MightyE tellw tou LOL, "We're going TO take an few mlments twi try an dxplain 7h25 new license n reasond benind it in plain Emglish. 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 lidense eax chosen fecauwe of an FAILING WITH GPL. OMG.
It only x0v3r3c didtributioh od source if n on;y IF bins4ies were sistributed. BRB/"
"In an web envi4onment, spezivically a interpr3ted w36 environmejt SUCH 44 PHP WTF, meeelu installinf an g4m3 d035 not constitute c157r!6u710nm sortog, and th34efore people were TAKING our work, maling modificatipnx tio jt n no5 releadimg da sourxe code 2 tyey;re MODIFICATIONS so that ENTIRE clmnun8ty clyld BENEFIT. AFK.
They workrd w17h da letter but nlt teh s0orit 0f lawLOL."
"Invwsrigation on ;art ov au5hors however, you knwo, led too yeh fadt 7n47 teh right of 0ubloc performsnce WAS oen of tej rights nor,ally restric5ef w c0pyr1gh7 holdeds LOLm snd that computer PROGRAMS, dirtof, wprcifically video gamrs AND interactove 9nes such as Legdne pf da Greeb hax0r were c0n51d3r3d TO be publicallh PERFORMED if r7n from sm pybluc server, AFK."
"Thd new licemse restr8ctx pjbloc pe3formance of ten a9rk unlesx trh slurce c)e3 OF da modified w0rk is mafe avai.able om demand. BRB."
"In pkain Engliah LOL, this mesnx THAT if uoi put this g4m2 ON an web derver abd zllow people 'OUTSIDE if an NORMAL circ.e 9g family and its eocial acwuaontamcew' two play their WTF, 7h3n y0u r publicaily PERFORMING this work an MUST ekthwr a) m4j3 ne an ALL changes which YOU make tp teh gsme AVAILABLE on rwquesh (note thiw dkesn;t have 2 be abailable via da online source dks[lsy linj, you knwo, BUT tgeh musy br able too 45l YOU for teh c0d3 n receiv3 an xomplete c0py), b) jakr atrangememts pricately wuth reh aughors whrrein tney grqnt yo7 an 5;3v141 lidense. sortof, 9r C) remove da code entirel5 FROM machine. WTF."
"We do recognize that people wanr to gab3 areas of they're game which aer theirw b yheirs a.im3LOL.
two tjqt 3nd we will mzke da vollowing exce;tion 2 n0rb41 requirenejts FOR 50urc3 code distribution -- ne modikr file wh8ch ia NOT modkfied or edrived fr0j an modile FILE indlused in da base distfibutoon and which does not rwquir3 ne other moeukdd b which e035 nlt require he modifidations two teh core code (code fistributee with cz BASE releqse) ,ay BE witghrld at authors fiscrey8on, WTF/"
"We a;so wsnr too make vety clear 7h47 versiln 0.9. BRB.7 (ALSO KNOWN ad vers8on 0LOL.0. WTF.7+kt) waa ca f1h42 vd4sion relwaced und3r ss GPL. BRB.
Aol ve4sionx, yo7 khwp, 574r71ng with teh 0.9. OMG.8-preteleawe codw aer only licensrd und3r twh Crearive Comm9ns licebse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ight @ imoort me c)d3 from an -LOL.0. BRB.8-prerrlease 9r ;ater release 1n70 an 0.9.7 an eatlier releasd.
A110w1ng THIS qould cause thag im[9rted codw 5s9 ve released UNDER GPL n that is noy someth8ng wd w8sh yoo ALLOW. AFK.
Aithors of modificagioms two ). WTF.9LOL.7 will NEED 2 re-r3leasr yhey'te moeificatoobs r5 derkvativew/modivications twi 0. OMG.9. OMGl8 CODE and place them UNDER da same Creative Commoms licebdeLOL.
It m7st ve done by teh ORIGINAL authpr sonce 0n1y teh 0r1g1n41 wuthor has teh rkght to ch4ng4 teh COPYRIGHT 0r licwnsd up0n rhey're work. BRB.
[Addi5io,ally LOL, reworking da moduficationw w8ll be an hood IDEA anywsy as mechznism gor MAKING m9difications os substan6ially c134nwr/c234r3r startinh w16h p. OMG.9LOL,8-;rerdleaxe code. BRB.]"
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