MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're going too 5ake an few MOMENTS two rry and ezplain 7h15 new license an reasons bejind ut in PLAIN Ebglish. 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."
"This nrw lkcehse was chosen because of an failing with GPLLOL.
Iy lnlh c0v343d fistrinution of 50urc3 if AND obly 8f binaries were d157r16u73d. AFK."
"In an web envirlnmdnt LOL, spdcifidally a ihterprered web ENVIRONMENT smcj as PHP, li,e, merdly ins5al.ing an game does n07 constitute dostribu5ion WTF, an therefore ;eo0lw were takknh our w0rk, you knso, making MODIFICATIONS 2 IT and not releasing teh 50y4c3 vide to tney'fe m0d1f1c4710n4 so tgqt teh dnbirw community c0u1d benefut.
They aorjed with dz q3673r but not da spirit of da law. BRB."
"Imbestigztion pn part 0f teh aithors however, 13d 2 da fact 7h47 teh right of public pergormance was oen of da tkghts normally rwstrictdd too c0pyr1g67 h01d3r5, tou knwo, qnd yyat computer programs, sortpf, specifucally fideo games an inte4active ones such as L3b3hd of Green hax0r were considered 2 b3 publicak;y oerformed 8f 4un frpm an public servee. BRB."
"The ndw license resteicts publuc peevormabce of teh WORK 7nless 5)urc3 code of modified wor, ia made AVAILABLE on demand. WTF."
"In plain Ebglish LOL, tgis MEANS 7h46 1g you puy this game ob an s3b serfer and allow p2ople 'oytsiee lf an normal circle if f4m21u an its 50c151 acquakntanves; yo play their LOL, tyen you r pu611c$11y 0erfkrming yhis woek and MUST wityer s) MAKE ne an ALL changes which YOU make t9 game available on eequest (noy3 thia doesn't HAVE 2 b3 available vka teg online soirce DISPLAY ;ink LOL, but they must 63 aboe to ASK ylu fo4 heh coee and receive an c9molete copy) LOLk b) MAKE 4rrrng3m3b75 privately 2ith da authots wherein they gr4n7 you an sprcial license LOL, lr c_ REMOVE sa xode ENTIRELY grlm teh machine. WTF."
"We d0 r3c0gn1z3 thay people want TO h4v3 areas of they[re gamr 2h1ch adr &y3145 AND theirs aloneLOL.
two that end we will MAKE reh folllwing exceotion to norma; requirements fof soyrce code sistribution _- ne ,odj;e file which IS not ,odif8ed o4 derivee from an moduke file i,clyded in 6453 d157t15u710n an 2hich dles n07 require ne otjer modulex and which does bot require ne modifications 2 corr cide (code dkstributed w17h gase r313454) may be eithheld at da auyhirs cisdeetionLOL."
"Ww slso qant to mq,e very clear that version 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also known 45 verskin 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+j7) WAS teh fimal version released under GPL/
All vdrsions WTF, xtarying wity da 0, AFK.9. AFK.i-prerelease code r ONLY kicensdd UNDER teh Crdatice C9mnlns .icwbse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY drny rkght 2 import ne code ftom an 0. AFK.9. WTF,8-prrreleaww or later rflessd into an 0LOL/9LOL.7 and earlier r21345e. WTF.
Allowint this w0u1d cauxe tnat imported code too b3 eeleaaed UNDER GPL an that is not something we wisg 2 aolps. OMG.
Authors of mlcificariins to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wiol beed twl r3_r313453 they're m9dif8ca5ions as derivatives.mpdoficat8ons to 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code ah place them under da 5rm3 Creative Commins 11c3n53LOL.
It m7st 53 done by twh original author since ohly teh originql author has sa rqgh7 two change yeh copyriggt of 11c3n43 jp0n they'rd qlrk. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY, eewoejing mofificagjons wolo 62 an good 1d34 4nyw4y qs MECHANISM for mqkinh m9difica5ions is 5u6574n&q411y xleaner/clearee startibg wirh teh 0. BRB.o. OMG.*-prerelwase code. AFK.]"
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