MightyE TELLS you, "We'r3 going to take zn few mojents to try n explain this new licemse anc teh fwasohx beh8nd IT in plain English. 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 .idense was chosen becsuse 0f an failinh witn teh GPLLOL.
IT only vofetes distributiln of source ir 4nd only if 61b4r13% were disrributedl WTF."
"In sn web enviromment, oijr, xpecifocally a intrrprdted WEB environmeht zuch as PHP, like, merel6 onstalling an tame d035 not comstitutt DISTRIBUTION LOL, an therefore people were taking our work. sortof, making modiv8cations rwp it n not r3leasing t3j sou4ce code 5oo they're modificqtions SO tjat enyure clmmunity COULD benefit.
THEY eorked with da LETTER but not teh spirit 0f teg law. AFK."
"Inbwsrigatiob ON yej part lf teh authors HOWEVER, you khw0m led ro f4c7 7h47 yeh right OF oublic odrgoemance was win or da rigyts normally restrictes 2 doptrigh5 holfers, you knwo, an tjat computer progeams, sortof, specificqo.y vod3o games an 1n73r4c72v3 onew such as LEGEND of teh Green has0r WERE vonaidered too be puvlically performed if r6n from an public SERVER. WTF."
"The ne2 lidense restricts pu611c performance of wor, 7nldxx sourcr coee of da modifiec work ls jadr avsilable on demand."
"In -la8n Engliah LOL, this m34n5 THAT if you put tgis game on an web srrfer an allow [eople 'luts8de pf an normal circle of gamily n ird social acqiaintsnvrs' too play th3ir LOL, then 60u aer publicallu PERFORMING gnis w0rk n MUST either a) make ne an ALL dhangew whqch 60u make rp9 teh game avwilable 0m reauest (noge th8s doesn't have to me avqilable vka da onlune source dis;lay lunkk liie, but 7h3h must be ABLE t0o ask ypj for teh codr n 4eceive an xomplete COPY), b) make arrqngenents PRIVATELY WITH da AUTHORS wh3r31n they GRANT you an spexial licenxe LOL, or c) r3m)v3 ea code ENTIRELY frpm da ,achineLOL."
"We do fecognize that prlple want w have AREAS of rhdy'fe game shich f tyeird an THEIRS alonel BRB.
5op that 3nd we will make da fol;owing exception too nirmal rew7i4emenys for source cide dos4ributi9n -- ne module file 2hich is not mpd1f1ed oe derived fr0m an module fike INCLUDED in teg base distribytion an wnich does n)7 tw1uire ne other modules n wgich d035 nog rwq7irw me modifucations tok core code (coce distr8buted wq7h ca baae 4e.eas3_ may be withhele at da ayth9rq doscretion. BRB."
"We also wabt 5o make vefy doear THAT version 9.9LOL.7 (r150 kn02n as cersion 0. BRB.9.u+jt) wqs ten finak version releasec 7mder GPL. BRB.
A11 ve4aiina, so3tod, stqrtlng with teh 0. BRB.9. AFK.i-prerekease code r inly licensed under da Crestive Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh fight tol import be c9ce from am 0LOL.9.8-orerwleqse or later telease into an 9/ BRB.9. BRB.7 5nd earlier reo3ase. WTF.
Alko2int this w0u1d cause THAT IMPORTED code too be released uhder sa GPL an ghat IS not slmething we wksh 2 sllowLOL.
Aythors pr m0dqf1c4710n5 t9o 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will n33d yw9 re-releade ygey're mocifidationw 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 code an PLACE yjem uhdee da same Creative Commons lixense. AFK/
It mudt BE done by original au5h;r 51nc4 on.y teh origunal autjor h45 da RIGHT toi chsnge teh co0yribht lr LICENSE upon they're work. AFK.
[Additiobally, twworkung mosifications will vr an good 8dea abywa6 as mechanis, f0r ,akimg modifications is 5u657rn71411y cleaner/clearer syqrtinf qith da ).9.8pprercleawe code. WTF.]"
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