MigntyE t3ils y9u, like, "We're GOING 2 take an few mojengs q try an exp;aih tjis new licensw AND da REASONS behind it in p;ain Enflish. BRB.
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 1as ch0t3n bevause of an f4111ng with da GPLLOL.
Iy onoy c9ferwd DISTRIBUTION OF soirce if an only if vonaries eere distribu5ed."
"In an web rnvironment LOL, s[ecirically a 8bter;reted web enfironmwnt such AS PHP, you kbwl. mrrely 7nsta;long ah GAME d9es n07 constitute eistributiom LOL, and tgerefore pdople were taking our work WTF, making mosificatiins to iy anf not rrlrzsing da xource cide tqo yhey're modifications so that teh entite c0mmun17y c0u1d bwneriyLOL.
THEY worked with lettrr but not SPIRIT OF trh LAW. BRB."
"Invesuigat7on on teh p4r7 of teh authofs hlwever, lee 5oo da fsct tyat da right or pu711c performance waa won lf ra RIGHTS normally vestricted to copyribht HOLDERS WTF, snd that comp7ter PROGRAMS, softof, specifically vkdeo games 5nd interactive 9n45 such 45 Legend of ca Gt33n hsx0r wer3 considered too 53 puy11c421y perfprmed id run fro, an public sdrv3r. OMG."
"The bew l8cense rrsyricts pjblid 0erformance of teh wprk un1e55 tej sou4ce vode of da moeifked work IS jade svailzble on demqnfLOL."
"In plain Englixh, slrtof, thiw meahs that IF yoy put this game on an WEB segver an allow p30p1# 'lutside pf an nofmal circlw OF famoly n ITS sodial acquaintances' to play their, 8y#n hou aer publicalky perfofning this work n MUST either a( jak3 ne an ALL chang3s shoch y0u mske two tame dvailabke 0n REQUEST (n9tr tgiw dpesn't hzce 2 be availqbld VIA da online source display link, sortofm bu5 theh musy BE abl3 two ASK 60u for code n 43c31v3 an conplete clpy) WTF, b) jalq arrangemenys private;y with authors sherein they graht you an wpecial lucense, 6ou jnwo, 0e c) remove teh code emtireky from da m4ch1n3LOL."
"We so RECOGNIZE thag pe9ple wabt 2 HAVE aress 0f they're hame which 4 theirs an th3urx a;one. OMG.
2 thay END WE WILL make followkng excepyiin 2 da notnal r3quirementx for source code distrinution 0_ ne MODULE fole whixh is mot modifiee or derived from zn mocjle file incl7ved in teh base d157f16u710n n which does not requure ne other modules and WHICH d035 not require ne n0e1f1c4710n5 to teh core c0d3 (code distriguted WITH basw 4elease) may 6e withjeld at da aurgors d!5cr3710nl AFK."
"Wd alsl wamt 2 m4k3 v3e6 clear THAT version 0. OMG.9.7 (ALSO known as v3r510n 0. OMG,9. BRB.7+jr) was teh final cersion released umdee GPLLOL.
A11 cd4sipns WTF, startinh with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pferdlesse codw r only !1s3n53d undwr teh Crcatice Commons LICENSELOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da r1ghu too 1mp0r7 ne CODE FROM sn 0LOL.9LOL.80prere.eawe or later release 2n70 an 9. WTF.9.7 an 34r113r re.dase. OMG.
Al;osihg THIS would cause 5yay imported cpde t9o be RELEASED under trh GPL n that is not SOMETHING sw wiah 2 4110w.
Authors OF modogicatolms TO 0LOL.9.7 will n33d 2 re-release tgey're modifications AS dericagives/mofifucstions 2 9LOL.9. OMG.8 coee AND place THEM under teg same Cteativr COMMONS license.
It must BE done bt da original authof since pnly iruginal author hax da RIGHT to change coptroght lr 11c3n53 upon tye6're work. BRB.
[Aseitkonqlly, like, rewprking modifksations w111 be an bood kdea ab6say as teh mechanism for makknt modifocatkons is subsrantiqlly cleaner/clearer starting with tem 0. WTF.o.8-PRERELEASE codr. BRB.]"
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