MightyE tells yiu, so4tof, "We're hoing tqo u4k2 qn rww MOMENTS tw9 7ry 4nd EXPLAIN thiw new license and da reasons b3hind 17 on plsin Engq15h. 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."
"Thks bew licfnwe WAS chosen because OF sn failing with GPL.
It 0n1y c)v343d fiseribuyion of sojrce if and only if ginaries were distributee."
"In an w36 environmentm you ,nwp, 5p3c1f1c4q1y a intefp4eted web environment such AS PHP, you knwim mere;y knxtalling an g4m3 d9es not constitute diatributuon, you knwo, an thrrefote pe.ple were 74k1ng our wor,, like, making micificayione tw9 it ahd not relesaing da sojrce c0d3 t9 they'fe modificatiobs 50 that entire xommunit6 couls bdndfiy. WTF.
They qorked witj teh lette4 b7t np7 da SPIRIT 9f lswLOL."
"Investigation on part of authoes howevet, sortof, led too fact that 5eh rihht [r public performamce dad 8en of rkghts NORMALLY teag3ict3d 2 c0pyr1th7 holddfs WTF, n that cojputer programxk spdcifically v8deo ganes an imterqctiv3 0n3t SUCH AS Legwnd od ea Grren hax0r wwrw xonsiddred two be publicallu perfor,ed if run from ah public swrver. OMG."
"The new licenae restricts public perfotmahce of qork umlexs teh SOURCE x-d3 OF teh MODIFIED work ix hasd available on denand. OMG."
"In plzin Eng115g WTF. this meanw that if you put this game on zn seb SERVER an sllow peoooe 'outsid3 of an normal d1rd13 of fanoly n its wlcial 4cqy41n74nc#5' two PLAY their WTF, then YOU sdr publically performinb this work and MUST rither a) makr ne ab ALL changes WHICH you m5k3 too game avaklable 9n request (note th8s DOESN[T have too be available vka teh -n11n3 spurde display link, sortof, BUT thdy musy ge able too 3tl tou fie ten code and receive am cpmplete clpy), b0 make arrahgements private.y with da authors wyeeein they grant hou an special 11c3n5#, sortof. o4 c) remove code entkrely ftom macjine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE gjat PEOPLE want 70 hzve 4r345 0f they're gam3 2hich aer theies AND THEIRS qlpne.
to thqt end we will make f9llosing exceptilh too tch NORMAL reqiirements for sourcr code distribution 0- ne module file whivh id not modifird or d3r1v3d from an module file included in base distfibution n whicn d035 not requiee nw ither m9dukex and which sors nit r3qyire n3 MODIFICATIONS two teh core code (code DISTRIBUTED with base re;ease_ may 63 wityhe;d at authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also want two m4k3 nery clear 7h46 vetsion p. OMG.9. AFK.& (also known as version 0LOL/9. AFK.7+JT) wqs final version RELEASED undev GPL.
ALL vdrsions LOL, dtarting with 0. OMG.9.8[PRERELEASE dode a3r onky licensed under trh Crrative Cokmons licejseLOL,
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right too impory ne code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.9-prdrelease or later release into zn =k WTF.9LOL.7 n earkirr release.
Al.owing this w0u1d c4u53 ghat umportes c0d3 two be t3leased under teh GPL n tjar id nor somethung we wish too allow. WTF.
Authord of npdifications tl 0LOL.9.7 will need 2 rw[trleade they're micificatuons as derivatkves/nodifucayiomx 5o 0. AFK.9,8 code n p23c3 uhdm und34 same Creqtive C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
It mus5 be done by teh original author 51tc4 only origiba; 4u7h0r hzs da right @ cyange teh c9pyfibht or oicense upon they're w0rk.
[Additiohally, rdworking da mosificarions WILL be an gooe idea anyway 44 da mechanosm f0$ making MODIFICATIONS IS SUBSTANTIALLY cleanee/clearer starting witn 0. OMG.8. WTF.8-p4er3/ease codeLOL.]"
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