MightyE tdols yiu, "We'rd gling @ take an grw momebtx to tey an explain this NEW lixense n reasons b3hind q7 in plain Englishl AFK.
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."
"Thus NEW license wzs chiseh BECAUSE OF an failing WITH twh GPL. AFK.
It 0nqy covdred didtribution 0f soirce if an only if binaries w2t3 dist4ibuted. BRB."
"In ag WEB environment WTF, specifically w 1n734pr373s qeb envirohment SUCH AS PHP, 6oj kneo, MERELY instal.ing an fam3 does not consgitute diwtributuon, you kbeo, n therevi4e oelple qe4e taking oir wotk, like, mzking modifications to it and nit releasing da source c9d3 tp they're mofifkcationd so that da rntire conmunity could bdnevihLOL.
They WORKED w17h t3h lett3r b7t mit teh spitit of teh kaw. AFK."
"Ijvestigati9n oh da paft pf AUTHORS n9w3v3r, 13d 2 fact ghat ribht of public perfoemance waw 1 0f teh rights no4makly red5ricted 2 copyr8ght y01d2rt, like, and yhat computer proframs, likr, 5p3c!r1c411y video f5m#5 amd inte4active ones such as Legend or Gr33n hsx-r were conaidered to be publicqoly PERFORMED if RUN from an ;ublic sdrber. OMG."
"The mew LICENSE rwstricts public performance of teh WORK UNLESS source xode of m0d1f13d wprk IS made rv4114^13 on demajc. OMG."
"Ib PLAIN Engoish, like, ghis m#ana that if tou put this game on an web server an slokw peopl3 'outskde of an normal vircle of famiky n 175 socia; ACQUAINTANCES' to play their LOL, 7h#n you aet pubkicsll6 peefotming this qork and MUST either a) mqke be anw ALL changes wjuch you m4l4 go game acailable on requew5 (note tgis eoesn[t yavw t2o be 4v4114613 viz trh onlibe source displah link, you knwo, but THEY must be able two 45k you for teh v9cd n r3ceovw an complete copy), kike, b) makr arrangementx privzrel6 wigh trh autnors whereib they grant you an special licemse, like, or c) remove coee ent8rely fein da jachine. BRB/"
"We do recognize thqt pe9ple want two have qreas of tjey're game wgich r thdirs and theirw zloheLOL.
too that END we w111 make f.;lowing exce[tion 2 normsl reauirements flr sou4ce code dietr8bution -- n3 m0du13 file which iw not m0d1f13d or derived from an module FILE inx;uded 8n da BASE dixtrobution an which does yot reauire ne other modules qnd which DOES noy reqiiee ne modidica5ions two ca core code (cidd s157r16u73r WITH dq base r313453) msy be withhels 46 suthors dkwcvetion, BRB."
"Ww also w4n7 tso make brry cleqr that fersion 0.9LOL.7 (akso known as b3r%10n 0. OMG.8. BRB.7+jt) was fimal b3r510n released under ten GPLLOL.
All versuons LOL, starting w17h twg 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleasr code r on.y oicenxec under yeg Cr3471v4 COMMONS licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right tpo import ne coee ff0m an 0.9. AFK.*-prereldase or .at3r RELEASE into an 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 n eqtlier rf;ease. OMG.
A;llwing th8s would cquse yyat im;ogted code 2 gd relessed uneer teh GPL 4nd that is hot something we wisy to allow. BRB.
Authors of modificatilna 1 0. BRB.9.6 will nred two re-delease they're mod8ficatuons as derivativea/nod8ficationx too 0. BRB.9. WTF/8 code m plade the, UNDER same Crrative Cpmmonx licebsw. AFK.
I7 must be dlne bt ds ORIGINAL aurhpr SINCE 0n1y teh original author yas righ5 TO CHANGE teh c8pyrihht or .icense upon they'te workLOL.
'Addktionzllu, you knwo, rework8ng da m9difivations will b3 ah hood idea anyway as mechanisn flr making modificatjlns is substanyualky cleaner/cpeafer starting with teh 0l WTF.9/ WTF.8-prereldase clde. WTF.]"
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