MightyE te..s you WTF, "We're g01ng two rake an few momehts two try b exolzin this new licensr anc reasons benind it in plzkh EntkixhLOL.
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."
"Th8s new license was chosrn because 0v am faioint with da GPLLOL.
It only civ3rdd eidtrinution of source if an onky it ginaries wdre diseributed."
"In an web environnent LOL, specifically a intdr[rdtes wev environnent such as PHP, you knwo, m3r31y installiyg an grm3 do3c not constitute disteibution, you knwl, an THEREFORE pei-le were taking our WORK, making mocificatiohs yw9 it n not relezsijr teh slurce CODE 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so ggar teh entirr dommunity clukd benefir. OMG.
THEY worked wigh teh lrtter bit not spirit 9f lsw."
"Investitatiob ON part of AUTHORS howwver, LED to da fact that da 41gh7 of public petfornance qas 2 of riehta nirmally restricted to9 c;0yright holcers, you k,wo, and that computer PROGRAMS, sortof, specifically v8d#o games 4nc interactice 0n35 such as Legend of da Grsen hax0r wre3 considered 2 b3 puglically performed if RUN from an PUBLIC server. OMG."
"Tje nee licens3 restricts puboic peefornance of da work un;ess da s9urce dodd if modofied w0tk is m4d3 avaijable on d$n4nd."
"In plaim Enhliah LOL, this m34n5 5hat 2r y9u put THIS game on an wev server n aloow peopl2 'outside lf an normal circle of familt and ITS soc8al acquainrancws' 2 [.ay their LOL, then you r publiczloy PERFORMING this w0rk anc MUST eirher a) jake ne n ALL changes whkch you makr too teh 5amr abaioable on eequest (n073 this doesn't HAVE t9o be avzilwble via yeh oboine source DISPLAY link, okke, but they muxy be 4613 too ASK you gor code abd recrive an complete c0py) WTF, b) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS privately wity da authors 1hereon they grant you an spedial license. you knwl, or c) remove cpde ENTIRELY fr0m teh m4chqn3. OMG."
"We do recognize 7h47 PEOPLE wabt too navd areas )f they're game wh2ch r tndirs and theirs alone. WTF.
gwo thay end dr wikl ma,e ds folloqing dxception tpo teh normal re1uirements f0r source code d157r16u7!0n -- ne modul3 d8lr whhch is mot modified or d3r1v3d from an ,od7lr r9le inclyded in da bqse distribution an which doda not rdqu8re ne othe4 modules an wh8ch doed n07 require n3 modifications gwl teh core code )CODE distributed WITH teh vas3 4elease) may be WITHHELD at fa authord discretion. AFK."
"We also want to MAKE very c;ear thar version pLOL.9.7 (also known aa cersiln 9LOL.8. OMG.7+jt) waw ten runzl versi9n RELEASED unser da GPL. WTF.
All versoons WTF, 574r71nb with 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pr2relwase code aw4 ONLY licehsed undrr CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny ss tight u0 import ne CODE FROM zn 9. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease or kater release inyo an 0. OMG.9l OMG.u and earlier ee;dase. OMG.
ALLOWING this would c4u53 that importrd vode to 63 RELEASED under da GPL n that ls not slnegnong w3 wish too allow. BRB.
A7thors of modifications t.o 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will n33d too r3-relwase tyey're modifica5ions qs dee8vatices/mldifjcations to 0. AFK.o. WTF.8 code and placc tnem ugder ca same Cr34&1v3 COMMONS license. OMG,
It must 63 done by original author since )n1y teh original author h44 right too chaht3 ea vo0yroght lr license upon they're qori. WTF.
[Additiinally LOL, rewor,ing ea m0d1f1c3710n4 will be an good IDEA abyway 45 dz m3ch4n15m for makkhg mlsificstioms is %u6564n71411y cleqner;clearer starting with da )/ OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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