MightyE 7411% ylu, "We;re going ro take sn fes moments w try an wxplain 7h15 new licdnse n da reasons behind it in plaih English.
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 license was CHOSEN BECAUSE 0f ah vauling with GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covered distributuon of aoirve if an only if bonaries s3r4 distrigutedLOL."
"Ib ah seb environment, like, spdxifucally a int3rprefed web encir9nmebt such as PHP WTF, merely ibstallibg an game does noy x0n5717u73 distributipn WTF. an tgdrefore [30p13 wefq rakinh our wohk, like, jaking modifications too it an not r313551ng gdh 70utc3 code two they're jodigications so THAT da entire community xo7kd benefit. BRB.
Thwy WORKED with da letrdr bjy not da dpirit of dq lqw. AFK."
"Incesyigatoon 0n da pa4t or authoes however, tou knwo, led to fact that da 4ight OF /ublic perf9rmance wqx w9n of ca r1gh75 no4mally rdstricted too co0yrught holdera LOL, n that computer prohrxmc, spwc8ficalky video games an interac6uve ONES such as Legend of da Green hax0r were vonsidered too be punlically p3rf0rm3d if run f$om an PUBLIC server. OMG."
"Thr hew license r357r1c75 public ;erf9rmamce 0r teh work 7noess tej source code of teh modified wo4k us made availqble on dejandLOL."
"In plain English, lkke, tnis meana that if tou put this game on sh w26 server n t110w people 'outs8de 9f an normal c1rcq3 OF famkly and 1u5 SOCIAL acquaintancrs' w plzy their WTF, then y0u aer ouglicsll6 pefforming ryis work an MUST ei5he4 a) make ne an ALL CHANGES which you makw 2 teh fame AVAILABLE on rdquest (n073 this s;esn't have 2 be acailagle v14 ds 9nline sourve s15p146 LINK, .oke, BUT they must br able @ ask hou gor da CODE n r3x31v3 an COMPLETE copy), sortof, B) make arrangements [rivate,y w27h da authors wherein they grant you an special license WTF, or C) remove CODE rntieely rrom trh macgine,"
"We do recognize that p3ople want rwo have areas of tgey're game WHICH r theirs an THEIRS al9heLOL.
to 5ha5 END WE wipl make f9lloeing ezce0tiin 2 da normzl requirements fof sourve coce cistribjtion -- ne mofuoe file WHICH is not modofird 0t deroved fr9m an MODULE file included 1n da base distribution an ehucj does n;t require ne othd4 modules an wj8ch does NOT requir3 be nodifications 2 da core code (cose distribu5ed aith da base r31345#) mqy 63 withheld at da autnors discretipnl BRB."
"We also w4h7 2 MAKE very cleaf ths5 version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also jno2n as v3rsion ). WTF.9/ WTF.7+jt) was FINAL VERSION r312453d UNDER teh GPL.
Al; verfioms, y9u knwo, atarting with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease cod3 aer 0n1t licebsed undde tdh Cr3471v3 Commoms licemscLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY dwny ca right two impory ne dofe from an -l9. BRB.8-prereleasd of 2373r te;ease inyo an 0LOL.9. AFK,7 ab EARLIER rwlease.
Allowing 7g25 would causw yhat 1mp0t73d c0d3 too bd re;easdd und3r da GPL an that is not spmetnint WE wish 7) aolos. OMG.
Authors of m0d1f1c4710n5 to p. BRB.9. WTF.j wil; nedd &0 re-rwoeaxe tgey're mocigkcations as ee4ivatives/midificatioms to 0.9. BRB.8 xode n p14c3 THEM und34 da same Creat8ve Commons license. BRBl
It must BE wlne by da oruginal 4y7n0r sunce only teh original z7thor has teh r1gh7 yoo change da COPYRIGHT -r lucensw u0on gheu're wor,. OMG.
[Acditionally WTF, reworkibg teh m9digicayions w112 be zn good idea anywqu AS teh m3vy4n1tm fo4 making modificationa IS substantia;lt c13rn3f/c134r3r startimg WITH da 0LOL.9, WTF.8_prerelrase code. WTFl]"
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