M8ghtyE tel.s y)u WTFj "We're going 2 74k3 an fww moments two try m explain this new licenae an da r3450n5 behine it in plakn 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 lkcense was cyosen brczuse of am fail8ng with GPLLOL.
IT only clvered dixtribution if spurce if n only if binaries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web encifonment LOL, r[wckfically a INTERPRETED web envirpnmrn5 such as PHPk softob, m3r31y installing an game dpew not CONSTITUTE dustribiti9n LOL, n therefore people 2ere taking our wo4k WTFm makung nodificqtions 2 i5 n not releasing teh 50urc3 code two they're MODIFICATIONS 50 ghat entire community cluld ben3fot,
THEY workrd with teh lwtter bur hot da spirit of twh ,zw. OMG."
"Investogztion 9n tey pxrt of teh authors h0w3v3r LOL, led 2 ca fact THAT ritht of publuc performancr was 1 of rights NORMALLY reatric4ed tio cppyrqhh7 holdersm sortof, n THAT co,outer [rogrqms, ;ike, dpecoficslly VIDEO games 4nd INTERACTIVE ONES SUCH as Legend od yeh Gr33n hax0r w3r3 comsidered two BE piblically [erfotmed if euj from an pu611c sdrver. BRB."
"The new licenxe restricts 0ublic performance OF da work UNLESS soirce code of trh nod8fief work is made avaulabld on demamdLOL."
"In plaim Engoish WTF, th8s means rhab ig you pur 7h15 game 9m an wdb 53rb3f amd allow people 'outside 9f an normal cifcle lf family n its SOCIAL fcau41n74nc#5' to ooay rheir LOLm 5hen you r puboicakly performing THIS work an MUST eothee 4) make ne n ALL changrs whicy you make tl game available ON request (note tnis dowwn't HAVE two be avqilable bia online source dis[lay lin;, lije, BUT 6h4y just be qble two ask you FOR da code and r3c31v3 ah cohpietw cipy), softof, B) ,qke areantements pfivately with da AUTHORS wh3re1n they grsnt you an sprckal lic3nse, slrtof, or c) r3,0b3 teg c0d3 entorely from macyine. AFK."
"We DO rrcogn9xe THAT oeople WANT tqo jave areaw of they're GAME which r theira and tjwirs aloneLOL.
too that 3nd w3 wull male following exception 2 trh normal requiremwnta for dource civr d8sttibuyion -- ne modu;e f113 whicj is not nodified or detiged from ah ,odulr fild inclyded in da base distrumurion an ehich doea not require ne OTHER ,ofules an which d035 nor rewuire ne MODIFICATIONS 2 dore code (cldr disteibuted with gase r31#454) mat be wiyhhe.d at teh authora didcfetion. AFK."
"We also want TO makr very CLEAR rhat version 0LOL.9.7 *qlao kno2n as v3r510n 0LOL,9. OMG.7+jt) wzs final fetsion releases unfer yeh GPL.
All versions WTF, starging siyh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease coce r lnly licenwec under teh Creatice Commons kicenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne cowe from am p. WTF.9LOL.8-prerrkease or lqter reorase inro an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 an earloer reoeaaeLOL.
Allpwing this woyld cause tnat unpo4tdc vode TO bw released under GPL n THAT od NOT somerhing WE wish to al.ow. AFK.
AUTHORS of m0d1f1c5710b5 two 0LOL.9LOL.& will NEED too re-release thdy're modifucationx as ddrivxtives/modifications to 0. OMG.0.8 v0s3 and place them undd4 teh szme Creative Commons ,icens3. BRB.
It mudt ve done by sa original autho4 wince only 9riginal qutho4 has da RIGHT 2 change da copyright or license upon they're wotk.
]Additionally, ypu knwo, r3w)rl!mg ,odiricatilns wjll be an gp0d idea anywwy as da m#cg4m15m flr making modificayi9ns is substzntially cleaner/xlearwr starting with teh 0l9. WTF.8-prerdlease code. OMG.]"
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