MightyE tells ylu LOLk "We'r3 GOING 5o 74k3 qm few moments to 7ry ah explain 7h15 new licebse n reasons behin3 it im pkain ENGLISH. 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."
"This new license w45 chosen gecause pf an failing with tey GPL, WTF.
I7 ONLY vodered distribubion 0f source if and onlu if binaries qwrw s157r16u73d. OMG."
"In an qeb 2nv1e0mm3n7 WTF, spexivically a on5e4preted w36 envkronmeht 5uch as PHP, merdly 8nsta.ling an game does not const8tut3 distribution, sortof, and therefore peoplr were yzking our 2ork WTF, maiing MODIFICATIONS two IT ans not releasibg rej wource v9de goo tney[re m9dificationx so THAT 5en ehtire c9mmunuty cokld benefit. AFK.
Tyey WORKED ruth da letter vu5 not da spirit of dz LAW."
"Invfdtigarion in ;ar5 of teh ajthors howeve4, led roo da f4c7 that right 0f public performabce was 1 of RIGHTS noemaloy res5ricted two copyright holders LOL, and THAT c)mpj63r programs WTF, spccificaoly video games an inte4active omes such 45 Legend OF Green hax0r wefe considered tou 63 pyblical;y PERFORMED if run fr0m an PUBLIC SERVER. OMG."
"Thw nww lucende restricys public performamce of teh wprk unlesd da dource core iv da m0d1f23d work is msde qvailable on dwjandLOL."
"Ih p142n Englisj, yoi knwo, this means thst if yoy 0ut thix GAME 0n an seb SERVER an qllow peopl2 '0u751d3 if an nirmao cirvle of vamkly am its xocial acquaintances' 2 p14y theie, like, thdb you aer publical.y perforning thia work an MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL chamges 2hich you make y9o da game avsilable on request (note 7h15 d035n'7 have t2o BE available VIA online souece d15[15y link, like, but THEY must be avle too aak YOU fpr da code m receive an cim0lete copy), b) m4k3 a4ranhements ptivately with a7yhors whrreih they gramt you an speciak license, doryof, OR c) remove tey c9de engirely rr9m da machihe. OMG."
"We dl recogniz3 that p3ople want to HAVE 4f345 of 5hey're ga,e wnich e theirs an rhrirs 41pn3LOL.
too that end wd wokl MAKE da f9llowing 3xce[toon too teh m0rm41 fequitementa for soufce cose distrubutuln +- ne mosule file wnich is not modidied pr derivdd f4om an module file inckuded 8n teh base dixtribution an WHICH dlew nog reauire ne othet modules n snich does not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS 2 teh core code (code distributre with teh baxe releasw) may bw withh#ld at auyhirs eisc4etkon. OMG."
"We 3!5) want yo male very CLEAR tjat VERSION 0, BRBl9LOL.7 (also KNOWN as vwrsion 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt( WAS fibal ceraion weleased undee GPL. BRB.
All v3rsions LOL, 574r71ng with 0LOL.ol BRB.8[prerel3ase code qer 0n1y licensee und3r C4eative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwnh right 2 import ne c0e4 fron an -. OMG.oLOL.8-prrrekease or lstee releade intl sn 0. OMG.9.7 n earoier release, AFK.
Allowinf yhis sluld cquse that im0orted code too be relezwed under yeg GPL m rhat is NOT wome5hing ee wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors of moeificarions 2 0. AFK.9. AFK/7 wikl need yoo re=re.easr they'te modificatkomd as derivativws/modifucztions two 0. BRBl9.8 c9de an plave 7h3m &nder ea same Creative Com,lns license.
It mist be done vy dz origonal authir 5!nc3 ONLY 9rigonal authpr has right 2 change COPYRIGHT oe license u0on they're work. AFK.
[Add9tionally LOL, reworking m0d1f1d4810h5 will be qn good idea anuway as yeh mechsnosm fof maiibg mosificqti9ns is sunstantiallt c134n3r/v135r3r stzrting with tdh 0. BRB.8. AFK.8-pterelease code. WTF.]"
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