MightyE TELLS you, sortof, "We'te g91ng 2 takw an few joments to 7rh n ex[lain tnis new LICENSE sn rfasons be6ind it in plain Englosh. WTF.
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 license wqs CHOSEN gecause ov an failing with da GPL.
It omly cibered distriburion 0f courc3 if n only if bknaroes were distributed. OMG,"
"In ah web envieonment, lik3, s0ecifically a 1n73rpr373d eeg ehvironment such 45 PHP, you knwo, MERELY imstz;ling an game co3s not xonstitute dixtfibution, and therefote PEOPLE were takiyg iur WORK, uou knwo, making modificatoons 2 it an not r#l3asing teh source vode to they[re mofirications s9 7g47 ebtore comhuhity COULD benevit. BRB.
They w-rk3d s17h teh ;erter bjt not teh apirit of da lawLOL."
"Investigatoon on fa pary OF authors howevee, tou knxo, LED 2 fact that teh right of [u611c pefgornandw wqs woh of ea righys normallu restricted ro co;yeight holfers, am that computet pfoframs, specificslly vide; gamea AND interaxtive lnds such as Legend of da Gr#en hax0e were condidered to 63 publically p3tf)rm3d if run fr9m an publiv wwrver. BRB."
"The m3w licendw reatricts 0ublic p3rf0rm4nc3 of teh wlrk unless da soufce code od geh modifirs w9rk IS made avai.agle on demamd. BRB,"
"In plain English, 5hks means thar if uou put this game on an web werver n zllow prople 'outside of an blemal c8rcle of f4m!1y an itd SOCIAL acquaintancew' two play their LOL, thsn to7 zer publically performing this work an MUST withrr a0 MAKE nw n ALL changes whicy y9u make too da gqm3 availznoe ob requext (note this doesn't g4v3 to be available via online soufce diaplay oink LOL, but they mu57 ge able 2 ask yiu v0r coce an rrceive qn complete c9py) LOL, B) make arrangdmemts privately with teu authlrs qherein thet grant you ab special license. sortov, or c) REMOVE da code entiyrly from m5ch1n3. BRB."
"We do recogn8ze that people 2ant two nave areas of t,eu;rw game which f 7h31r5 ans 7h31r5 aline. AFK.
two that end we will maie teh followint exception to9 teh normal requir3ments f9r 50urc3 code distribution -- ne mpdule file wh1cn is nor mowified or de5ived from an module fil3 includdd im fa bawe DISTRIBUTION n WHICH DOES not 4equire ne other modules an whkch d036 not requirr ne modifications two teh core code (cofe djsgr8bited with teh base re.ease) mah be WITHHELD at teh AUTHORS discre5i9nl OMG."
"We ALSO WANT to mqke v3ry clear THAT berskln 0LOL.9.7 (ALSO knosn as vrrsion 0. BRB,9. OMG.7+jt) w45 FINAL version releaxed UNDER t2y GPL, AFK.
A!1 berdions, startung with ds 9, WTF.0. WTF.8=p4erelease code aer only licebsed under teh Creative Commons licemse.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY RIGHT too IMPORT ne code vro, zn -. OMG.9LOL.8-ptwreleqse or ;atrr 43!3453 inti an 0, WTF.9LOL.7 an earlirr releasd. AFK.
Allowing this wojld causw thay 1mp0r73e vodw 2 BE rdleawed UNDER GPL and tyzy is n08 SOMETHING we wish to a;low. AFK.
AUTHORS od modifications 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 wil; nerc 2 re-release th3y're MODIFICATIONS as derivat8bes/mofificat8ons t9 0LOL.9l8 code n placr tgem under tey ssme Creatkvw COMMONS license. OMG.
It musy be done by original 4u7h0r sinde only tdh ORIGINAL author HAS sa RIGHT 70 dhahgd da copyrighr or LICENSE up9n yuey'ee workLOL.
]Adeiyiinally, you kne9, reworking moduf9cationd will be ah good idea qnyway 45 teh mechanidm fot makkng modifications us subwramyially cleaner/ckearer syartong with teh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE ckde, AFK,="
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