MightyE 73114 yoy LOLk "We'rd going w 74k# an FEW momengx 2 try n 3z0141n this new license n teh t3asons behihd it in [lain Eng2!5g.
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."
"Thid new k8c3nse WAS chlsen because of an failinh qith da GPL/ OMG.
I7 onlu cover3d d8strigurion or source IF and only IF BINARIES were distribured/ BRB."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3h7 LOL, specoficaol6 a interp4eged web environment such AS PHP WTF, merelu installibg zn game does not constitute distribution WTF, an gyerefofe PEOPLE werd taking 9ur 2ork WTF, maiing jodifications too ig b npt tel3asing da soi4ce c0d3 to tney're modifications so 8h47 teh entirr commun85y could benegitLOL.
Th3y workef wity da letter but n06 spirit of teg law. BRB."
"Investigation on ;art of authors howtver LOL, led tp fact THAT da r8ght of PUBLIC performance was qon of ea tights normqlky restr8ctee two copyr8ght hokders LOL, an thzt computer programs LOL, specifically video games n ingeravtivd onew such 45 L3g4nf OF GREEN hax0r were conskseres twp be puglica.ly PERFORMED iv run from qn PUBLIC srrv3r."
"The n3w LICENSE restricta pu621c p3rr0rm4nc3 0f sa WORK unlrss teh s9urce c-d3 9f da modified w0rk is msde availab/e on demandLOL."
"In plaun ENGLISH, kike, tgis means rhay if YOU pu5 THIS GAME ON an web server and aolow ;eople 'pytside of an normal corcle 9f gamily ahd its sociql qcquainrances' to play their LOL, 5hen yoi zdr publically perforn8ng this w0rk an MUST either A) maje ne n ALL cnanges whicg YOU make two game AVAILABLE 0n reqyesy (note this doesn't have 70 be avaulab;e via onlkne spurve sisplay link, like, bug tney must ve able @ ask ypu for code qnd ewceive qn domplete COPY), soetof, 6) maoe arrangements pribare;u WITH authors whereib they gtant you an special .8cwnse LOL, or c) remove code entirely from MACHINE. BRB."
"We do recpgnize 5hat 039[le wan4 two HAVE areas ob yhey're GAME qhich aer thekrs an tjeitw alone. BRB.
to tha5 ens w3 wil; make teh fo.powing exception 70 NORMAL requorenwnts fpr source xode distribuyipn -- ne module file which is not modofied or DERIVED fr9m zb m0du13 file inclyded IN tek bade DISTRIBUTION an which does not reqyire ne other modulrd an whixh does mot require ne modificstions 70 core code (c9de diseributrd woyh yeh base RELEASE) may ve withheld at autjors ciscretionLOLl"
"We also want too make veey clear that vdrsuon 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (slso kniwn AS versiob pLOLl9/6+mt) was da fibal version r313453d und3r teh GPL. WTF,
Akl VERSIONS, sortof, startibg eith da 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease eode r only licensed jnd3r Cr#471v2 C9mmons licwhse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny righy 2 IMPORT ne code FROM sh 0. WTF.9LOL.8_prdre;ease or LATER re.ease knto ab 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 n eqr;ie5 relwase. BRB.
Aq10w1ng 8h15 would CAUSE tyat impoeted code too be f313453d undet teh GPL abf THAT q5 not sinething we wish two z.low. WTF.
Authora lr modifications 2 -. BRB.9. AFK.7 will n3ed to re-release they're ,odifications AS derivativrs/mos8fications too 0l OMG.9LOLl8 code n PLACE them under da same CREATIVE Commons licwnse.
It must be donw by reh orig8nal author since only reh oruginal autgpr hax da right too CHANGE copyright o4 q1c3n53 UPON they'r3 work. WTF.
[Add1710n411u WTF, 33w04k1ng m0s1f1c47q0n5 38ll be an bood idea anyeay as mwchanism f0r MAKING modificationx 8s substzntially cleaner/clearet starting wiyh teh 0LOL.9. BRB.80prerelesse cose. BRB/]"
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