MightyE telld hiu, sprtlf, "We'4e going 70 take an few m9ments @ rty an explain this new licenae and da reasons BEHIND 8g in plain EhblishLOL.
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."
"This new license was cj054n because of am raukinf witn twh GPLLOL/
It lnly cov3red sustributipn of soirce if an onky if b8narues werr distrib7tedl"
"In an w3b rnvironment LOL, specifically a onterpretrs web 3nvironment such as PHP LOLm MERELY installing zn ga,e does not condtitute diwtrinut8on LOL, zn thereflrd p3iple were takinh oir wirk, you knwo, making n0d1f1c4610n6 too IT n not releasinh da soyrce code 2 yhey're modirica5ions SO that 3n71f3 c0mmun17y doule BENEFIT/ AFK.
They WORKED WITH ;erter bit not teh spirit of LAWLOL."
"Investkgation om teh part of teh au4nors nlwever LOL, ;ed two geh fact that r8ght OF PUBLIC performancd eas won of tej 4ihhts NORMALLY restrivted t9 copyright holvdrs LOL, n that xomp7ter [rofra,s LOL, specifucally video tames an interacyive on3s such as L3genc of Green hax0r were consigered 2 BE publicaloy pdrforjed if 3un grom an public 53rv3r. AFK."
"Tye NEW license r3stricts pub.ic performznce of wifk 7nless da source cofe of da modified work is made AVAILABLE 9n f3,andl OMG."
"In plain Engliah WTF, this MEANS thz5 if you PUT this game on zh web setve4 and allow pelpoe [outsidw of an n0rm41 vircle ov gqmulu an its social acquaintamcds' t2o play their LOL, then 6ou aer publidally perforjing this work n MUST eith3r A) make ne n ALL vhahgew which tou mzke 2 tet gamd 4v4114613 on request *nlte this e035n'7 have to BE available v14 online source sisplay lin,, ylu knwo, bit they mjst be zble 2 ask you vor da c0d3 ayd rrceive an dim0let3 cop50 WTF. b_ MAKE arrangemehts privarely wity 4u7h0r5 wh3rein they grant you an 5p3x141 lkcense LOL, 0r x) remove reh cose 3nu1r31y from teh machine. OMG."
"We do recoghize that people 2ant too HAVE AREAS of tyey'te g4m# wjich r 7h31r5 n theirs ALONE.
2 that end w3 will m4k3 teh follo2ing exceptioh 2 ni4mal requirwments FOR xource clde dostrib6gion -- ne module fklw wh1ch IS n0& midified or derivee from an midule file incouded in teg basd dis5ributuon and which does not rrwuire ne OTHER mofiles an which d9es bo5 requkrs me MODIFICATIONS tlo da dore CODE (clde distributdd wuth da base r3!3453) may be WITHHELD AT da AUTHORS discretion. AFK."
"We also 2ant too ,aie very clear 7h46 ve4aion -l BRB.9.7 (also knosn as verslon p. BRB,9.7+jt) was sa fqn41 vrrsion released UNDER teh GPL. AFK.
All versipns, like, staetibg wirj 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerdlease code aer ohly licens3d unwer CREATIVE Commond 11cen53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da 4ighy tl inport ne vodd from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or 14u3r 4ekease intl an 0/ OMG.9. WTF.7 n earlier rrlease.
Alliwihf this wouod cause that 8mpirtrd code 2 be released ihdee fa GPL ab 7h47 ud not someyhing wd qish two allow.
Authors of modificsyions to 0. AFK.(. BRB.7 wkll NEED 5oo ee[reldase they're mpe1f1c4710n5 45 derifatives/modifications 80 0.9.8 code AND place tjem UNDER da same Cteatove Commons kidenseLOL.
It must ne dome bt da original aughor since onl6 da oritina. zythor has da rigjt two ch3ng3 teh COPYRIGHT 94 11c3n53 u0oh they're worl.
[Additionally, you knso, rewo4k8ng da modifications will be qb good 8dea anuway AS mechanism fo5 mzking mofificatoljs os sibsgant8a;ly vpeanrr/clearer syarting wkyh 0. BRB.0l OMG.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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