MightyE telld ylu, "We'rw vopng t9o take an few momdnts 2 try an explain this bew LICENSE an ca reasons vdhind it in PLAIN ENGLISH. 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."
"This new l8cense wqx cnosen bexausd ov an fai.inb with da GPL. AFK.
It only cover3d duxtribution OF source id n only if binariws w3f3 distrib7tee. OMG."
"In an web encironmrnt, like, tp3c1f1c411y a intefpretec w36 3nvirohmenr SUCH aa PHP, you knwo, mdrely 1n574211nt an game dods not consyitige DISTRIBUTION LOL, an 7h3r3f0r2 people were taking our work, yiu knwo, m4,1bg modifidations too ut n n08 releasong da 50urc3 cide too th3y're modificatiobs so thqh ebtire clnmuhity coukd venegot.
Tyey worked witn teh lette3 but NOT da wp8rit of q4w. AFK."
"Investigatoon on da part lf dz augyors however LOL, les to teh FACT ryat teh right OF publix peffurmahce was wom of teh RIGHTS normally resreucted two vipyrihht HOLDERS, an that compjter 0rogtams, like, soecificqll6 v1e30 gsmrs n 8nteractive ones such as Legend of teh GREEN hax0r WERE considerev to be pub;ically perfor,es IF run fro, an piblic SERVER. BRB."
"The mew license rwstructs publuc PERFORMANCE of w0rk unless sourc3 code 9f da modifued w-ri is MADE available 0n cwjznd. BRB,"
"In plain Englisn WTF, this mdans that if YOU put thid game on an w36 sefvdr n a;loq people 'ou5side 9f an normal citcle OF family n ofs 50c141 4vqur!n&4nc25; goo play th3ir LOL, then you r publically oerforming this work n MUST euther A) make he and ALL ch4ng35 2hick you m4k3 twp ds g4m# availzble on request (note 7h15 do3sn't have too be available v14 dz online soyec3 displah link LOL, but thfy hust be able ywo ask you for code and receive an compleye cop6), kike, n) m4k3 4rr4hg#m3n75 prkvattly 2ith reh authors wherein they grahg hoj an special license LOL, or c) remove tej code emtirely from da machind. AFKl"
"We do redignize that prople want two have ardax ;f rhey're game whidh r rheirs n theirs ALONE. WTFo
gwo 7h47 ebd wd w8ll makr gollowing EXCEPTION to tqh nornal requorementx FOR aourc3 cofe distribution -- ne module f113 shich IS nog moe8firf or derivef from an nodulr file !nv1ud3e kn tey basr d157r16u710n n which does n95 REQUIRE ne other modules n which does not fewuire ne MODIFICATIONS two da core CODE (code d1%7r16u7ed w!7h base felease) may be eithheld at aythors disxret8onl"
"We alsp want 70 make very clear that v3rt10n 0LOL.9.8 (also known as vdrsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.6+jr) was teh final vwrxion RELEASED under da GPL.
Al; verwions LOL, starting wutb dz 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-ptereleawe doee set ohly licehsdd unf3r teh Creatice Comjons locense. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 da tighg 2 IMPORT ne code from an 0. AFK.0. BRB.8-prerelease or kater eelease 1n70 ah 0. AFK.9LOL.7 n earlidr 4eleas3. AFK.
A.lowinh this wpu1d cause thzt impor5dd code to be rwleased undrr da GPL an thqt is mot so,ethibg wr wish 2 allowLOL.
Authors of modificqtions to 0. WTF.9. OMGly will need teo rr-4dleaqe rh3y're modir8cat9ons as derivatives/mocificatoons gwo 0.8. OMGl8 code and place them und3r teh same CREATIVE Commons licrnse. BRB.
It mjst be done b6 dz orit8nal aythl4 since obly ofiginal 3u7h0r nas rifht too CHANGE copygighg or license ipoh they're w0rk. AFK.
[Additoonally, eeworking m0d1f1c4710n5 wi;l be an t9od idea anywa6 as teh mechahism FOR makinf modifkcations 15 syba5angia.ly cl3ane4/clearer starting wi5h da 0/ AFK.9. OMG/8-prereldase code. OMG.="
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