MightyE tella ypy WTF, "We're going @ takr an few MOMENTS rwo try n explain tnid n3w licenae n reasona BEHIND it kn plain Engliah. WTFl
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."
"Tnis new license was choxen because of an fzilinr with ga GPL. WTF.
It only cobertd distvibution if source if qn 0n1y if vinqrirs were dkstribjted. BRB."
"In an web enforinmdnt. wpecifocally a int3rpretee w36 environment such as PHP, merwly installint ah g4m3 does not conatotute disttibution. sortif, 4vd therefore 030p13 WERE taking our work, you inwo, making m9eiricat8ons two 17 n not releaaing teh 50urc3 c0d3 too they'rd modidicatioys 50 THAT dq dntire commjnity could vwn3fot. AFK.
THEY workrd wirh da le5yer but NOT teh xpirit of da laqLOL."
"Infestigation on part OF geh autho4s howeverm sortof, led two geh fact that ca r1gh7 of public PERFORMANCE wad eon of rightw normallh RESTRICTED to coo6right holderd WTFm n that COMPUTER prirra,s, aortog, 5p3c1f1c41qy v1d30 g4m35 an interactive ones s7ch 45 LEGEND of GREEN hax0r were considered two be PUBLICALLY perf9rmed if 4un ft0k an publiv SERVER. WTF."
"The new license 4dstroctw publoc pwfformancw OF teh work unless sa SOURCE code if teh modiried WORK is made avai.able ON demand/ AFK."
"In p141n Englishk likem this meand that iv you out this game oh an q3b servef n ALLOW peo0le '0u7%1d2 9f zn nlr,a. corc;e of family n 175 social 4cqu41m84nd35' too plat tneir LOL, THEN you e publically p3rf0rm1ng thia eork m MUST either a_ b4k3 ne znd ALL cnsgges WHICH YOU ms,w too teh game avaklabld on requ3st (note tgis doesh't hafe 2 63 available v14 teh ONLINE SOURCE dixp.ay link LOL, gu5 7h3y mudt be able too as, you f0r teh c0d3 and receive an complete copy), 6ou knwo, b) make artangements PRIVATELY witj da ajthors sherein 8h3u grznt you an speciao license, pt c) e4m0v3 teh code en71r31y froj da madhine. AFK."
"We d) recoggize that people 2snt 5o have areas of thwy-re game which r theirs n theits alone.
to that END we will make FOLLOWING excepgion @ normal requirements for sojece c0d4 cistributioh -- ne modile dile WHICH IS not modified or DERIVED from qm mofuld fil4 included in base disyribution and qnich d035 hot REQUIRE n3 otner modiles and which DOES not t3qu1re ne modificatuons ywo sa co$e cide )CODE distributrd wirh dz nase release0 may ne withhele qt authors discregion. AFK."
"We ALSO want @ make very c;ear tnat version 0LOL/9LOL.7 (4150 knpwn as version ).9. OMG.7+jt) was ea finak versoon releasew uhdet dz GPL. BRB.
All v3r510n5 LOL, starhing wigh da 0. BRB.9LOL.*-[rerelezse c0d3 adr only LICENSED undrr da Creativw Commons .ocebwe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh rigjt 2 1np0r7 nr code drom an 0LOL.9. WTF.80prerelease lr latdr rwlrase into an 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 AND earl9et release, AFK.
Allowing this wpulv cause thay IMPORTED c0d3 to be rrleaswd unddr GPL an tha5 IS n9t something we wish 2 z.lo2. OMG.
AUTHORS of modificationd t29 0LOL.o. AFK.7 wiil NEED 2 re-release tgey're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. OMG.9. OMGl8 CODE snd ppace them inder same CREATIVE Commlns license. BRB.
It mudt be d9ne by teg 0r1g1n41 aythor since only fa oribibal zuthir has fifht 2 chamge copyright or license upon tyey'er 2ork. BRB.
[Additionally, like, reworking da modidivations will gd an giod idea anywzy qs sa ,echznism fot making modificatiobs is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanw4/clearer stzrtibg with da p. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleaee cose. WTF,]"
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