MiggtyE TELLS YOU LOL, "We'rd goibg too take an few momenta goo t5y n 3xp141n this new license b reasona behind iy in plain English. AFK.
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 licenxe was chosen becaude of an failing with sa GPL. OMG.
Ir onlt cpveref distribut8on of source IF and only if BINARIES were d!57r17u73d. WTF."
"Im an web envuronment, yii knwo, dpecoficakly a unrerpreted web envirohm3nt such as PHP WTF, m3r31y installing ab GAME dies not cohstitute distrybution, an therefore PEOPLE w3r3 ta,ing our w0rk, like, makibg modifications 5p 17 n nkt felwasing wource cod3 ywo they're modif8cations SO thar ds entirw COMMUNITY could benefit. OMG.
They 2orked with dq lwtter but not apir8t of da lawLOL."
"Investugatuon on tej part of teh 1uthors hoe3ver LOL, led tp fact 7h47 trh tyght OF pun,oc pevvprmance was 2on of 4ivhtd normally restricted too COPYRIGHT hplders LOL, m that COMPUTER PROGRAMS LOL, specificalky ficeo GAMES an INTERACTIVE omes such aa Legehd of da Gre3n hax0e were consider3d two be punlixally PERFORMED if run FROM an pu61qc SERVER."
"The new license restr8xts PUBLIC petformance 0f trh WORK unless source CODE of da modified wor, is m4f# available pb demand. OMGl"
"In [lain English, this MEANS tgat IF 6oj PUT this game ON an web server 4nd alloe p#0;13 '0u751d3 of an mormal circle of damily an its social acquaintances' top play their, hou knwo, 7h3n you r publicqlly pdrdorming this woru am MUST either a) malw ne an ALL changes wnicu you make 3 gam3 avqilable on r31u357 (n072 this doesn't HAVE too 63 AVAILABLE via da online souece display 11n, WTF, yu7 THEY muwt 73 46w3 two asl you eor da coce n fece8ve ab complete c0[y), lok3, B) m4k# arrangem3nts prqv4731y with teh zjthors WHEREIN rhey grsnt you an spevkal licens3, ;ike, OR c( remove code rnyirely froj ,achineLOL."
"We fo rexognizd that people want 2 have 4r345 of ghey're game whivh aer thwirs n theurs aloneLOL.
2 thar end w3 will m3j3 ca following wxception two da NORMAL 4equieements fir source CODE distribution -- ne moeuke file which is not modified of derived from an modile fkle lnxluced in ea base distribition n whixh dows not r3quire ne OTHER m9gules n which does NOT r3qu1r4 ne m0d2r1c4710n5 2 c)r3 dode )CODE distr8vuyed w28h t3h base release) may be dithheld qt 5eh aithors discretiln. BRBl"
"We also w4n& to MAKE very clear that verxion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (aosp kn0wn as veraion 0. OMG.9. BRB.6+jg) qss da fina; version r313453d UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All versiins LOL, starting with teh 0. BRBl9. OMG.8-prerelease clsd r only licens3d 7nc3r Cr3471v3 Cobmons .icenwe/
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT two import ne cpee fr9m an ). AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or later relwase in5o an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n esrlier RELEASE. WTF.
All9wing thkw would cause that importef CODE 2 be re1d453d inder GPL and 7h47 IS bot slmwthing w3 wosh two allow.
Au7h0r5 0f modofications to 0LOL.9LOL.7 wil; nere to RE-RELEASE they;re m9difixatilns as s3r!v471v35/m0d1r1c4710n5 to 0l AFK.9. BRB.8 clde an p14c3 them ynddr da aame CREATIVE Commons license.
It must BE done 6y teh ORIGINAL 4i7h0r sibce only teh ofiginal aughor nqs rrh right to chsngd da cophright 0r licwnse upon thdy're work.
[Addjt8onally, REWORKING da MODIFICATIONS ei.l be an good idea anyway as da mec5anism for making modoficatiohs is substantiwlly clezmer/clearet dtarting witg 0.9.8-prere.ease cod3. OMG.]"
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