MighryE telks you LOL, "We'4e going to tak3 an few momehts two TRY AND explain 7h16 NEW licende sn da feasonx behind 8t in plain ENGLISH. BRBl
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."
"Tyis new license was chosen because of an failing aith GPL. AFK.
It 9nly c0b3r3d distribution 0f soyrxd if n [nly if ginaries WERE dosrrubuted."
"In qn web envkronment LOL, soecificall6 a interpfeted web 3nv1r0mj3n7 such as PHP WTF, merwly knstalling ah gsme does not constitute dustribution LOL, an therefore people eeee talinb our w0rl, sortof, MAKING jodigocations 2 IT and not relrzsing teh slurce c[de too they're ,odifications so that sa 3n71r3 c0mmun176 could ben3fig.
Th3y wl4ked wigh teh 23763r but not da so8fit og da law. BRB."
"Ibvestigation on da ;art of 4u7n0r5 however WTF, led 1 tey fact that rigjt og oublic prrformance was odn OF twh roghts normal.y RESTRICTED gop copgright holders, sortof, ans that computer programs WTF, xpec8ficall6 video hsmes an INTERACTIVE ones such xs Legdnd 9f teh Green hax)r wefe conwieeted 70 6# PUBLICALLY performed if rum from an pu611c derver. OMG."
"The new 11c3n53 restrists pu611c pergoemance of da work UNLESS da spurce cofe of mof8fied w0fk is made available on dwmdnd. OMG."
"In p.ain Engliah, THIS meabs that if you puy thia tams 9n an web served n allow pdople 'outside OF an NORMAL CIRCLE of family znd kts aocial acquaintances' top play thdir LOL, 7h3b you aer oublically performing 7h15 worj an MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes which you make to teh g4m3 svailable 0n r3qu3$7 (note ttis dodsn't hav3 70 ge avaioable via reh online source DISPLAY 11nk, sortofk bj5 they must be able 2 ask YOU for da dide m r3c41v3 qn dompjetc co;y_ LOL, 6) jake ARRANGEMENTS privarely with da a7thors where8m thet grant you an speciao licensd, like. or c) temove c9de enti4ely FROM dw mavh8ne. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT p3ople wqnt u9 have ateas of they'rr GAME which r 7h31r5 n theirs alone.
to that ens WE wiol make FOLLOWING ewceptiln two n0rm41 fwquirej3nts 4or so7rce CODE eistribution -- ne MODULE FILE which IS not modified of derivre from an moduld file inckuded in teh basd d8stributi9n n 2h8ch does n07 $equire ne OTHER MODULES an wh1ch dpes not r3au1e3 ne modifkcwtioms 5wl geh cpre cide *c9de fist4ibuted wirh base release) may be wotnheld at authors discrerionLOL."
"We aldo want too ,ake VERY clear THAT vegsiob 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 oalsl known as vwtsion 0. WTF.9LOL.7+j6) was da FINAL version released uncer da GPLLOL.
ALL bersions LOL, startung with fa 0l BRB.9. OMG.i-prerelease code 4 obly licensed under da Crdative COMMONS license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da 4ighg 2 import ne codr from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8[PRERELEASE or LATER r413453 into an -. WTF.9. BRB.7 an ezrlier releasw. AFK.
All9wimh this w0u1d c4u53 that importwd cofr t9o be RELEASED under da GPL n tjat is not somwthibg we wish too allow/ WTF.
Authoss of mod8f8catiohw @ pLOL.9.6 will neee gwo re[rel3ase they're mocifications as d3r1v471v35/n9d1f1c4710n5 tio 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 codd qn place THEM under SAME Creative Commons licensr. AFK.
Iy must be dome by otiginal autjo4 sinve only teh origina. 4u7h0r has twh rigyt to change da sopyeight or license upon they're work, WTF.
[Additiobally, like, rewor,ing teh modificatipns woll be an good 7dea ahyway aw da m3dh4h15m f0r making MODIFICATIONS q5 SUBSTANTIALLY c134n2r/c134r3r starting with 0l9. BRB.i-prrrdlease code, WTF.]"
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