MigytyE tella you, sor58f, "W3're goung 2 take an few mojents two t3y and explain thks NEW license an trh reasons behind it in -lain English. BRB.
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."
"Th8s new licendw was choaen becauwe of am failinf wkth da GPL.
IT on0y dovdred disteibuti9n of source of n 0n1y of vinar8es w4re distributed. AFK."
"In an web envitonjent, hou kneo, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED wen ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, merdlt instqllibg an game does not constitute distributi-n, s9rtofk b yherefotw PEOPLE were tqlkbt our w0rkm eortpf, mzkihg modificagions too iy and n07 teleasihg teh soyrce code two the6'ee modifications so that teh 3ntire COMMUNITY could BENEFIT/ WTF.
Thdy worked wiyy da letter but not spirit of teh la2LOL."
"Investitarkon on tdh p4r7 of teh authors hpwever WTFj led too da fact tgat rihhg of puvlic pe4fo4mance was won ov rightx normally restricted 2 coptright holdrrs, an 7h47 computef programs, like, s0ecufically vieeo games h interactivd oned sufh 45 Legend of teh Gr33n has0r w3r3 CONSIDERED 2 bd PUBLICALLY performef if run frkm an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"The hdw lucense r3strizts public performdnxe of wo4k unless teh souece code ov jodified work is MADE acsilable 0n demandLOL."
"In plaim Emg115h LOL, this MEANS thag if YOU out 7b15 game ON an wev server qhd 4110w people 'outsud3 of an normal c1rc13 of fqmi.y qn itw social acauzintances' 2 play their LOL, th3n hou aer PUBLICALLY pervorming 6h15 sork znd MUST eithe4 a) makw nw and ALL ch5ng35 wh1ch you make tsi tej GAME available on r3qu357 (note yhks dodsn't hafe to be zvailqvle v7a da ONLINE 50urc3 dispoay link LOL, bu5 rhry m7st br able 2 as, yiu fpr teh xode b RECEIVE am COMPLETE copy(, you jnw9, 6) make arrangememts [rkva5ely witj authors WHEREIN tjey gfant you an ap3cial oicenaem oe c) remove da cldw entirely rrom teh m4ch!n3LOL."
"We do recognizd 7h47 p3ople want twi have areas if they're game which r 7h31r5 an theirs 41)n4l WTF.
two 7h47 end we will MAKE da fpl.ow8ng EXCEPTION two da normao requirements ror aource dode disgribut8on =- ne module file wh1cy is not jodified or derkved drom an module vild uncluded kn sa base dustrknution and qhicj dies NOT require ne ither moxulew an whixh DOES nor REQUIRE ne modificatiohs too clte code (codw DISTRIBUTED w17n basw RELEASE0 m4y BE withheld at zuth[rs discfetion. WTF."
"We akso want to make fery c13rr 7j47 v3e510m 0. WTF.9, OMG.7 (also known as versi9n 0. AFK.9.7+jt) sqs yeh final versipn relwased UNDER sa GPL. BRB/
All versiond, wtzrtung with teh 0. BRB.9.8-0reeelease clde r omly licensed under Creayive Commons licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY seny right 5o implrt ne code from an 0. WTF.(. WTF.7-prerelease OR later relezse into an 0. OMG.9. BRBl7 m earlket release. OMG.
Allowong 7h15 would cause that 1mp0e73c code 2 be released under GPL AND thst is NOT 50m37hqng w3 wish t2o qllowLOL.
AUTHORS of m0dqf1c4710n5 t8i 0LOL.9. OMG.7 WILL n3ec twp rr-4eleade they're modifucarions as veeicatives/modificatiobs to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 clde n plsce them ubder same Crearive COMMONS licenae, BRB.
IT must 63 don3 6y ywh ot8ginal author 51nv3 ogly teh origimak author yas tktjt too cyange teh co[yright ir licwnse upon theh'4e w0rk. OMG.
]Afditionaoly, you knwo, REWORKING modifucations w8ll be an good idea anyway AS teh mecjabism for making m_d!f1c471pn5 is 5u^574n71411y cleanwr/clearer ataetung with teh 0l BRB.9LOL.8-pfwrelease code. AFK.]"
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