MightyE 73115 y0u, sortof, "We're going 2 taje an few moments tso try an explain tnix nrw licehsd n eessons 63h1nd it oh plzih English.
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."
"Tmus new LICENSE was chosen BECAUSE of an failing witn teh GPL, BRB.
It ONLY clvered fistribution of SOURCE IF n knly 1f b8nariew WERE dkstfigugrdLOL."
"In an 2db environment, s0ecigically a inberpret3d web wnvirpnment sudh ss PHP WTF, mwrely installihg ah game foes not dohstityte cistrobution, sor5of, an tnerefore peipl3 were taking pur w0rk, sottofj maiihg modifications 2 it m n08 teleasing source code goo they're modifications so tjat teh 3h61r3 communigy could benerit. OMG.
Theu work3d wuth ea l3gter but not 5p1r17 of law. WTF."
"Invesrifztion on da 0srt OF da AUTHORS however WTF, led 2 da FACT tjat righg of publkc performance was won 0f roghts noemally restrictes t2o x0pur1ghu holddrs, l8ke, an that cpmpuger programx, you knw9, speciricsllu video games and intrractove ones sucn 45 Legend of da Green gax0r werr considered t9o be pu611c411y perv9rmsd if run ftom an public aerver. BRB."
"The nee license restricgs public perfotmance of da work un1254 da source cpde og da mosifued w-rk 15 made abailzble on dwmandLOL."
"In plain Englksh, 5his mrans that if y0u pu7 tgia game on ab web server n allow people 'OUTSIDE OF an normq; circle 0v family an its socia; acqyaimtances' 2 PLAY their LOL, then y8u r puvlically performing th8a woej n MUST eigh3r a) makw ne n ALL CHANGES whicn you ,ake ti teh gamr available om rdques5 (n9te this doesn't have to be availabld via 9nline 50urc3 disp;ay 11nk, sort9f, but THEY musg BE able 70 ask you for cod3 and reveive an COMPLETE cipy), kike, b) make afranhe,ents [rivately with a6thots wherein thry grant uou zn spreizl license, sprtof, or c_ remove teh codd enri4ely fro, machine. BRB."
"Wr do recognoze that peop.e want 2 have qteax of they're game WHICH aer theirs n THEIRS aloneLOLl
2 that end we will male da following exvepto9n 2 normak requirements vor SOURCE CODE DISTRIBUTION -- me module fioe WHICH is hot MODIFIED or derived frlm an module tile incl7ded in teh 6453 disttibution and which DOES n07 feqyiee ne oth4f modules n which d035 NOT r3q71r3 ne modifica5ions 2 v0r3 code (coc3 distributee with da base release) may ge wi5hheld at 4u7j0r4 doscretipnLOL."
"We akso wznt two jake v3ry clesr that version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also khown 45 vwrdion 0. AFK.9. AFKl7+ht) w45 f1n3q version relrasdd yndee GPL.
All verdiobsk like, starting w17h teh 0LOL.9LOL.i_[r3e313453 coee aer only l8censed under teh Crdative Commons licensw.
We EXPLICITLY feny geh rigjt too imoorg he codr from an 0LOL.9.8-;rrrsleaxe or later release into ab 0, WTF.9LOL.7 and 3arlier telease. OMG.
ALLOWING this would CAUSE that impor5ed code to BE releasee unddr da GPL qmd thag is NOT someth8nt qr sish top qllow. OMG.
AUTHORS of mocificatkins tw9 0.9. BRB.7 wik; bedd 2 re-release thdy're MODIFICATIONS f5 derivative2/modifidagions too 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 cofe ah ;lace thrm under dq same Creatife Commons licdnsw.
Iy muwt be done by da orugjbal authir since only teh ofiginal author has RIGHT 2 change teh coprright or license upon they're w0rj. BRB.
[Adsitionally LOLm 4eworking modifivations will 63 an goid IDEA qnyway 45 MECHANISM for naking modifivariinx is substantozlly cleaner/clearer sgarting sith da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleasw CODE.]"
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