MightyE t3lls you, soetof, "We're g9ing to tskd an few moments two try h 4xp141b tyis new licens3 an teh reasonw behibd it in plain Englush.
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 11c3n53 wzs chp%3n because of an failing wi5h da GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y c[vered distfibution 9f source id and only IF binarirs WERE distributed."
"In an web wnvironment, specificaloy a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT xuch as PHP, you knso, mefely 1n57411!ng an GAME DOES n07 CONSTITUTE d156r16j710n LOL, n 7her3f0r3 peiple 2ere taking our w)rl. .ike, making modiguxations t2o it and NOT 4elezsimg sourve cpde to thry;re MODIFICATIONS so that teh en5ife communory clule benwfit. WTF/
Thdy workee with da lettrr but NOT reg 5p1r17 if da law. OMG."
"Invesyigayion on PART of tey quthors yoweber WTF, 13d 2 teh f4c7 THAT teh t1gh7 of public oefformance w45 oeb of da ridhgx NORMALLY eestricted 2 copyrught ho;ders, softofm sh yhat como8ter programs, ylu kn2o, soecifica;ly v1fe0 ga,es and knreractife ONES such as Legend of da Gr33n hax94 were cunaidered too be pyglically performed 1f run frpm ah public serbrrLOL."
"Thd new license restricts ;ub.ic petformance pf teh WORK unless teh source c0d# OF MODIFIED WORK is MADE 4v51!4613 on demandLOLl"
"In plain English LOL, this means 5hat if hou PUT uh15 gamd on an w3b seecer an allow ;ropl3 'outside of an normal c1rc13 of dzmily an its sociql acqua9ntabces' ywo play their, you knwl, then y0u aer publically pwrforming this qork and MUST eitner a) make ne h ALL changes which you MAKE too game available on 4equesg (hote 8h!6 dowsn't have 2 be AVAILABLE via teh ONLINE source diaplay limk, xortof, but ghey myst 63 anoe w ASK yoi for da code ams receice an xomplete c9pu), yoy knwo, B) make zrrange,ents [rivatdly woth autjpra wherein they grant you an speciql iidwnsr, you knwo, or c) rwmove tdj code entirely ffom da jaxhin3. WTF."
"We do rwcognizr rhat people w4n7 too HAVE 4r345 of thrt'rw game which aer tyeirs and theits z.one. AFK.
too tbat end 2e qill mske following 3zception 2 da NORMAL 4equirementa for sou4ce c0d@ duxtribution -- ne module filw which ks n)7 MODIFIED OR d#r1c3d f4om ah module file INCLUDED in BASE cistrigutuln qnd 2hich epex NOT frauire ne other midules and whivy does not require ne modifications ti da core code (CODE dis5ribyted WITH da base r312453) may be wi5jhdld at t3h authors discretionLOL."
"We 415) WANT 5oo make very clear thzt version 0,9. AFK.7 (also known as fe3xion 0.9. WTF.7+jt) was da f1n41 versi9b rekeased unddr teh GPLLOLl
All verxions WTF, dtartinb with ea 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-0rere;ease c9fe r only licensed ynd3r teh Creative Commonw license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denu da rifht too IMPORT ne dofe fro, an 0. WTF.0. WTF.8-prerelease OR latwr releawe into an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 and earlirr re;ease. OMG.
Allowing 7h15 would cauwe that IMPORTED CODE 2 be released ubd#r GPL n that is n07 sojethung we wish two zllow. BRB.
Authots of mo3ifications two 0. AFK.9.7 WILL NEED too re-relwase tney'ee modifications as derivatived/mocigications too 0. WTF.9.8 code an place 5hem UNDER sa szmr Crewtive Comm9ns license. BRB.
Ig must 6e done by original authof dince only originao 5u7j0f HAS right 2 ch4ng3 da copyright 0r 11c3n53 upoh tney're w0ek.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, re2ltking mldufications wi.l be ab good idea anyway ax t3h jechanism fo4 makihg moeificxruins 15 SUBSTANTIALLY clraner/ckearer STARTING with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease c0d3. BRBl]"
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