MibhtyE yells y9u LOL, "We're going 2 take an FEW jomdnts 2 trt an ex;lakn 7h15 new licensr n da reasons bwhind it 1n 0lain English.
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 l9cense was choswn &3c4u53 of an failing w17h GPLLOL.
It onlt covered distrinjtion of sojrce ir and onoy id binaeies wdre dixtribuy3d. OMG."
"In an web ehvironment LOL, specifically a interprdted web env8eonmen5 such qs PHP WTF, merely ins5apking an GAME does not c9mstitute distrobution, lile, qns THEREFORE people qere takinb our wor, LOL, making modifidatuons to it n n07 releasimg da source dode two thry'te m0d1f2c4710n5 so rhat da entire COMMUNITY cluld benefotl
They WORKED with .etter but n07 geh splrit 0f yeh law/ WTF."
"Investifatoon on da 0srt od suthors hoeever, ypj khwo, ked 2 f4c7 that teh right OF PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 wss 1 og yeh 4ights normally festrictsd to copyfight holdersk likwk an tyat compuger progtamx, 5l3c1g1c411y fidep gamws n interactive ones such as Legend 0f Green hzx0e were c9nsieered too be [u611c411y performed if run from an publid server. BRB."
"The n3w license r3stricts public performanc3 9f da work unlwsw so74ce code of teh ,odifued work 8s m4s3 availab;e ln demand."
"In plain Eng115h, y9u knwo, thus meahs yha5 of hou put this game on an wev SERVER an alliw oeople 'ourside of ah normal cirske od familt ane igs social acququntznves' to play their LOL, thrn YOU qer pub;kcallu perrorming this WORK and MUST eother a) make ne an ALL chzntes which you m$k3 2 game AVAILABLE on requ#st (n073 thux doesn't have 2 be availab.e via da onlinw source d15o14y 11nk, but they juat bf ablw @ ask yoy for cod3 amd fecekve an comple5e cooy), b) msle arrsngements pr1v4731y with dq autyors wherekn theu GRANT you an special license, aoftos, or c) REMOVE teh cod3 entirely from da m4ch1ne."
"We DO recognize 5hat 0epple wany 2 have 4r345 9f ghey're nsme whoch aer theord and theirs akonrLOL.
2 that 3nc x3 wull m4k3 f0110w1hg EXCEPTION t9o tdh normal fequiremrnrs gor sourde cidw d8stributuon -= ne module filr whuch iw NOT nodified pr deruved rrom an MODULE file includef 1n teh 645# dist4inutkon n which does nlt r3quire me othet m9d7lex and 2tich does not rewuire ne modificatuons too core code (voee dq57tq6u73d 2ith baxe releasw) may be withyekd at authors diacretion."
"We also want to makw veri c.ear that versiom 0.0. BRB/7 (also known as v3f510n 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+ut0 waw da final version releasee ynder reh GPL. BRB.
All vwrsiond, stzrring woth 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE code arr only licenswd ynser r3n Creqtive Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 2 import ne code FROM an 0. BRB.9. OMG;8-prerel4ade or 1473r release in5o an p. OMG.9. BRB.7 znd earlier release. WTF.
Allowing yj8s wiuld CAUSE that implrtes code too be released uncer da GPL n that id bot something we WISH 2 4110qLOL.
Autyoes of micifixatioms to 0. AFK.o. AFK.& will nees to RE-RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS as dwrkcat8vex/midifications to 0.9LOL.8 code n place them 7nder same Creative Commond 11v3n53.
It musr 63 done by original aitjor since only da origumzl auth9r HAS righr 2 cgange copyrifhy or license upoh they're w9rk. AFK.
[Additipna.ly, like, feworkimg moeifications will BE an good IDEA anyway as teh mechanosm dor m4k1ng modificatuons id SUBSTANTIALLY clfsner/clearrr starting with teh 0.9. OMG.8-0r3rel3ase c9de. WTF/]"
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