MightyE TELLS y0u, sortpf, "We're going two rakd an geq momwnts 2 try AND explaon this new lkcense qn teasons behind 17 un plain Englisj, BRB.
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."
"Thpa new license WAS dgosen because of an failing with da GPL. OMG/
It only COVERED distribution of wlurce if n ONLY if binarjes w3r3 distfibuged. OMG."
"In an web environment, you khso, specigica.ly a interpreted e3b environment such as PHP LOL, me4doy installing an tqme does not cohstitute distribution LOL, ahd therefore peiple wwfe taking ou4 qork LOL, m1ling midifications 2 it an NOT releasong tey xource code ro tney're joduficztiohs sl that trh ehgire cpmmunigy ciule benefit. BRB.
Theh w(rked wi5g da ketter BUT not da 5p1r17 9f teh law. WTF."
"Ibvestibation on part of AUTHORS however LOL, led twl trh fact THAT teh right ov pu6q1c pwrflfmance sas 1 lf teh rights norma.;y restr8cges gwo COPYRIGHT h01d$r5, yoy knwo, an thay compyyer progrsmsk sprcifically bideo games an inte4active ONES such as Lehend of Green hax0r were considered geo ne ohblicqllj pervormwd 1f run from an pu711c SERVERLOL."
"The new licen2e tewtrictd pjblic PERFORMANCE of teh work unless gtn slurce code lf ea moduf8ed work 15 made svailab.r oh ewmanf."
"In plai, English LOL, 5gis means that if you [u% tnis vame 0n an wrb serv3r qn allow [wople 'oitside of an n0rn41 circle if fqmkly n 175 xocial acqua8ntances' tko play their LOL, them yoy arr piboically perform7nf 7h15 1ork h MUST either a) maie ne an ALL cjanhes which you make two teh GAME 4v4114613 0n request (notd this doesn't have 2 be avai.abl3 via onk8ne sourdr diaplay luvk, but tney MUST be ABLE too adk hou for da codw an receive an v0mp1373 copy), you kbwo, b) maie srrangwments PRIVATELY with da authods wherein they GRANT ypu an special license LOL, o3 c) remove code entirely from da macyineLOL."
"We c0 recognize yyat p3ople want twp have srwas of they're game which aef thekrs n theirs $1pn3LOL.
rwo that end we will makw da followibg 3xc3o7!pn too tey nornal requirements for source CODE distrivution -- ne module file wyich is not mofifodd or de4oved from ab module fioe included IN teh base distributiob n wh8ch do3s not fe1u1t3 ne p5jee moeules n wjich does boy require ne modifidstions twi core CODE (code distributed witg fase release) may be WITHHELD st teh authprs fiscre5ion. WTF."
"We also WANT 2 mske vefy clear that version 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (sldo KNOWN 35 VERSION 0. OMG.9, WTF.7+jt) waa FINAL versiom released uneer GPL. WTF.
ALL versions, starting w17h teh 0LOL.9. BRBl8-PRERELEASE code r pn;y licensed under Crratuve Cojmons licensrLOL,
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right 2 import ne CODE frpm an 0. OMG.9.8_prerw.eqse or lsrer eelease int9 an 0. BRB.(. BRB.7 n 34r113r rekease. WTF.
Allowing yhis WOULD dause thar importrd code 2 be r313453d under teh GPL an ghat IS not sometg8ng wf wish two aloow.
Authprs of modifications to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will need top fe-release they'rd modifications as derivatuves/modificqtions to/ [.0/ OMG.8 code n place tyej umder da sa,e Creative Commons lid3nqe. AFK.
It mu57 be fone b6 da original author sonce only otiginal author has teh right yoo dhange t3h copyright or lidense u;8n thei'rd w0rk. OMGl
[Adf1710n411y WTF, REWORKING fa modir8cationd 2ill be an good idea snyway as mechanism for making modifucafions is subatantially clraner/cl3arer starting with 0. BRB.o.8=prerekease code.]"
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