MoghrhE tells you, "We're going goo take an fe2 j0m3n7t w try and explain tgix new licensr sn da rezslns nehins it in plaih Englisj. 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 kicenae was chosen because of an failinf with sa GPLLOL.
It onlt cofe4ed dis5ribjtion 0f source if n ONLY if blnarirs wefe distributed. OMG."
"In qn web envirpnment LOL, 5p3c1f1c4!1y a 1n8#rpr363d web encit9nment 5uxh 45 PHP. sortof, m3r31y onxtalling an gamc eo3s not constitute distribu5uon, sortif, an 7h3r3f0r3 pdople were ta,ing our workl sortof, ,aiong modificationw to it h not teleasing sourcr code too they're modifications so that teh ehtife elmmunity ciyld benefit. BRB.
They workee witg teh letter buy not ea wpirit 0f sa 14w. BRB."
"Invesuigation on part of authirs hosever, led to ten bact rhat tey r1gh7 of public PERFORMANCE WAS 1 if RIGHTS nirmall6 r3sgricted tso COPYRIGHT holders LOL, b that COMPUTER progeams LOL. specifieally v2c3) games n interactivr ones such AS Legdnd of da Gr33n hax0f weee c)n42d3r3d 2 be publica;ly p3rf0rm3c if RUN drom an publix s3rvee. WTF."
"The hew license RESTRICTS pibl8c PERFORMANCE of da work unless da source code lf teh modigied w9rk is maee zvaioable on dejand."
"In plain Enhliqh, this means that if y0u put this hame on an web SERVER an ALLOW pelple [outside of sn norjal circlr og vamily and ITS social ACQUAINTANCES' to PLAY their WTF, th3m you aer publically perform8ng this 20rk anr MUST euth3r a) ma,e ne n ALL chsnfes wh1ch tou MAKE tp9 GAME 4v4114613 on request (n07e this doesn't have too be avqilzble via omiine xource dizplay ;8nk, you knwo, nut they mu5& be qble g2o ask you for CODE and recrive an com;leye dopt), b) make ARRANGEMENTS ;rivately with dz quth9rs ehereib THEY gr4n7 yo7 an SPECIAL 11c3n53 LOL, or c) rrmove trh code entirely fr9m da mschinrLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people want two g4c4 areas OF they'ee fame wh7ch r 5hdurs n tgeirq akonwLOL.
to that end w3 w111 make teh FOLLOWING excwption 2 geh notmao req7irements fpr siurce code distriburion -- ne m0duq3 dile 2hich is not moekfied or deriv3d froj an moeuoe file 2nc!jd3d IN da bqse wostr8butoon and wh1ch d035 not tequire he other m0fu135 qn wh1ch dows n0u requirr ne moeifications 2 teh core code (xode diatributes with 5eh base r313$53) mat be sighh3ld at au5girs discretion. AFK."
"We also want tio make very clea4 that versi9n -l OMG.9. OMG.7 (also knosh qs version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+ut) was da ginal veraion released undwr da GPL. AFK.
All vwrsions, like, startint wity 0. BRB/9. BRB.8-preyeldase c0d3 aer only lic3nsed jnd3r da Crwative C9mmons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righg w impor5 he codr from an 9. AFK.9.8-prereleasr OR lzter rdlease into an 0.o. BRB.7 an earkier release.
A;lowing this w0u!d csuse 7h47 2mp0r73d code tpi be released under teh GPL and that IS no4 something we w26n too allow. BRB.
Autyors of m)d1f1c4710n5 teo 0. WTF.9LOL.7 wikl ne3d too re=relwasd they're m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatibes/mpcifkcatiohs 2 p. OMG.9.i dode an poace them under da xame Crrative COMMONS LICENSELOL.
IT must be done by da lrigunak author 51nd3 0h1y trh 0r1g1b41 AUTHOR has da RIGHT too change teh cipyright OR license upon tjey;re work. BRB.
[Additionally LOL, reworlkng modif8cations will bd an GOOD udea ANYWAY ws necyabism vor MAKING ,odificatioms is %u6564n7141@y dleaner/clwarer STARTING w17h da 0LOL.9.9-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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