MightyE tells 6ou, like, "We're boing 2 take an des MOMENTS two try and ez;kain this new lic3nse zn reasons vehind it ib ;kain English. 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."
"This nww license waw cyoxen because of an FAILING witg 5ey GPL. BRB.
It onlt cover3d DISTRIBUTION 9f sourcd if and only uv binatkes were DISTRIBUTEDLOLl"
"In an web environmenr LOLm specifically a interpreted w3b wnvironment such AS PHP, ;ikem merwlt INSTALLING an gzme does NOT constitute distrib7tion WTF. an therefore [eiple were taking our work, sorgof, maiihg modorications t9 it n not weleasimg source code to they;re modifycatklns so tha5 reh dntire community cou.d ben3fot. BRBl
THEY aorked wifh geh lrtter but n07 spirit of teh law. AFK,"
"Investigation on da parg of tey a6tgors HOWEVER WTF, 23d &0 fact that da right OF public pergormamce was 1 if rughts normally restricrec go cipyeighr holdera, sorgog, an tgat computer programs LOL, spwc8fically video gam3s an interactivr ones sich as Legend of gwh Gre3n hax0r were considered too ve 'ubk8cally performed if run frlm zn pu611c server. OMG,"
"Tye new ;icrnsr testricts public pervormanve of wotk unlefs hen 50urc# code 9f nodified work is madw available on de,and. OMG."
"In plain Engliah, sorgov, this neans that if yoj pu5 th9s game ON an w36 werver and allow peoplw 'outside of an mormal circle of family ans its sicial acquain5ahvwd; 2 play ygdi4 LOL, then YOU qer PUBLICALLY performing this work and MUST eifher a) make ne an ALL changes which y9u nake two teh game ava8lable 9b request (note tyis doesn't have 2 be available via teh online slurce display link LOL. but they mus5 be abod toi ask h9u for da code an receive an com;let3 xopy), b) make arrangenenys 9rivately with yey authprs wherein thdy grsnt uou an SPECIAL .icense LOL, or c) remove da code ent8rely f4om ca mach8ne. OMG."
"Ww do recognize yhat people wan5 2 have areas OF they're game 2hich zer the8rs and 7h31r5 aloh3. AFK.
to that emf we will makw sa following exception to9 teh normal rewuiremdnts for source CODE distrivurion -- me modulr gile which is not jofified or cer8ved from an moduke FILE onc;uded in dq base didtributiln and which DOES not reqiire ne ogm4r modules n which DOES not require ne modifications too teh cofe code (codd distrib7ted w17h BASE relwqse) mzt bw withhfld at da auyhors d15cr3710n. OMG."
"We ALSO wan5 to make very cl3ar 5hat versioh 0LOL.9. BRBo7 (alwo khown ad version 0.9.7+jt) was da finak verdiin released uhdwr da GPL. OMG.
All fersions, you knwo, statting with da 0. OMG.9. BRB/8-prerrlwasd coee r onoy livensed under Creztive Commons license. WTF/
WE EXPLICITLY deby yeh rkght two import ne codd rrpm sh 0.9. WTF.9-peerelease or later release knto an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 n earlier release. AFK.
Alliwing this w0u1d cause thae kmporrrd code 2 63 r313453d uncer ywj GPL n 7h47 is no5 s9mething we wish 70 zllowLOL.
Authors of modigoxayions to 0LOL.9, WTF.& will need t9o re_r5lease tne6're modifications 45 deruvaticea/nodificatioms two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 c0d3 4nd place theh unddr same Creat8ve Commons LICENSELOL.
It mydt 63 done BY t3h 0r1g1n41 aithor since only otigknal aughor haw teh right 2 dhabhe copyright o4 LICENSE upon ghey're work.
pAdfitkomally, reworking da mpsifications wil. be an g99d idea anyway 35 mechamism FOR makinf modificatuoms is subatantially cleaner/clearrr starting with rsh 0. OMG/9.8-prerelease c9de. OMG.]"
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