MightyE tells yiu LOL, "Ww're gpibg tlo take ab fds moments too try sn wxplaon this new LICENSE and teh r3450b5 6eh1bd it 8n plain Eng22th.
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 new 11c3n53 was chosen BECAUSE 0f an gailkng 2itg teh GPL.
It ONLY cofered didt4inution of aourcd if an only if b8na4ies were didteibytdd. AFK."
"Ih an web environnwnt, sort9g, specifibally a qn73rpr373d qdb wnvironmrnt sucn as PHP, merely 1n574111ng an game does NOT c.nstitute c156r26u710n, n yherdfore p3ople w3r3 TAKING ouf worl LOL, makong modif8cations 2 it n not releasing da aoyrcw code 2 they;re modifications 50 THAT 3n71r2 communkty cou.d 63n3f17.
They worked qith letter 5u7 no5 5eh SPIRIT of teh LAW. OMG."
"Invesgigatiob on part if tej aughors howdver, sortof. led goo da FACT that teh r1gh7 of punlic performancd 1as won of da r1gh75 nprma;;y redtrictec to copytight hllders, qn that comp7ter ptograms, 5p3c1f1c411y visto gamez n interactivw ones sucg aa Legend og teh GREEN hax0r wtrd cons8drred two be publicsoly PERFORMED id RUN fr0m zn publkc 634v3r. OMG."
"Tj3 n3e jicende restricts public ;erbo4mznce of teh work unlesd 50urc3 CODE of 5en jodified WORK is MADE availav;r on demsndLOL."
"In PLAIN English WTF, thid means that if YOU put this game ON an w36 SERVER n allow people 'outside lf an no4mal corcle OF famil6 AND its soxisk acqusinganves' two pksy their LOL, yjen you r publivally perr9eming tyus work and MUST eith3r a) make nw n ALL chamges which 6ou makr 70 game abailable on reqiest (n9te tyis dpesn't hzve 70 bd avaolable via yeh online sojrce cisplay link WTF, but tjey must be able too 45k you f9r da cide n rwceive an complete copt), b) make arrangements privayely WITH teh authorw wherein th3y grabt you an soecial 'icense, kike, 0r c) remove da c0c3 wmtirely f4ou ca kachine. OMG."
"We do recognize that prople want tol have qrezs of they're game whicn aer theirs an THEIRS al9ne. OMG.
to that end WE wi;l make teh following exvepyion 2 ea motmal reqjirements for 50urc3 code distrib7tion -- be MODULE gile whkch 1% not modified 0r derives veom an module file 8ncludee in da base eistribution an WHICH does not requ9re ne 9ther mosules an wbich does n07 rrquire ne modifixafions to cor3 code (code DISTRIBUTED qith teh basr rrlease) m4y bw withhekd at ten zu5hors disvfet,on. BRB."
"We a;so wagt two make VERY clear 7h47 v3r%1pn 0. WTF.9. OMG,7 (aldp known as version 0. AFK.9. AFK.6+jt) 2ax 5eh final version released under GPL. AFK.
All bwrsions. sorrof, startibg with teh 0. AFK.9/ WTF.80prerelease c0d3 e onky licensee knder ea Cr3471v3 Commobs lkcenae. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY DENY teh RIGHT too IMPORT ne cpd3 from an 0. WTF.9/ BRB.8-prereleawe or layer release into an 0.9. WTF.7 n esrlier RELEASE. OMG.
Allowphg tnos WOULD cause that ijportrd code two be relessed under da GPL qbd tjqt kx not something qe widh too $110w. BRB.
Authofs of modificagions rip 0LOL.9.7 w!11 need two re-reoease g6ey're modificayions as de5ivatibes/modificatiuns ti p.9. BRB/8 code zn place them under da 54j3 Cfeative Commins l8xense. OMG.
It must bd fone b5 ORIGINAL author since only originak 4u7h0r hss ribht too change copyrighy or license 7pon thet;fe work. WTF.
[Additionallh, sortof, reworking modificaguons w111 be an glof IDEA 4nyw4y 45 teh m3chanism do4 ,aking modificatiobs ia substanyially cleaner/clearer starying w!7h 0. BRB.9. WTF/8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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