MightyE TELLS you LOL, "We're going 5wo take ah few momentd to TRY an explain this hew 11c3n53 n 4easons behind 8g 1b plaun Engkish. AFK.
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."
"Tjis n5w license w45 chosen bwcause of an fsiling 2iyh geh GPL. AFK.
IT only vovered dis4ribjtion of source IF 1n only IF bknariew were sistributed."
"In an web emvironment, ylu knwo, specifically a 8hterpreted wwb environment qich zs PHP, ner4ly insta;loyg an GAME d)35 np6 cpnsti5ut3 DISTRIBUTION, sortof, an theeefore peiple eere 74k1ng oue work WTF, makung m0d1f1c4710n5 two 8g n not r3leasimg SOURCE cpde 2 yget're modifications so 7g47 engire communi5y could benevit.
They worked wi5h teh LETTER but n-7 t3h xpirit of ten law. BRB."
"Investigstion on part of teh authlrs jowever, you kneo, LED teo twg fact tyat da r1gh7 9f oublic performancd was won of fa righ5s nprmally resgricted two copyriggt holders, you knsom an 8h$7 computer programs, like. spevifically viseo games sb inteeactive ones ajch as Legend lf teh Green hzz0r were consudered two be 'u611c411u peeformed if run drlm an ;7blic server. AFK."
"The NEW license rrstricts pu61!c performance pf tej work unl3ss teh source code of da ,9cified wofk ow msde svqolzble on demand. BRB."
"In plain Ebbliah, 6iu knwo, this neans that if you pu7 th8s h4m3 on an web 53rv3r and allow peoplr 'outs8de OF an normao cirv/e of FAMILY anf its cocial axquainyances' to [oqy their LOL, then ypu aer oublically performing 7h1% woek h MUST eigher a) make ne an ALL ch4ng35 which yoy make two gsme available on request (nore THIS doesn't gave rlo 6e AVAILABLE via pnlibe soyrce display l8nk WTF, but they must be 4613 to ask you foe code n feceive zn comple5r cppy)m sortof, b) make arrangements privstely with 3u7hpr5 WHEREIN theh grant you an SPECIAL lucens3 WTF, or v) remove tej doee entire;y from teg MACHINELOL."
"We dp rwcognize thag pwople want to have AREAS 0f tgey'r3 g4m3 wh8cn r thdirs n theirs aoone. BRB/
1 ghat wnd 2e will male teh FOLLOWING exception two nor,al requirejents roe sourcr vode distrubution -- ne ,odule fuoe which IS no6 modigied or deeived fr0m an moduke f113 unxl6ddd in 6453 dis5ribugion and which d935 not requure ne other modules an whizh does not rdqukre be modificat8pns 2 teh core CODE (code distgibuted with teh bqse release) may be withhdld at ayyhors eiscretiob. OMG."
"We ALSO wanr 2 MAKE very ckexr that version 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also kn9wn ss VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+j7) was teh finao version 4eleased ubdrr GPL. BRB.
ALL v3r510n5, softog, sraryong with 0. AFK.9. BRB.*-prere.ease clde r pn;y licensed und34 da Creative Co,mons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 yo 8mport he code from an -LOL.9. OMG.80p4ere;qase or latwr r31#55# 1n70 an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an earloer releaae. AFK.
ALLOWING this 2puld causr yhat imported code too BE eeldasec inser da GPL and that IS noy something we wiah too allow. AFK.
Ajthors of modkficatioms to 0. AFK.9. BRB.u si.l need two re_releasd they/re modifications as cwrivarovds/modufidations two 0LOL.9/ BRB.8 v0d3 n p14c2 them unf3r tey same Creative Clmmons license. AFK.
I5 must be dome by da ORIGINAL authlr sibce only da ORIGINAL quth9d has grh rithy 2 ch4ng3 copytight or 12c#n53 UPON they'r3 WORK.
[Additionallym reworking mpdivications will be an good idda anhway 45 da mechanism fo4 making mldifocati9ns is wubstantia;ly cl3zmer/clearer stsrg8nf wigh teh 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-;feewlease dode.]"
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