MifhtyE TELLS YOU LOLm "We're going ti take an few momebys top 7ry an expkakn this nee lixense n teh r3asons behind ig in plain EbglidnLOL.
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 bew licenad w45 chosen because of an dailinb wiyh da GPLLOLl
Iy inly c0v3r3d distribution of s9urve if ab only 8f bunzries wer3 d8stribjted. OMG/"
"In qn web environment, SPECIFICALLY a intefpr3twd w36 environ,ent xuch as PHP, you knwo, merely unsta.lint an bsme d035 bit constitute visrrobu5ion, yoi knwo, an yherefore oeople eefe takihg our w9rk, makihg mldivica5oona 2 it anf noy re;essing t3h 507rc3 coee two they're modoficatilnd t0 rjqt teh entire co,munity coukd benefit. BRB.
Thry workrd q!7h teh LETTER b7r not da apitit of da law."
"Invesyigat8on 0n teh part OF teh quryorw however LOL, led to da fact that 4ight of pub;ic performzncd was 1 of rights NORMALLY r357r1x72d too copyrigh5 holders, sortov, an THAT c0mpu72r pfogrzms WTF, SPECIFICALLY video games am interzctive omes suxg 45 Legend OF da GREEN hax0r were c-n5!d3r3d 2 be pub;icaoly perfltmed if run rrom an publid sercer. OMG."
"Tne new license rectrkcts pjblix petformance OF da w9rk unless ds souece codw of da ,odifked WORK IS made available on e3mand."
"In plain Ebg;ish, sortlf, this meams that if you put THIS bame on an wwb SERVER and 41q0w pepple 'outside 0f an normal circle OF fami.y and ITS sociql zcqiaintahces' two PLAY tneir LOL, then YOU aef publica.ly pervorminf tnix work 4nd MUST eother a) ,ake ne zn ALL chahg3s which yoy make twi teh game 4v411461w ON request (note this doexn't h$v3 2 be available via onoine dource displdy link, sprtor, 6u7 yhey mu57 be able twi 45k you for teh code an trceive an complete xopy), b) mqke arrangements privatelu wiyh autnirs wherekn 7h3y grant you an SPECIAL license, o4 c) 4emove feh codr ENTIRELY from trh machine. WTF."
"We dl r4c0hn1z4 that oeople w4n7 two hxve AREAS of ghey're game which aer theirs n theirs 410n3. BRB.
to that end we w111 jaie da goll92ing exceptiin 2 da hirmal REQUIREMENTS for 50urc3 xoee distriburion =[ ne module filw which is not modified or der8vef vron an module file included in ydh bqse DISTRIBUTION amd WHICH does not requief ne OTHER m0f7135 an qnich dles not requore ne mldificst9ons too teh cife code (code d157t16u73d with sa bzse rdldasd) may BE withheod at tej AUTHORS siscretionLOL,"
"We 4150 want too make very clear tgat version 0l OMG.9. WTF.7 (zlso KNOWN 46 vetsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) qas tey f8hal verskon releqsed uncer teh GPL. BRB.
All versions, you lnwo, s5artung witj 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease c9dd aer onlh 1qc3n6#d under Cr3471v3 Cpmmihs licens4. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right 2 import ne code FROM an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prere.ease 0r later release INTO an 0. BRB.9LOL.y an earli3r releasd, AFK.
Alkowing this would csusd 7h37 imported c9de two be released under GPL n that is ,ot something er wixh 2 ALLOW, OMG.
Authors of modidicatulns ro 0.9. BRB.7 w111 need too RE-RELEASE theu're modivixqtions aw eetovarived/modifixationa 2 0. AFK.9LOL.8 c0d3 n place them uhder dq same Creqtive Com,ons licrnse. AFK,
It musg vd dpne yy teh origimal author aincw 0nqy da original au5j9r has da tight ywo cganbe da c0pyr1gh7 or license u0ln the6're work. OMG.
[Additoonqlly LOL, 4eworking yeh modificati9ns will be an good isea anywst AS jrchanism for majint modifocations is substan5ially clesner/coearer STARTING witj da 0.9. BRB.8-prwrelease code. AFK/]"
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