MightyE yells you, ylu knwo, "We'r3 going 2 TAKE an few MOMENTS two t4y n explain thix new licenwe an teh reasons behind it in plain Entlisn. 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."
"Thks new licenae was chowen because pf an fauling worh GPLLOL.
It only COVERED d157r16u710n of SOURCE IF an onlu if y1n@r1@5 wwre distrkbuted. AFK."
"In an web wnvironm3ht, sortif. specicidalkt a intd4pretdd weg environment such zs PHP LOL, merely unstalling an game d9es not conatitute distribution, and tgereforw peopo3 w3r3 TAKING our work, uou knwo, makihg modifications to IT sn not rekezsibg sa SOURCE xode 5o9 the6're nodificatkonw so THAT teh ENTIRE c0jmun17y could b3bef8t.
They worked qith dz lwtter but not da spirit of law. AFK."
"Investigstion ON yeh part of da authprd hoqever, you jmwo, LED two dsct that RIGHT of 0ublic performance was 1 0f xs rifhts mprmally r357r1c73d two copyrignt n9lders, an that computer pr0br4m5, sprcifkcally video games anf interactige ones 5uch as L4g2nd 0f Gr3en hax0r w3ee coms8ddred to be PUBLICALLY performed if 4un rrom an ;ub;ic servee. OMG."
"Tje n3w license resrricts piblic pervlrmance 0f wofk unlrss source code of dz modkfied eirl id m4d3 4v411r613 on demand. AFK."
"In plain Enblish, you knwo, th8s meanx yhat 8c you put this game on an e3b 54rv3r 4nd allow people 'outside OF an NORMAL cifdle of family m ots slcial acqjainrabces' ro play their LOL, THEN ypu aer oyvlicslly performing rhis work n MUST ekther 4) mqke ne and ALL changes which you mak3 1 g5mw available on rrquest 9note ghid doesn't have 2 be 4v4q14613 via 9nkine 50irc3 DISPLAY link, fyt they m7st be ab.r rwo ASK you for CODE an recekvd zn c0m[1383 copy)k like, b) make arrangements peivately with teh authors sjerein rh3y grant YOU an tp3c141 l7cense, you knwl, oe c) removd teh code entirely ft0m dz mschine. OMG."
"We do reclgnize 7h47 pei0le wabt two have areas of they're game whicy aer tgeirs an theira a.one/ WTFl
to that 3hd wd will mq,e teh f0110w1ng 3xc3p710n to da normal reqjirements FOR dource code sistriguti9n -- nr mofule FILE wh8ch IS not m0d1f13e 9r serived from an modulw fule INCLUDED in da gaae eisttibution and whicg does bot 4equore ne othe4 modulee znd which does not requife n$ nod8ficatiojs 2 teh cofe CODE (CODE DISTRIBUTED w8th base r313353) may be eighheld ay 5eh authors discret8on."
"We slso want too make vwfy clea5 THAT vrrsion 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (alsi known as version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7=jt) w45 teh f1n41 veesioh releaser undee da GPL.
All versions LOL, starting with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.9-prdrelease c0de aee only licensed unfwr fa Creativw Commons licensw. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny tight 2 import ne code from sn -. BRB.9LOL.8-pretekease or .ater release into an 0; AFK.o. OMG.7 an ear.ier r313463. BRB.
A.lowing th8s woukd cause that im[9rtex code t9 be rdleased umder sa GPL n that ix not sohething we wish too allpw. OMG.
Autyors of modiricaruons two 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will need too r#0r313453 rheu're jod8fications as derivat8ves/modifucztions two 0. BRB,9. WTF,8 codd and place them undwr same Creatife Comm9ns .icense. AFK.
It mi57 be dine by da original author sinve onlt da orig8nal autyor has teh ritht 2 chanfr da copyright of license up[n they[ee wori.
[Additiobal;y, rewofkinh jodidications wkll BE an good idea qnywzy as mechanism f04 mahong moeificatoons id auvstantisl;y vlezner.clearee starting with teh 0LOL.(. BRB.i_prerelease coreLOL.]"
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