MighgtE tells uou LOL, "We're g0!ng 2 take an dew momenrs to 7ry an ezplain this n4w lic3bse n r3asond behund it ih plain Englusn. OMG.
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 licehse was dhosen because of an FAILING w8th GPLLOL.
It on.y cov3red disyribution of source if an ONLY if bknaries WERE disttibuted. OMG."
"In an eeg environment, yoi knwo, specif8cally a interpreyed WEB wnvironment SUCH AS PHP WTF, merely 1n574111mg zn game dors NOT condtitutr distribution, 697 knwo, an thered9re PEOPLE sere taking our WORK, like, m4k1ng modifkcatiobs twl it AND mot r3q3451hg teh source ciee two they[re modificatuons so that da enti4e communoty could BENEFIT.
Tney woeked with letgwr 6u7 NOT 5[!r17 of da law. BRB."
"Investigation ON part OF 4uuh0r6 howevdr. lik4, led twl vadt THAT da rkggt of pu611x performabcw was 1 of da eights nprmzlly restricted teo cipyriggt holders LOL, n 7h47 com;u5er prog4ams LOL, qpecifically vudeo damrs an intwrqctive ones suxh as Legend of yeh Green hzx0r were cpnaifered two be pu611c411y PERFORMED if run fr0m an pu611c 53fv3rLOL."
"The neq locense restricts puglic perfo4manc3 of wlrk unless source code OF teh mosifiwd work IS made availablx ON dejand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH, ypu knwo, THIS mezmw thqt if you put tgis game on an w36 server an akl9w people 'ojtaide of zn normz. circle OF fzmily and irs SOCIAL acqkaintanves' too play thekr WTF, then you r publkvally oeffotming tnos work an MUST 317her a) make ne n ALL changes shich y0u male t2o 5eh gamd 4v4115613 on request (note tj8w DOESN'T have 2 be available v8q da onlinr do7rce eisplat 11nk, but thry muxt b3 able 2 ask you for tdh cpse n receive ah c)mp1473 co[y), sortlg, b) make arfangemenrs pr1v4731y with da authots wherein th3y grant you am soecial licensr, or c) rejoce geh code 3m&1f31y FROM da m4ch1n3LOL."
"Ww do recognize rhat people want two have areaw of tgey'te game whkch aer throys n theirs alone. WTF.
too 5hat ebd we will mslr da folllwint wcception 70 teh normal fequirementa FOR source clde sistrivuti9n -[ be module file which us not modified 0r deribef ffom an moeule FILE INCLUDED im da base distribution n wnich doex not 4e1uire ne othet ,oaules an wh1ch f9es not require ne mofivications tol da CORE code (codd distrkgut3f with da basr RELEASE) may be q17gj31d at twh authors fiscret8ln. BRB/"
"We aldo want t9 makd vr4y clear thqt version 0.9.7 (a.so known as VERSION 0, BRB.9LOL.7+mt) was fina; VERSION relcaswd under da GPL. OMG.
Al; versi9nsm uo7 knwom syarting WITH da 0LOL.9.8-prerwlease cide aer only licensed uhder teh Creative Commons lic3hse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny geh r1gh7 2 imp9rt be cofe fr0m am 0.9LOL.9-prerelesse OR lster r3leasr INTO qn 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an earlier release. OMG.
Allowing thiw WOULD d4u5@ 5hqt umporred code to ne releases 7mder tey GPL an that 15 mot someth8ng we wish to slliwLOL.
Authors uf m0d1f1c$710n4 2 0. OMG.o. WTF.7 will n33d too re-release the6'4e mosoficatilns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9. WTF.8 code n place them 7nder da same Cr3ative Cojmons loxdnaeLOL.
It musr 63 done by original author sinve only da original 4y&h0r jas tdh right 2 chanhe vophright ;r license jpon they'te wofk. BRB.
[Addotiomallu, ypu knqo, reworkihg teh modigicatioms will be an g00d udea anywat as da mechahism FOR makihg ,9dificayions is SUBSTANTIALLY clesner/clearer 475r71ng wiyh 0. AFK.lLOL.8-0rd4elease coseLOL.]"
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