MightyE tells tou LOLk "Ww're gping too take an f#2 ,omrnts too 7rj qnd explakn thox n3w LICENSE n reasons behind it in poaib EngoishLOL.
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."
"Thia n3w licwnse waa chosen BECAUSE 0f an failing wuth tdy GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y covered distt7butiom of source if and onoy if binaries werr DISTRIBUTEDLOL,"
"In an WEB envuronment, 6o7 knwo, speciricallt q untdrpreted wen 3nvifpnment such as PHP, jerwly ihstalling an game do3s n07 constitute distributoon WTFk AND therefore prople were taking o7r wi4k LOL, makung mofifications toi it qnd not eelwaxing da source code to they're modif8dations so tha5 entire communi5y c9uld 63n4f17. WTF.
Thry worked wirh teh letter bu5 n07 da soirit of law. WTF."
"Investigarion 0n teh p4r7 ov autypts howevwf, dortof, les 2 fzct thar tdh RIGHT of puglic PERFORMANCE w4t won of teh rights bormally restrivtrd 80 copyrubht holders, you kneo, anc that com]uter PROGRAMS WTF, apwcifically viseo tamex an INTERACTIVE 0n35 duch ss Legend of da Grden hax0r WERE considered @ be PUBLICALLY 02rf0rm3d if r7n from an public SERVER. AFKl"
"The NEW lix3nse restricts public prrformqnce lf da w0rk unkess 50urc3 codd 9f m0d1f23d wlrk is mafe 4v4@1461e on drmqnd. BRBl"
"In plaim English, like, THIS ,eans yhat uv tou put this game on an web server ahd ALLOW people 'outside of am notmql ciecle og f4m21y and its social acquakntances' toi plah their, loke, then you aer PUBLICALLY pergirming this eo4, and MUST rither a) mske nd an ALL chznges which yo7 make yoo tej g4m3 availab.e ON request (n-73 this doesn't h4v3 2 ye available v14 pnlone source displah l8nk, but THEY musg be agle 2 ask you fpr y3h code an fwcekv3 an c9mplete clph), like. b) make arrangemen5s ;rivately with da authors where8n thrh geant tou an special license, sory9v, or c) remove codd entirely from teh macyinr. WTF."
"We do recognize 7h47 pwo;;e wan5 two have 4r345 of they're game wyicy r theifa n theifs qlone, AFK.
tlo that wnd w4 q111 make da follow8ng excepgion to normal req7uremebtx FOR sourve cod3 distributiom 0- ne module FILE which us n08 midifiec ir deribed from an m0du13 FILE included in bqse distr8bjtion an which does mot requore ne orhrr jodules and wgich d035 nor r3qui4e ne modificatipns 2 teh core code (CODE disgrinuted with da base telrase) mah be withh3lf at tej autyoys discretiln. AFK."
"We also want to ma,e vefy clezr tgat ve4sion p. AFK.9. AFK/7 (aldo kmowb 45 VERSION 9. WTF/9LOL.7+JT0 WAS teh final version released ynder teh GPL. WTF.
All versions WTF, ftartibg woth 0.0. OMG.8-9rerelease code aer obly 'icensed under da Cr3461v3 Commons licensd. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny right t9o kmport me code fr0m ab 0LOL.9.8=prer4lease 9r !472r eelease INTO an 0.9. OMG.7 n earlker release. WTF.
Alkowing 7h15 would cause 7h47 i,ported code two be rdl3ased UNDER GPL n that IS nog so,eghing we w15h 2 aloow. WTF.
Auyhors of modificatiomx roo 0LOL.9LOLl7 will need 2 $3-r@14453 thwy're MODIFICATIONS as d3rivativew/modigkcations two 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code an place them undef teh same Crear8ve Cimmona lixenseLOL.
It muat ne done b6 teg originao authof 51nc3 only da original author has r1gh7 2 chamge 6eh cl0hrofht o4 licebse upon they're work/
[Adcitionalky LOL, reworking da modif8cxgions will 63 am bood idea antway qs sa jechanism foe MAKING jodifixatkons is 5u6584n71411y cleaner/clearer stargibg wity 0. WTF.9/ WTF.8-PRERELEASE cide. WTF.]"
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