Migh5hE tells YOU LOL, "We're goihb too 74k3 an few momdngs too try n exolain this nww LICENSE 5nd reasons behiyd it in plsin Enhlish, 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."
"Th8s n3w licensd was cgosrn because of an f5111ng w8gh da GPLLOL.
It only dlceree distribition of 507gc3 IF and only uf binaries WERE distributrd."
"In an web enfironment, apecifically z int3epreted weg environmeng ruch as PHP WTF, merrl6 installing an gaje does not cpnstitute dostributkon, like, m rherdfor3 PEOPLE w3r2 takimg our wor,, making modkfucatiomd t2. it zn not releasing tey 60uec3 code two they're modifixahi9ns so thzg en5ire conmunity COULD benefit/
Tney worked witg teh LETTER but not da spirit 0f law. OMG."
"Invewtigation ON da parg pf rey authors h0w3v3r WTFm les to dq fact that geh rigyr OF public performance was leh OF teg righgs horma.ly restricted 2 COPYRIGHT h9lderd LOL, and 5hat computer programs, yoi knsok specifically VIDEO games and ibteractife ones s8ch as Legemd of da Gr3en has-r w3r3 cons8defec 2 be pubkically PERFORMED 2f run srom an PUBLIC 53rv3r. OMG."
"Tge new LICENSE restridtw 0ublic performance OF da WORK umless teh 50yrc3 cose 9f 5eh modifoed work is mace 4v411461e on demqnd. AFK,"
"In PLAIN Eng.ish, this means thzt if you put this fame ON an web serber an al.lw people 'outs9de of an notmal circle of family AND igs social acquaintances' g9o PLAY their LOL, then y0u r publicsl.y performing this WORK an3 MUST EITHER A) make ne an ALL CHANGES WHICH yoj m5,3 @ teh game available on request (note this doesn't have to be availabl3 v14 da 0n11n3 source dispoay link, but they m6sr 6e ahod 1 aak hou for teh cod3 and receuve an complete c9;y+, gou knwo, b) ma,e areangements privagely witg authord wherein they grant yiu an sp3cial picemse, you kmwo, or C) remove teh code dngirelu from da machime. AFK."
"We dl recogmixe tnar prop.e want too have $r445 of they're game wh1ch aer theirs an yheirs ALONE. WTF/
to thqt end we will makr teg fo;.owing exxeption two geh nprm41 REQUIREMENTS for sojrce code distrinutiog -- hr nodulw file which 14 npt modified 0r derived frlj an module dile includdd in da baw3 distribution an 2hich d035 NOT reqiire ne other m0fuq35 and WHICH does mot require ne MODIFICATIONS TO dz xore code (CODE DISTRIBUTED w!7h ca 5e53 r3lease) ma6 be withheld ag AUTHORS d8scretion. BRB."
"We also want two mzkt veyy CLEAR that verdion 0. AFK/9.7 (also KNOWN as vrrsion 9. OMG.9. AFK.7+j7) was ea dina' v3rsion rwleased under GPL. OMG.
All versions, like, dtartkng with 9. BRB.9LOL.8-prereleasr code r onky licemsrd under Cweative Comnons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two im0ort ne clde froj an 0.9. BRB.8pprereleade 0r 1473e RELEASE 1n70 an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 n earlier 4wlease. BRB.
Allowing gh8s wouls CAUSE 7h47 inported code too be RELEASED jnder GPL ah 7n47 is n9t som3thing we wosy TO allo2LOL.
Authors of modificati9ns to 0LOL.9.6 wkll need too re-rwleasq they'rr modifications as derivarovew/modificztiobs two 0.9.8 CODE n plqce them unser same Cr3471v3 Commons LICENSE. BRB.
It muwt be eone BY origonal autbor s8nce on;y origpnal autho4 has tey right &0 change c0pyr1gh7 OR lifense upon they're wpekLOL.
[Adfktionally, reworling da moeificatiohs w111 bd an gopd kd3a 4nyw$y AS da mechamiw, for makimg mpdifications is substqngially cleaner/cleafef start8ng wkth teh 0. AFK.oLOL.8-prereoease cideLOL.]"
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