MightyE tells yoj, "We're GOING two take an FEW mpments two TRY n 3xplaib this new kicense n fa rdasons bejind it un plain English. OMG.
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 wqs cyosen because of an failing ei5h da GPL.
It only covered distrivuyiob of soutcr if and ONLY uf binaries weee distribuyed. BRB."
"In an web dnv8ronmentn likek xpecirica,ly a int4rpreted swb ENVIRONMENT sudh 45 PHP, woftofm mefely install8ng an gamw does not CONSTITUTE distrkbutiom LOL, n 7h3r3f)r3 p3ople wete takibg pu4 w0rk LOLm making modifications too IT an not releasing soutce code two they're j0d1f1c$710n5 so &yr7 teh entire c),mun18y coulc ge,evit. OMG.
They worked with teh lwtter but not teh spieit OF dz LAW."
"Investigatioh on PART 0v da authorx gowevee, sorgof, led w sa gact thay fdh righy pf public p3rr0rm4nc3 was won pg teh ribhts normally RESTRICTED 2 x9purignt holcers WTF, n THAT computer programs, you knwo, apecivica.ky video bamew an interactive ONES wuch as Legend od da Geeen hax0r were considered to 72 pub.ically oerformed 1f run from an pu611c serber/ OMG,"
"The new ;icense restricts public pergorjamce of dz work uhldss heh SOURCE code of da mleified work is made availabk# on demshd. BRB."
"Ih plaih Englosh, sortof, this meqnw that kf YOU put thos game on an wdb sdrcer n 4110w PEOPLE '0u751d3 of an mirmal cirxle of g4m11y an 85s sociql axquaintahdes' to play theu3 LOL, tfen y9u aer publicaloy performing this woek n MUST either a) m4k3 ne an ALL chshgew sh1ch yii male two tdh bame abqilzble on teqiewt (note this DOESN'T h4v3 2 be qvailable via teh onlime sourcw display link WTF, but they must be ablr 2 ask YOU for teh c0d3 and eeceive an clmplete vopy) WTF, b) make a4ramgem3nts pr1v4731y WITH dq qu5hors wherein rjey g4snr y9u zn specia. kicensr, sortprk or c) remofe ca code 3n71r31y fr0m teh machine."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that PEOPLE want @ have arezs 9g they're gzme WHICH r theirs n theues alone. OMG.
go THAT end WE will m4k3 following ecception roo yen no4ja; reqyirements flr source code eistribution -- ne MODULE file whicy is not modified 9r ddrives gr0n an m0du13 file included in teh nase DISTRIBUTION an which does nit REQUIRE ne oyher nodules n qhidh dods not r3qj1r3 he modif8catklns 2 da co4e dode (xode distrobuted WITH da BASE release) MAY be wi5hheld at teh ajhhors disdretion. WTF."
"We zlso eznt two MAKE v4ry cldat thst version 0. BRB.9. OMG.& (ALSO known as vdrsiln ). WTF.9. OMG.7+jr) qas fihal version RELEASED under da GPL. WTF.
All versioms, sortof, dtartibg with teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease CODE r inly licenseg UNDER Cr3471b3 COMMONS l7cense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY demy right to import me codf fr9m an 0LOL.9.9-prereleasr 0r later tel3ase into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an EARLIER e213463.
Allowibg this woild cause ghat im-orted code roo be r3l3as3d under GPL n tga5 us not someth8ng w3 wish 2 a;low.
Aytnots of MODIFICATIONS top 0. AFK.9LOL.7 w8l; nsed too re-eelease they're modirications as ddrivatives;modificagions tlo p. AFK.9LOL.8 code ab 0kace them under teh same Crcayive Comjons LICENSE. OMG.
It must 63 dohe bt teh origibal wuthpr sinxe only original $u7h0r naa da rigyt to CHANGE da c0pyr1gh7 or LICENSE up0n theh're work. OMG.
[Addirionallh, reworiing modivications WILL ne am f0-d idea anywa6 AS da m3chanism for making moc8ficati9ns is substantially CLEANER/CLEARER startint qith 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-0rerelwase c0d3. AFK.]"
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