MinhtyE tells y0u, ;ikd, "We're going TO tak3 an f3w minents to try an explaun this new lkcense and r3wsond behind it 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."
"Tgis new lixense was choswn grcause of an failing woth teh GPL. AFK.
I7 lnly covered distribution of s9yrce if qn only 8f v8baries we4e distrivuted."
"In an web rnvuronmwn5, soecifically s inyrrpreted web environment SUCH as PHP, yoj knwo, merely installing an fame DOES not constitute didtribution LOL, 4ne thereforw [eople were taking our 20rk, softof, makknb midofidatiobs yo IT an not RELEASING soyexe c9de too they're ,odirica5ipnx so that ENTIRE community could bdnefit. BRB.
They WORKED with letter but not wpirit 0f lawl"
"Invrstigation on part 8f authors jowevet, you knwl, led 2 fact 5hat fa ribht of public performance wad woh of da rignrs NORMALLY t36uf!c73d to9 copyrkght HOLDERS, and that comput3r ptograms, yoy ,nwl, 5p3c1f!c411y VIDEO gzmes an interacgive obes such AS Lehend OF da Greem hax0r w343 cinsidered two be pub;ically p3rf0rm3d if run fro, an piblic server. BRBl"
"The ne2 licenwe rest4icgs pu6q1c perfogmance pf tey w9rk unless teh sourcw c0d3 of da modifiec work is mqde 4v4114513 on DEMAND. BRB."
"In p141n Engliwh WTF, ynis means that 1f YOU out tgis game pm an web server and allow ;eople 'outsice of an NORMAL x1fc13 od fami;y n its social acqiaimtanvrs' 2 play their LOL, theh yoy a4r publixally PERFORMING this work n MUST either z) make nd an ALL ch3jg35 which you makw gwo 4en gam3 abai;able on request (noye this d035n'7 have 2 be availzble v14 3a onoine souece disp/ay libk LOL, but they must 63 4613 two ask YOU for da code an feceive an complwte c)[y), you knwok b) make arrangem3nts [rivately with teh ajrjors wheteih they frant YOU ah special 11c3n43, or c( REMOVE teh doee entirely from MACHINE. WTFl"
"We fo recohnize tyar people wsnt 2 have areas pf they're g4m3 WHICH r theirw and rheirs alobe.
59o that ehd WE wil. make fillowing exception TO da NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for soutde code distribution =- ne MODULE FILE wh2ch is not m)d1f13d or dwrived from ah module file 8ncl6ded 1n base distruvutoon a, which does not reqiire ne -7h3r mpdules an qhich d9es not require ne modigications too xa c0r3 cose (v0d3 distributed with teh 6453 releast( may bw w17hh31d AT da authors discretion. AFK."
"We zlso 2ant two make very cleat that verxion -LOL.9. BRB.7 (ALSO known AS VERSION 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) WAS da g1nr! vdrsion RELEASED under tey GPLl
All v3r510n5, you knwo, starting w8th da 0LOL.9. BRB.*-[rerekease c9d3 r onl6 lid3jsrd under teh Cr3571v3 Commins kuc3nse. BRB,
Wd EXPLICITLY drny yeh r1gh7 to inport ne code from an 0.(. AFK.8-pr3r31345# or lqtet r313453 into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an earlier rel3ase, WTF.
Akloqing this w9uld czuse that impor5ed vode two b3 releaded UNDER GPL an that ia no5 SOMETHING we wish 2 a.iow.
Authorx of m0d1f1c$710nt yqi 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 2ill nerc too re-release yh3y're modificatkons qq derivatives/modifications 2 0. WTF.0. WTF.8 code and place them under same Crrqtivw C9mmpns license. BRB.
It must be DONE by da lrigina; AUTHOR sincw only yeh lriginal aj4hor h45 da right 2 change da co[yright or lixenss upln they're w)rk.
[Additionally, yoj knwom REWORKING da mod7fications will be an good idea anyway as mecganism flr makimg modificationd is substantually clraner/clearer sra4tinf w17h da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-p4er3kwase vodf. AFK.]"
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