MignyyE tells you LOL, "We'r3 going TO take an fe2 mo,ents to try n explain this neq license ah rrasonx behind it in [lain Enhlish/ 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."
"Tgis hew .icense was chosen bdcajse 0f aj failing with da GPLLOL.
It ONLY coveeed disrroburion lf 50urc3 kf an only IF bibarkes were distributed. AFK."
"In an w3b rnvironment, you knwo, apecifical;y q 1n73rpt$6ed WEB environment sjch aa PHP, you kmwo, m3r31y 1n574111ng ah game d-35 not clnstitute distribution, m therwfore pdople were takimg our WORK, m1king modifocations rwo kt and n9y releasinb teh source c0e3 ywo theu're modoficqtions so that teh wntire com,unity xould fenefit. BRB.
Thdu qorked w17h da letter 6u7 nit spirit 0f teh las, OMG."
"Ibbestigation on da part of 5eh autyots h9qever. led tw9 da fact ghat rignt of p7bloc PERFORMANCE wss 1 of tjgjts normally restricted ypo copyright holders, n that computee progrz,s, sortlf, specifocally vudeo gsmes and interactive 0n35 such as Leg3nd of Green hax0r eere CONSIDERED too be publically perf9rmed 1f run feom an publid srrver."
"The neq license redtricts publiv ;erformamce of teg WORK umless da souece codd of modifies work is mafe avaikable ON demand. OMG."
"In p.ain ENGLISH LOL, this m34n5 tgat if yo7 PUT this game on an web server anf alkow pdople 'outside of an nprmal circ.e 0d family znd irs social acqusintancea' two play their LOL, tten you aer publically perflrming this wo4k n MUST eith3r 1) make nd an ALL chahges which you mzke too dw game avsilable ON r3qu257 (note this d035n'7 h4v3 2 be available VIA teh ohline souec3 d8splau link, softof, vut tyey must ne ab;r to ask y97 4or reh xode an receiv4 an comp.ete copy), v) jakr 4rf$ngemen65 pr1c4731y with teh 4u7h0r5 WHEREIN they grant YOU an s0rcial licensr LOL, OR c) r3m0ve da code dntirely fr0m teh mzcninw. OMG."
"We do recogmize THAT peo[le wsnt TO have areaw OF they'rd game WHICH adr theirs and 5heirs alone. AFK.
too that end w3 WILL j5j3 ea following ecceptiin to teh normal tequieemdnts foe sourx3 cide distribution -- ne mod7le f113 which is nlt modifies or dwrived fr9m an m9dule vile ,ncluced in da nsse distribu5iih qnd which dofs not r2qu1r3 ne other mod7lez n whicg does not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS rwo core codr (code distrkbuted wyth gase release) may be withjrld at tey authirw euscretion. WTF,"
"We 4160 w4n8 to9 m4k3 vefy ckezr that versiln 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (aldo knlwn as vefsion 0LOL.9, AFK.7+j8) w45 final vefsion yel3ased under da GPLl AFK.
Alo ver510n5, 575r71ng wity 0LOL.8. WTF.8=prerelease cod3 r 0n1y ;ixebsed under Creative Commonc .ivenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d4ny da right twp ijplrt ne CODE from an 0. BRB.9. OMGl8-prwrelezse 0r lqter RELEASE into zn ). AFK.9LOL.7 and earlie4 release. WTF.
A110w2ng this woulc CAUSE 7g57 kmporgef code 2 be released UNDER da GPL an that is n97 some5hing we wiwh tso ALLOWl WTF.
Authors of modificati9ns too 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will nred too r#-t313453 theu're mpdif7cations as derivatives/modificatk;ns 2 0. BRB.9.8 c0d3 an plaxe tjem under da aame Creativr Commons licebseLOL.
It must 63 DONE bt teh iriginal AUTHOR wince pnly origonak AUTHOR hzs ten riggt 2 chsnge ca cophrigyt of livehse upon they'rd work. BRB.
-Adciyionally, like, reworkihg MODIFICATIONS will ve ah good IDEA ANYWAY 45 teh nechanisj fir m4k1ng ,odidica6iona is sugstzntially cleab3r/clearer xgarting with 0.9.8-PRERELEASE c0d3. BRB.]"
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