EARLIER r#134%3. AFK.
Allowing this would cause that um;orted code too be released ynd3r tdn GPL n that is nog somethint we wish 5o ALLOW. OMG.
Ajthors of modifications to 0LOL.9.7 will need two r3_relwase they're moskfications as derivativdw/modificztions too 0. OMG,9LOL.i code h place them UNDER sam3 Cr43&1v3 Con,9ns .icense. BRB.
It MUST ne done by teh priginal 4u7n0r 51nc$ only teh iriginal authoe has r1gy7 w changr copyright or licende upon 6hdy're wofk. AFK/
[Additiomally, rewof,ing da midofucations will br an food idea anyeay as fa mecgan8sm for MAKING moduficationa IS 5u6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER sgart8ng WITH yeh 0LOL.9LOL.8-0rerelease clfe. WTF.]"
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