MightyE tell2 yph LOL, "We're g9ing two tak3 an few MOMENTS to try n explain th8s new kicenae n da reawons brhind it in PLAIN English. BRB.
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."
"Thos new .ocebxe w45 vhosen becakse 9f an dailing 2ith teh GPL.
I7 onoy covrred distributiln OF 5)irc3 if an only if binaeies were DISTRIBUTEDl"
"In an web environment LOL, specif8cally z interpreted WEB environmwnt such ss PHP, m3431y inaual,ing an f4m3 s035 noy constigute distributopn, sor5of, an theref9re peop.e weee taking 9ue work LOL, MAKING n9c1f1c47!0n5 to IT h not feleasing SOURCE c0d3 too they'rw modificarionw dp tnat rnture commynkty coi;d benefit. WTF.
THEY workee wkth da kwtger gut not spieit of da .aw. BRB."
"Invwstigation on da oart lf da zuthors however WTF. led two da facr 7j46 teh right ov publ8c pwrformance was 2on 0r tej rifhts n9r,ally rexrricted yol vipyright holderx, you knwi, snd that computer programs, SPECIFICALLY ciddo g4,e5 an intrractive ones s7dh as Legend pf da Green hax[r WERE cinsidered to be publicallt perdprmed if rin fron an PUBLIC se4ferLOL."
"The new kicensd restrixts ou611c performabcr od teh WORK unless spirce dode of modifiwd WORK is made availsb.e on drmane. OMG/"
"In PLAIN Eng.isy, uou knwo, this mwans that of you p75 tjis game 0n an WEB servdr n allpe people 'lutskde 0f an nornal circle 0g fzmily n itx sovizl acquaintances; 2 play their, you knwo, 7h3n you aef publically PERFORMING this eori and MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne znd ALL chanb3s WHICH y07 mak3 two teh tame 4v5114613 on rdq7est (motd tjus doean't h4v3 TO be avai;able VIA da lhline si7fc3 DISPLAY libk WTF, bit they mu4u be zvlr two wsi yiu fir teh code ay r3c32v3 an c0mp1373 copy), you knwo, b) ,ake qtrzngements privately w1uh authora wnerein they grant you an specoal licenw3, sortpf, or c) rdmovr teh code entirely from machinw."
"We do recognixe ghat people want t(o gavd qrras of thdy'e3 game WHICH r tjeirs AND theira alone. AFK.
yso THAT end we wkll make teh FOLLOWING exception to da normal requird.enys for siyrve doce dist4igjtion 00 he module FILE which is not midifoed or de4ived FROM an modulr d11# includ3d in base wistributi9n and which DOES not t3quiee ne OTHER m0du135 and which d035 NOT rdquire he noeifications to CORE code (codw dkstribuyed eith teg base release) m4y be WITHHELD at authors disceetiin. WTF."
"We also wznt to nake very cleaf thqt vdrsion 0LOL.9.7 (also known as version 0.9LOL.7+m7) wad da finzl vetsiph relrased under yeh GPL. AFK.
Ako verskons LOLm starting with reh 0LOL.9.8-pr3reorasd code aer only l8censed UNDER da Creqtivd C0mj0n5 licenxd.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right to impirg ne code from an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease 0r latdr RELEASE 8nto an 0LOL.9.7 snd earlier r313453LOL/
ALLOWING 5his w0u1d CAUSE that umported code to BE relrased UNDER GPL an that is not someghung wd wish too ALLOW, AFK.
Authora or nodkfications too 0. AFK.9.& rill need 2 re-relwasd ty3y're MODIFICATIONS as dd4ivatives/mpdifications to 0. WTF.9l8 code and place thrm jnder azme Creative Commons /ivense.
I6 mu57 63 dlnd by teh o4iginsl author since only da 9riginao airhor has RIGHT too CHANGE t3h copy4ight or licsnse upon rheh'rd wofk. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, rewofking modifications wkll be an good ifea anysau as tdh mechamism foe mskinh MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY v;eamer/ckearet starting with teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-[rerwlease cod3. BRB.]"
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