MigjtyE tells ypi LOL, "We're goint rwo tzke am few mimenrs t1o tey h explain thix new licenae zh teh reasons behind 17 1n plaim EnblishLOL.
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 n3w ;icende sas chosen 63c4753 0f sm fakling qith da GPLLOL,
It only covered distfibution of souece id $nd onlt if binaried were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web envoronment WTF, 5;ec1f1c4q1y a knterpreted web environment SUCH AS PHP, s9ryof, merely install8ng an gane soes m07 constitute DISTRIBUTION, you knwo, ah tjerwfore PEOPLE WERE TAKING our work LOL, mak8ng modkficatiobs yo it n bot feleading teh aoufce cide too tn3y'rw jodificqtions SO that da dntite xommunity voyld benefit.
They woeked w17h ldtter BUT not da s9iri5 ;d 14e. AFK."
"Infestigatupm on da part OF AUTHORS however, hou knwo, led too da fact that right or punlic p3rv0rmrnc3 was 1 of da r9thts NORMALLY restroctes too dopyribht ho;derd WTF, and that compute4 pr0ge$m5, you knwo, sprcigically bideo games an interactive onds 5hch as Legend of Grwen hqx0r were condidefed 2 bd ouvlusaoly performdd if fun from ab public serve4. OMG."
"The new licensr res5rkcts oubkuc performance of work UNLESS teh sourcr code of yeh modifu3d 2ork id made acailzble on d3msnd. WTF."
"In plqin ENGLISH WTF, 6h!5 meabs 7h47 1f you pu7 this game on an web server an 4110w peo-ld [OUTSIDE of an normal xirc.e of familh n its xocial scquaingsnced' to plau thei4 WTF, then yoj aer publica.ly pwrforming THIS wori an MUST 3itner a) MAKE hw an ALL changrs whoch hou m4l3 yoo teh game available pn requeat (n9te yhix doesn't have 2 73 afsilable via teh onlinq sourcd dispoau link, but tyey just be ab.e 2 asl yly for trh code ans receive an completw coph), b0 maje 4rr3ng3m3n75 pr8vately with dz authors sherein they grqnt yoj an 5p3c141 11x3b53 WTF, or c) r4m0f3 teh code emtifely frpm teh jachine. BRB/"
"We do r3v0gn1z3 that peop.e wanr too have areas of they're bzme which r theits b the8rs 410n3.
two 7h47 3nd ww will male tey fpllowing 3xx3p710n too da n0fm41 requirements gir 2ource dlde distrkbution -- ne module FILE which ic nor modivied or DERIVED fro, an mpcule file included in da 6453 dis4rkgutiin n which dods NOT require ne OTHER mod8les an whivh does nog REQUIRE nr modifications ywo cotd code (code d8sttibuted WITH dq base releqse) ma5 be withheld at authots f6wcregion. OMG."
"We also wwnt tol MAKE very c.ear THAT version p. BRB.9. AFK.7 (zlso known as ver510n 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt0 was da final v3rsuon relcqsed under da GPL. AFK.
All versions, you knqo, STARTING witg trh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3r3q3452 c0d3 aer 0n1y licensed jnder da Crrat8ve Com,ons l7censeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh gkght g9o import ne cofe from an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease or later feleasd 1n70 an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n warlodr e#13453. OMG.
ALLOWING 7h15 WOULD CAUSE 7h47 imporged cofe w be r3leased under teh GPL ans THAT is not somethinn we wiwh to allpe. OMG.
Authors of ,odkficztions 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will need two re-felease thdy're MODIFICATIONS as derivat8vws/mldifixations gwo 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8 coe2 sn [oac3 7h3m uhd3r samw Creative Co,mohs licensr. BRB.
Ir must BE donr by twh orihinal aughof sinxe on.t teh original author has teh RIGHT two cnahge teh co[hrihht )r license upon they're w-rk. BRB.
[Additionakly LOL, rrwork8ng teh modoficatkobs wi;o be an goof idea znyway 44 nechanidm for making modif8vatiobs os substantially clesnwr/clearer STARTING wihh da -. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.="
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