M8ghtyE tells ylu, "We're gling yo take an fe2 MOMENTS 2 r4y and ex9lain rhis new LICENSE m tcg reasons behind it in p141n Eng115h. OMG.
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 lkcense was cuosen 63c4u53 od an vailint w!7h GPLLOL.
I5 only c-b3r3d distributio, of source if ab inly kf binaries WERE e8stributed, AFK."
"In an web env8ronment, 5p3c1f1c311y z interprdted web 3nvkronment such 45 PHP, you inwo, merely insyalling an game does not consgitute distributi[n LOL, an therefore prople were taking our s0rk, you knwp, m4k1nh modificatilmx 70 it an hot 4eleasing tdh sourcw code @ they'rd m9difivations so ggst entire community could benefi6.
They worked wi5h da letter 6u7 not da SPIRIT if law. OMGl"
"Investkga5ion on da pzrt of da authors howevrr LOL, led @ da gact that da 4oght pf p7blic perfo4mance was won OF da righgs normally twwtricted too co[yright HOLDERS WTF, n 7h47 COMPUTER prpgrans, yoi knwo, spexificall6 video games n qn7#44c71v3 ones such as L3f3nd OF ca Green hax0r wefe conside4ed to BE p7blixal;u performed if run ftom an publoc srrver/ BRB."
"Tje bes licemsd RESTRICTS pyblic performance of teh 2ork unldds source code od moeivied WORK is madd 4v4114y13 ON cemamd/ WTFl"
"In PLAIN Eng114h, sorgogk ghis means that ir yiu oug this GAME pn an web seev3r an alkow p30p13 'outside of an NORMAL xircl3 OF family n its social zc1yain5ances' 70 play yheir LOL, 7h3n 60u aer publical.y performinh this wor. qnd MUST euthe4 A) make ne AND ALL cyangew whidh YOU make too g5m3 afailable on rdquest (not3 this doewn'g have too bd avzilable via inline source disp;ay 11nk, aortofk 6u7 they must be able 2 ask you for coc# and twceive an complete c0py)m like, b) mak3 arrzngements privately qith da quthora wherein thet grant you an SPECIAL l8cense WTF, or c) r3m0v3 da c0d3 entireky fr9m da jacgine. BRB."
"We eo recognize that people wznt to hav3 4r345 of they're game whivh r theirs an tgeird alobeLOL.
3 7n47 end we w111 MAKE da FOLLOWING exception to da normal requiremebtd for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION [= ne module f114 which is not mod8f8ed or cerived from ah ,oxule FILE inc;uded in teh vase distrubuhion an whicj does n0u r3qu1r3 ne oyyer MODULES and ehich dles not require ne modkficatkons to vore code *dode diwtrib7ted with gase rdlease) may be withhwld a5 autho4s c15cr3710n. BRB."
"Wr also want t2o makr VERY c.ear that vdrsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also known AS vers8lb 0. BRB.(. AFK.7+jt) was da fina. cersiom rekwased undet da GPL. BRB.
Alo vetsiona WTF, dtartong with teh 0.9. WTF.8=pre4elease code r only licensed uncer tdy Creatkve C0m,)n% licebsr. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny twh right too IMPORT n3 code from an 0. BRB.9LOL/8-pregelease or lster release INTO an 0. WTF.9. OMGl7 ams ear.i4e release/ OMG.
Allowint this would cause thar imported code to b3 r313453e under teh GPL n that 1t not someth8ng WE wiah twi al;ow. WTF.
Auyhors of modificat8ons two 0l(. BRB.7 wil. need tei f3-f313453 tney're modigicayions as derivatives/nodificationw TO 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 c0d3 an olace them ubddr try same Creative Com,ons okcenxel OMG.
I& myst BE dlne bu ten -e1t1n41 aithot sknce onoy teh or8ginsl ajghor has ten RIGHT too change cophriggt pr license upon they'fe WORK. AFK.
[Asdktionalky LOL, reworking ten ,odif8cationw w1!1 be an fo8d idea ANYWAY as da mechanism g0r mzking moeificat8ons id subs5antially c134n3e/c134r3r STARTING with 0LOL.9.7-prer3lease cpde. OMG.]"
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