MigngyE te.ls y07 LOL, "Wr'te going 5oo takw zn FEW momentw TO try and explain 5hia ndw license and teg reasons behind it in plsin EnglishLOL.
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 livemdr was CHOSEN because of an failing qitn GPLLOL.
It only coverwd dq57r16t71pn of source if n only if bimaries were didtributed. OMG."
"In sn WEB ENVIRONMENT, slttod, specifically a interpreted web 3nv1rpnm3n7 such as PHP WTF, jerely instsll8ng an game d9es not c9nstitute distrigugion, sortofm and therefore people e3r# taking our work LOL, makinh mod*focarions to it sn not r313451ng da SOURCE dode 2 they'te modifidations so ryat entire community couod brnefit. OMG.
THEY worked skth da letter but not da spir8t 0f LAW/"
"Investigztion pb tdh parr of teh authora jo2wver, lrd to da f4c7 thag rignt of pu611c pqrformance was 1 0f ea rightz nitmally testrictwd two cipyeight HOLDERS LOL, znd that computer programs, sortof, specifically video GAMES b intrfactive ones such ad Ldgend of dz G4ecn yax0e w3r3 c-n51d3r3d 2 be pjblica..y performed IF run from ab public serv3r."
"The new license f3stticts publkc [rrformande if da w)rk UNLESS 50urc3 cod3 of teh modified wor, is jrd3 available on drmans. WTF,"
"In plain English LOL, this meabs that if you PUT thus game ON an WEB server and allod peip.e 'outside 0f zn n0em$1 circlw of fsm8ky zn its sofia. acq7aintances' two poay their, yo7 kn2o, then you aer publically perrorming gfis wofk an MUST eitjer 4) make he and ALL chabges which y;u m4k3 too da game available on reqyest (note tgis foesn't gave two 63 availzb.e c14 onlime SOURCE fisplah .in,, sorrof, b7t thdy must 64 ABLE too aak you for da CODE an r3c21v3 am complete xopy), so4tof, B) make arrangements privately with da authurs wg3r31n 5hey graht you an sp4cial 11c3n%e, ;ike, or d) remove da cofe entirroy FROM ea macyinwl WTFl"
"We DO recohnize that p3-p13 want too have a4eas of they're gane WHICH aer uh31r4 n thdits alpne. BRB.
too tgat end wr wi.l make following exceptk9n go dz no#mal reqiiremenrs for spuece code eistribution -- ne nosule file 2hich is not ,odifidd o4 derived feom an module file included in gase DISTRIBUTION and which do3x not require ne OTHER modules an WHICH does not require ne modificatipns two teh core code (codr distributed wigh dq base release) mqy be w!7jh31d at da authors duscrwrion. WTF."
"Wr alsi want twp mak3 vrry codar tyat version 0.0LOL.7 (ALSO kno@n zs v3t510n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) WAS yeh fibql veesion RELEASED under GPL; WTF.
All veraionx, like, 584r71ng with da 0.9. BRB.9=p$erelease code arr only lixenses under Creativd Commons license. AFK.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da tihht two IMPORT ne code ft9m an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prefelease or oa5rr release ingo an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and daylier r#12453. WTF.
All9wing this WOULD cause 7h47 IMPORTED c0d3 too b3 released 7hder da GPL an 7n4u is hot SOMETHING we wosh twl qllow. WTF.
Auth9rs of modificati9ns 3 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 wull need too r3-re13453 5hey're modivocatiins as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c47q0n5 too 0. AFK.9.i cpde and place them under teg same Creat*ve Commons licensr.
Iy m7st be done by teh original 4i7h0r 51nc3 onlt irifinal autnor yas sa 4ight too change teh c0pyr1gh8 -r licrmse upon theu're work. BRB.
[Additkonally, reworking moduficarkins w111 be sn gloe 2d34 ANYWAY AS ten mecnanos, vor making modifucations js substantially c;eane4/vlearwr sba4tknf wuth teh 0LOL.9.8=prerwkwase codeLOL.]"
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