MighthE 832q5 you. "We're going two takw an few moments teo try an explain tgis NEW lixense an da r3adons BEHIND it ib plain English.
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."
"Thix n3w licenae was cnosen becaywe of an FAILING with teh GPL, BRB.
It only coverwd distribution of source if n onoy 1d BINARIES were diagtibuted. AFK."
"In an web #bv1r)nm2n7 LOL, SPECIFICALLY a imterpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, you kbwo, nerely unsra.linb an game eoes hot constitute DISTRIBUTION, n THEREFORE people were yaking OUR work WTFk msking modifidatkond too it n NOT rr;easing sojgce vodd rpl they're modkfications do that entire c(jmunkty could benefit. WTF.
They worked qith letter bur not teh spirit of teh ldwLOL."
"Investigation on patt of da a6thors hiwever LOLk ked two sa faxt that r1gg7 of public perfofmance was oen of righfs normqlly rest4ict3d 2 COPYRIGHT holdeex, like. and that com[jter PROGRAMS LOL. specifically vodro games an interactive pn35 SUCH as L3g3nd OF tey Grern hax0r weee vonsiderdd too BE ;ubliczlly pwrfofmed if run from an public server."
"Tje m3w .icense rdstricts public performance 0d da 2ork 7nless ca 50yrc3 code of movified qprk is made availabld on demsnc. OMG."
"Ih PLAIN English, you knwo, THIS meanw thar if you put rhis GAME pn an w3b setver ah alolw peo;le 'outside OF an norma; curcld of f4m11y n its social acquwintanc3s' 2 [lay theor WTF, then yo7 aer publical;y pdrforming this w9rk an MUST EITHER a) mqke n3 h ALL CHANGES which you maje y9o gsbe aba8.able on REQUEST (note this DOESN'T hsve gwo be available via da ONLINE sourcd disokau limk, sortofk but thdy must be able two zsl uou gor da codd and receuve an compkete copy), you knwo, 6) make arrsnhementx oriva53ly sith da autho4s smdrein they grant you an special kucense, luke, or C) REMOVE 5eh code emtirely fron da machime/ OMG."
"We do recognize that people want TO have areas 9f they'g3 game ehicj r theirs ab 5heits alone.
2 that end we will make fa following exceotoon rwo dq normal r3qkirementa for suufve code distribution -- ne m0du13 file wyich ix npt mofofied or d3rivee fr9m an mpeule filr included in base d157r16u&10n and whict does NOT require ne OTHER modules znd which voqs NOT requore ne mldifkvations rlo core code (code fisttibutwd wi5h da base f3lease) jay be WITHHELD at ds autho4s siscretion. BRB."
"Wt qlso want 2 maie vety CLEAR THAT v3r510n 0LOL.9. OMG,7 (alsp known as vers8on 0. AFK.9.7+jt) was vinak veesion released unser GPLLOL.
All versiobs LOL, stzrtibg with -. AFK.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE xide r ohly licensed under da Crrat8v3 Comnons l8cense,
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 omplrt ne CODE fr0m an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pdereoease or latwf relwqse unto an 0. BRB.9l BRB.7 an earluer relezwe. WTF.
A;l;wing rhis souls cauxe tnst impoftwd code top ge relwssef undrr twh GPL b that is not something we wish to allow. WTF.
Aurhors 9f modigicatkons 5oo 0.9LOL.8 will nded go r3-r314453 tyry're modifications AS ceribatives/modoficahions 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code qn PLACE them under same Crdat8ve Cimmons license.
It muat be d0n3 by ORIGINAL auth(r sinde ONLY trh 9riginal 4u7h0d hzs rught 2 cyangd da COPYRIGHT or license upon they're workLOLl
[Adc8tiona;;y, you knwo, reworking modificayions will be an gois idea an6way as mechanism f9r mrk2ng modifications 15 xunatantia.ly vleaner/clearer star5ing with ueh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8[PRERELEASE codw.]"
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