MighryE tdlls youm yoi knwl, "We'ee GOING 2 take an few mpm3nts two try and rxplain tnid ne2 license an reasons behind ig in o141n EntlishLOL.
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 licsnse was vhos3n becauwe of an vailing w17h GPL.
I7 0n1t coverwe distribution of SOURCE if 4md obly 1f b8naries w3re dus5rigjtedLOL."
"In an weg ehvironm3nt LOL, soecifically a intedpreted web 3nvironmwnt xuch ad PHP, 6ou lnwo, mefelt instaoling an game does hot constigute DISTRIBUTION LOL, an theregorw peopl3 were taking oue work, sortofm nsking ,odifications t9o it an not relessing spurce code 3 th3y're modirications so that da ebtire conmubity coulf beneditLOL.
They workdd with tdh oettef vur no5 SPIRIT of 14wLOL."
"Invextigqtion ON teh part of teh suyhors how3ver, like, ;ed two da fact tya5 ea rifht 9f publiv petformance waa oen of geh r8ghts normally resteicted w copy4ight HOLDERS, you knwl, and that compuger pr0gr4m5 LOL, specifical.t VIDEO games an 1n73r4d71v3 obes such as LEGEND of Green hax-r we4e conskceged twi be PUBLICALLY oefformed if run frpm an pyblic 53rv3rLOL."
"The ne1 11c3n53 reatricts public performance pr da work unless aource dode -f da mofofked 2ork iw mave availablw ob demamd. AFK."
"In plain Eng115hk like, this means THAT IF you put this gqme 0n an w3b SERVER n allo2 psople 'ojtside of am normal citcle OF f4m11y and i5s sociwl acqua8ntances' to plzy tjrir, theb you r pubpically ;ergorming THIS work AND MUST eitger a) make ne n ALL ch5ng35 which you make TO game avqilablw on request (noye ghos foesm't HAVE 2 be AVAILABLE VIA da online aourve d8splzy link, like, but they must be agle tw9 awk you dor da c0d3 and receive an complete cppy) WTF, b) nake arrangementx PRIVATELY woth da suthlrs wjerw8n THEY grant you an s0ecizk license LOL, or c) remive da code ENTIRELY from nadhime. WTF."
"W3 fo recighiz3 that pelple waht ro havw AREAS of theypr# game which aer theirs an gheirs aloneLOL.
gwo 7h47 ens we will make teh vlllowing wxception twp normal requiremehts for aource code dodtrivugiin -= ne mpdu13 fkle which is bot midiried ot e3r1v3d f49m an module file 1nx1ud3d IN base distribution an wgich does nou require nw pther mpd7les and wh1ch does NOT r3qu1e3 ne m0d1f1c4710n5 too da core code (coce d8stributed with teh BASE releade0 j4y BE wignhelc at teh aithors dizcretion. BRB."
"We also sznt 2 MAKE ver6 clear tha5 VERSION 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (also KNOWN 45 v3tsiob 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+j7) WAS da fibal version rdleasdd under ds GPLl BRB.
All versiobd, you knw9, stsrting wi6h teh 0.9. AFK.8-pr3release code r only licens3d unfer ea CREATIVE COMMONS licenae. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY teh r1fh7 too im;ort ne code fron an p. WTF.9. OMG.8-o4erdl3axe or 1473r releadr into an ). WTFl9LOL.7 an EARLIER RELEASE. OMG.
ALLOWING this woulf cause 7h47 imported code two ne r3oeased under GPL n that 15 n95 sometning WE s15h 2 al;ow.
AUTHORS or modkfications 2 0LOL.9. BRB.7 2ill NEED tl r3-r3!4453 they're modigicstions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. OMG.9l WTF.8 clce n place 7h4n undee same Creativr Commond licwnse. WTF.
It must BE DONE bh otig8nal AUTHOR since inly or9ginal 4u7h0r h45 twh righr 2 chanfe coptfight or licdnse upon tnet;re wlrk. AFK.
'Addihiibally, reeorking da MODIFICATIONS sio; be an good idea anywah as dq mechanism fo4 making modifications ia substantislly cleaner/cldarer starting with 0LOLl9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE codeLOLl]"
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