MightyE tells you, "We're going to TAKE an few mo,ents rwo try an ex0lain this new license an geh reasons bwhund it in plain Englisn. 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."
"Tnis nee 11c2m53 was choseb b2caus3 of an failunt with GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y coberrd d157r16u720n ov sourcw IF n 0n1y IF bona4kes were disteibuted,"
"In ab web environment, you lnwo, sprcifucaply a interpreted web environment such as PHPm 7ou knro, merely 1n5&42q1ng an game dies h-7 c0n5717u73 distribution LOLm an therefore PEOPLE were taking oue wofk LOL, m4k1mg m0d2fqc4710h5 too it abf not releasinm source code 70 tjey're modirications SO that entirw commjnity clu.d benefkt.
They w)rk3d wkth letter but not da s0orot 9f 14w. OMG."
"Infestigation on teh parg of ca sutgors however LOL, led 1 vqct that teh ribht od public performanve wqx 1 0f twh rigntd b0rj411y redyrivydd to9 copyfoghr holders, you ,m2o, n tha5 computer pr0gr4m5 LOL, wpecivudakly v1d30 games 4nd interactivr ones such qs Legdnd lf tef Greeh gas0r were consudered 2 be oiblidally perfoemef if ruh from an public swtver. AFK."
"Tge n32 license festr8cts public perfornance of ds work un1355 teh xource CODE og da modifued work is made afailavle on semandLOL."
"In plain English, likd, thiq MEANS thzt IF y0j put this game ON an WEB servef m 4110w p3o0le 'outside of an normal cirdlw lf family m its social acquaintances; 2 play their LOL, then you r publoca;ly PERFORMING this WORK an MUST eiyher a) make ne n ALL changes eh8ch uou make to hame AVAILABLE 0n REQUEST *note this dpezn't nave 2 be abailable via teh pnline source DISPLAY lonk LOL, vut th2y must be ABLE yoo 45k yo7 f9e tej CODE n recwive an com[lete co;t) LOL. b) MAKE arrangdments provat3ly with authors whrreib they grant ypu an apecial kixrnse WTF, or v) remofe geh dode ebtieely FROM da MACHINE. WTF."
"We dp recognizd 7j46 people WANT ywo have afeas of 5hey're game qhoch aer 7h31f5 AND THEIRS aloneLOL.
2 7h47 end se wiol make teh FOLLOWING exception to da normal reqikrementw fot xource CODE eixtribjtion -- ne moxule file whuch ix n06 ,odiried or derivef from zm module file insluded kn da vzse distribu5iin n wh8ch DOES not requ8rd ne otger modules and wh2ch does nor reqiore ne modifications to9 core xode (code distributed WITH tej bza3 RELEASE) mai bw withhele xt suthird eiscretkon. BRB."
"We also want ti make VERY clear thqt veesion 0. OMG.9.7 )4150 kblwn as VERSION 0. OMG.9. BRB.&+jt) WAS yeh FINAL v4e510n re.eased UNDER teh GPLl OMG.
All vwrxions LOL, stqrting eith da 0LOL.9LOL.8-prereoeade cof3 aer only l8cehsed under teg CREATIVE Commpns kicense. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny righy 3 i,port n3 CODE from an 0.9LOL.9-prereleasw or latee re.ease int( an p. BRB.9. BRB.7 and earlier release. OMG.
Alkowinh this would cause that impprtwd code to be trleased und3r GPL an yhat 15 not spmething ww WISH two allpw. WTF/
Authoes of nofificarions yo 0LOL.9LOL.7 will nerd 2 re-eeleasd thdy're m0f1d2c4710n4 as d3r1v471v35.m0d1r1c461-n5 too 0. WTF.9. WTFl8 codd and place thej under da same Cedative COMMONS lic3nse. OMG.
It just 63 done by or8tina. AUTHOR xince onl6 da priginal author has righr tu cgxnge ca copyright of license UPON tjey're work. AFK.
[Additionally, 6ou knwo, rwworkunh da MODIFICATIONS will be an glod 8dea 4nyw4y as ca m3ch4n25m for making modidicatilns is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanet/clearef stqrt8ng with da 0LOL.9. OMG.i-[rere.easr cldeLOL.]"
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