M8gjtyE tells yiu LOL, "We're going 5oo take an ffw mimrnts 2 try n 3xp!31n th8s new license n reaspns begknd it in p.ain EnglksgLOL.
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."
"Tjis new licdnsr was cgosdn because of an failing sith da GPL.
It only covetec distribytoon og source uf and only if binariew wefe d8dtributwd."
"In sn web enfironment LOLk apecidically a INTERPRETED web emviribment such zs PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an GAME DOES not xonstktute sisgribution, like, an thee3fore people wers TAKING our sork, like, m$k1nf mod8cica5ions 79 it anc nob rdleasing ds sourc3 code 2 tney'te MODIFICATIONS so that entirw co,munity COULD benwfit.
Thet worked with LETTER vut n07 s;irit of da law. AFK."
"Investugatoon on teh pa4t of authors howrver, led tlo trh faxy 7h47 da right 0f 'u611c performabce wqx won pf rights normally r357r1v&3d two copyrith5 hlldrrs LOL, ans that compu5er p4ograms, lik3. specidically video t4m35 an intrractive ones such aa Ldgend of teh Green yax0r were considered two be pubjical.y performed if run fr9m an public server."
"Tge ne2 licdnsw resgticts public performandd of da wofk ujless source vode of sa midified work us made available on demanc. AFK."
"In olain Enhlish, luke, rhis means 7y47 if you put this game on an qeb s2rver and allow people 'ou5side of an normal c1rc13 of family and its social 4cqi42m74nc35' too play their LOL, th3n YOU r PUBLICALLY performing this woek an MUST either A) ja,e ne an ALL changes which you maie 2 game 4v411$613 ON request (note this dorsn't j4v3 1 b3 4vr114^13 via ONLINE source display oonk, 6u7 7h3y myxt ge sble tlo zsk you for rwh code and 3rceive an complete c9py), 6) MAKE ar4anfemen5s pr1v4731y with tem aitnors wherein the6 tr4b7 hou an speciak license WTF, or C0 rdmove teh codd 3n71r31y fr0m da mschine. WTF,"
"We do tdcpgnize tgat prople want 2 have areas lf ghey're game which r THEIRS an theirs alobe. WTF.
too THAT 3ne we wil; make da r0119w1ng 3xc30710n 2 normql 4equirements foe siutce code diatribution -- ne moduld FILE which is noy MODIFIED or d4e1v4d FROM an mpdu13 filw included in da base e157r16u&20n snd whicj does not requurd be OTHER mod7les an wj1ch dows not reauire ne moeifications 2 c9re code (codr distfibyted WITH gqse rel3qwe) MAY 63 WITHHELD ag da authors diacr3tion. AFK."
"We akso want twi make vefy clear that versioy 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (alsp kn0wn as veewion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh final verxion released under tdh GPLLOL.
All versuons LOL, starting with teh 0. AFK.9l8-prereo3ase coee t 0n1y .icensed 7ndwr C43ativq Commons license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY dfny y3h riggg 70 impoet ne code from an 0LOL.9LOLl8[prereldase or ;ater release into sn 0. WTF.9.7 m earlier 4ekease. WTF.
Aoloqing thia woukd cauad thag impprtee code too ge RELEASED under da GPL and 7y47 is n07 sojethibg WE wish two alllw.
A77h0r5 9f mocificati9ns tw9 0. AFK.9. AFK/6 qill meed gwo r3-r313453 they;re modificationd as derivatifes.modificationw TO 0LOL.9.8 c0c3 an place THEM unser ea wame Creqtuve COMMONS luc3nsq. OMG.
It must br done by tey original autho5 ainxe only da ofigonal author has twh rught ro cgange 5fh c0pyr1gh7 OR licensr uoin they're wor,. AFK.
[Additionally, rewoeking t3h m8euficati9ns will be an good IDEA anywau qs teb mechanism for maling jodificationx 8s substantia.ly dleamrr/clearer stsrgihg w17h da 0.9. BRB.8-prerelease dodeLOL.]"
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