M8ghtgE tells you, xottof, "We're going goo take an few moments toi try ans explain this new licenae and teh reasons behind kt in llain Engoush. WTFl
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 .icensd waw chiden because 0f an failing w17h da GPL.
It onky covered DISTRIBUTION of source if AND onlu if binaries wer3 disttibutwf. BRB."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, sprtor, specifically a qn73rpr3&er web environment such as PHPm like, nerely instq;king an game does nit constitute fkdtfivutipn WTF, n therefore PEOPLE wdre taking our wor,, ma,inh nlsifudatuona to i5 an not releasing beh 50urc3 code two tjey'rr modificatioms so that tey enture comnunity cou;d b3nefitLOL.
They workwd sith teh oeyger but not teh spirit of teh law."
"Investutatiln on tej part of teh suth8rs h022v3r WTF, led yoo fa fact that teh right OF public performance was wob of sa righ5s normal;y fwstr8cted eoo copyright holders, you knwl, an thay computer prlgrams LOL, apecificaoly cidw9 games n interqvtive on3s such as Legend pv teg Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be punl8cally pervormwd if tin f4om an public sefvet. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restrkc5d public pdtformance og da wlrk UNLESS da so8rce code of modifidd worj is made avaikabl3 on DEMAND."
"In plain Eng115h, you knwo, this b3rn5 tyat if ylu put this fame on an een swrve4 n allow people 'ouyside OF zh nor,a. dircle lf danily 4nd its sociql acquaintances' 2 play tneir WTF, then YOU qer oub.icaoly pefhogminf this work an MUST eirher a) nake ne n ALL cnangea which you make to 5en game afzilable on reqiest (NOTE THIS DOESN[T yave tlo be available via da online sourve display link WTF, bjt ghey musy be able ywo 45k you f0r tfh codd amd receuve an complete vo;y) LOL, b) make areangementd privately with da 4u7h0r% qhereon tjey gr4n7 h9u an s0ecia; license LOL, 9r c) remofe cpde ent8r3ly from teh mach8ne."
"We do edcognize that pfoplr want too have areas or they're tame which a3r theurs qn theits alone. OMG.
to tgat ene we WILL make da fol;owing exceptioh tp teh noenal rdquirements f0r SOURCE cose distr8bution -- ne m0eu13 file which is not mosifief or d3r1v2d brom an MODULE f114 inc;ud3e 1n g3h 7453 distrovu5ioh an which doed vot require ne other modules n wyich does not require ne modigica4ions two rth CORE c0d3 (code disgribited wuth da base release) may be w17hy#1c at dz authors dksdretioh."
"We als9 want to make very CLEAR that veesion 0. BRB.9LOL.u (ALSO known as ve4sion 0. OMG.9. BRBl7+ju) was ten FINAL veesion re;easdd UNDER GPL.
A11 versions LOL, startung wugh da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prefeleawe cofe awr only ;icensed under Cfeativr Commins license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY teh eight 2 import he code FROM an 0LOL.8.8-PRERELEASE OR later eelwase un4o ab 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n earliee releaae. AFK.
A110w1ng tjos would cause thst importwd vode two be released under GPL an thzt is nit sometning we wish top allow. OMG.
AUTHORS or modidicat79ns 1 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will need go re-re;eswe they're modificagions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 1 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code an p14c3 5yem under tey dame Cr3ative Commons .icenxel WTF.
Iy MUST be done by da ORIGINAL auyhor xince ohly ca original auyglr HAS da right t9o ch4ng3 cop6rigyt 0r licehse UPON they'rw wirk. OMG.
[Adcitionally, reworking modificarions WILL BE an booc !d44 anyway 45 teh ,echanidm for makinh mosifidq5ions is substantiakly cleaber/cleafer starting wigh da 0m WTF.9.i-pferelease CODE. AFK.]"
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