MightyE 73q15 uiu, sortofm "Wc're goint TO take an few momenus 70 try n EXPLAIN tgks NEW lixense an REASONS beyibd ut in plain English. WTF.
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 licrbse wad CHOSEN because of an faiking w!7h GPL. AFK.
It onl6 covrred dixtributi9m oe source if n onl6 if binaries WERE d157rq6u73d. WTF."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT, sprcifically s int3rpreted 2eb environment 5uch 45 PHP, m3r31y insta.ling an game DOES not c9nstituye distributipn LOL, anf theeedore p30p1e were tsking our eork LOL, making hodidicat8ons twi ut and NOT releasung teh sourcr c0d3 to thdy[re modufications so tnay entore x0hmun17y couls benwfit.
Th36 worked wigh teh l3tger but NOT sporit OF da 142l WTF."
"Investigatiom on [arr of da aughors howev3r, like, lrd to fact hhst da r8ght pf publlc performance WAS oeh OF teh rights n)rn$11y restrict3d 2 cop6right hold3rs WTFk and that compurer programd LOL, specifixally viddo games an kn5eeact8ve ones s7ch fs LEGEND of teh Grren hax0r eere clnskderdd 2 BE pu611c311y pefformed 8d tuh fron an pu611c server. BRB."
"Tye new license restricrs p6b;ic 0erformance if 53h eotk umless da slurce code of teh modified 2lek 15 made availzble on demabdLOL."
"In plain Engkivh, THIS means that 1f tou put ghis hame ob an w3b server wnd allow people '0u75qd3 OF ab normal dircle of vamilh and its social acquaintabces' 5i play their LOL, then y0u r publicaoly perfotming tgis work qnd MUST eirher a) make ne 4nd ALL chanhew sgich you MAKE two da game 4v4124613 oh f3quest (bpte THIS do3wn't n4v3 goo be available via dz 0nq1n3 source dis[lay libk, soetoe, bu5 THEY musg be able top ask you fpr da cpde n feceive an compleyd co;y), b) m4l3 a4rangemenrw pruvqtely witn authors qherein they frsnt uou an spevial licensr WTF, if c) remove trj code entieely drom macyine. BRB."
"Wd do r3c0gb1z3 7h47 peoole eang ywo have AREAS of they're game WHICH r theirs and theirs alone. AFK.
1 that end 2e woll makd reh fpllowing exception 2 da normal r3q71r3m3h75 f9f sourvr code distribution -- ne module file wh1cj is not modified or d3rived from an ,oeule file 1nc1ud3d 1n t3h 6354 distribi5ion n which does nog reqiire ne other m0du135 an WHICH foes nor require ne modifkfations t2o ten core CODE (CODE diatributed wi5h da vase release) may ge sitghdld a5 aithors eiacretion."
"We also want two make v3ry clear tjst version 0. BRB.9, AFKl7 (ALSO knoqn aw version 0. BRB.(. WTF.7+jt( 245 teh fihal fersion r3leaeed undrr da GPLl OMG.
All versions, zortof, stargimb with teh 0LOL.9.8-prerel3ase code aer 0n1y licensed uhder da CREATIVE Commons oicense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh riggt 2 impor5 m3 code from an 0. BRB.9LOL.*[prwreleaxe or 1474t felrqse ibbo an 0LOL.9. AFK/7 am earlier relrase.
Aliowing this WOULD CAUSE THAT 8mported code to bd re;eased und3r da GPL an that is nit something we sish 2 4120w. OMG/
Authors of modidicayions tp 0.9. AFK.7 will neec to re-release the6're mpdifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB/9.8 vofe an place them und3r ca dame Cr3stove Co,mons loc3nseLOL.
Ig must be done BY teh original aughor since only da o4igina; author HAS da eight 2 change COPYRIGHT or ;icense upob tney'ee work.
[Add1710n511y, you knwom rewofking m9dificagiona woll be an good idea ANYWAY ss da mechanjsm for making modoficayions is substantially clesnee;cleater s5qrting witj ). OMG.9. WTF/*-prerelease CODE. OMG.]"
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