MkghtyE 63115 tou LOL, "We're boibg 2 take ab FEW m0m#n75 too try n EXPLAIN rhis n2w license AND ten reasons 62h1nd it in p;ain English. 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."
"Thix nrw licehse wax chosen because of an fauling qith teh GPL. AFK.
Iy onky covefed diwtrkbution lf source if an only if binafied wfre disteibutef. AFK,"
"In an wrn emvironmenr LOL, specifically a intetpreted web 3nv1r0mm4n7 such as PHPm merely inctaloimh an game does not CONSTITUTE diwtrkbution WTF. and thered9re people were taking our wlri, like, makinb modificayiins two it and n07 releasing siurce codr tlo they're mpdificatilnd so tgat da dntit3 vommuhity could benefit. BRBl
They worjed with da le5ter but n07 spurit pf ea law. OMG."
"Invwstifation oh PART of authors yowever, you jnwl, LED 2 da fact 5hst right )f puvlid performanxe was oen )f teh RIGHTS normally rextricted roo co[yrkbht holderd, u9u .nwo, and rhat comput3r pr9gf4m6 LOL, s;rcifixally video games n ungerac5ive onex such as Legend of da GREEN has0r w#re considered twi be PUBLICALLY ;erformed if run from ab publkc 53rc3r. WTF."
"The new license restricts pu611c performancd 0f ca sork unless t3h SOURCE CODE of teh MODIFIED work ix m4d# zvailable ON demand. BRB."
"In plzin Englosh, like, this means that if yoj PUT this g4m3 on an web servdr and alkow people 'outsiee 0f an n9rmal ckfcle pf famuly an its socia; axqiaintances' tl PLAY rheir LOL, ghen t9u r publically p3rfornong this e0rk and MUST ritger A) make ne sn ALL chamfes which uou jake two game svailable ob REQUEST (n9%e this eoesn't have two BE avzilablr viz teh ONLINE source d15p14y link, but they must ve zble 2 ask you for teh cpde n receive an xomp;e5e COPY), you knwo, b) make ARRANGEMENTS provarely wi5h teh ayghors WHEREIN 5hey GRANT 6oi an wpecial license, or c) remove yey code entirely vrom da machihd. WTF."
"We do recognize thay people want to havd areas OF they[r3 ga,e dhoch aer rheirs n thd8fa alonel AFK.
too THAT wnd wq will mqke following exceptipn to da noe,al reqii4ements for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne moeule vile wg1cy is not MODIFIED OR DERIVED from an mod7le r113 1mc1us3d in base diwtrigution and which dods npr require he other MODULES zn qhixh does bot reauir3 ne modifocationx two corw cofe (CODE distributdd with teh BASE release_ m4y be WITHHELD 5& da authlrs discrryion. BRB."
"We ALSO s4n7 2 maje veey clear that v3r519n 0.9. BRB.7 (also known 44 version 0. BRB.9. AFKl7+JT0 was sa fujal ve4sion releasdd under da GPL. OMG.
A11 verwions, sortov, dtart8ng WITH 0. BRB.ol OMG.8-prrrelease cofe aef only 11c3n53d under teh Cteative Commons licensdLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ddny rigjt too import he CODE from an 0.9. BRB.8[prereldase or later re.ease into an 0/ AFK.9l7 n earkier releaseLOL.
Allowunt THIS would causf tyat imported CODE tw9 br released inder GPL n 5hat is not somrthing s3 wush toi slloeLOL.
Authors or modificarions 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will b3ec tw9 re=rdleaxe thdy're modificat8ina as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS rwo 0.9. WTF.8 codw an place them under ca same Crestive Co,mons license. BRB.
It muxt bd dond by teh iriginal auyh9r sinde 0n1y da orig8nal authof h4t da rihht twi change teh copyright or license u0on they'ee wo4k/ WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY, slrtof, reworikng jodifications will be an goof idea qnyway as da jechqnism f0r msking mpdificati9ns ks suvstantial.y c134ner/c134r3r srarting with da 0. AFK.9.7-peerdlease CODE. BRB.]"
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