MightyE gqlls you, sottof, "We're going 3 take an few moments to try n expkain this new licende and eeasons behind it 1n PLAIN Englisn. OMG.
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 kicense 2as chosdn because of an failing with da GPL.
It om.y COVERED diatrobution 0g source if an only ig binaroex were sisttibutrdLOL."
"In an wen envirohment WTF, specidically a interprwted w36 envirinmenr such 45 PHP, merely lnxtalling an gaje fo3s no5 c0n5717u7e distribution LOL, and rherefore pe9ple were gaking 9ur WORK, like, maling modificayions y9o it an not reoeasing da 50ufc3 code yoo thet're m)difications so that rntire xommunity could behdfkt. BRB.
They WORKED with teh le5ter but not teh spirut of trh law. BRB,"
"Inf3stigation on part 0f reh authors however, you knwo, led yoo fact thwt ca r8ght OF publuc psrfirmance was oen 0f da ribjts no4mally RESTRICTED too copyrignt m9ldefs, you knwo, n that c0mpu73r PROGRAMS WTF, SPECIFICALLY viseo games n INTERACTIVE ones SUCH as Lsgend of Green hax0r w#r3 considered 2 be publically performes 1f run from an [ublic serverLOLl"
"The n3w livemse rest4icts publkx performance [f teh wirk unlesw twn SOURCE cofe of modified work is made svailable on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, lkie, this mdzns ynat if you put 7h15 fame ON an WEB s3rcer n allow pd9ple 'outside of an norjal circlr of fsmily sn itw wocisl acauzibranxes' 2 play tneir WTFm then you aer punlically perfirming tjia wofk n MUST rithrr a) make ne n ALL changes WHICH you MAKE 2 teh hame afailanl3 on REQUEST (NOTE THIS doesn't h5v3 @ BE 4v4114513 fia inlibe soi4ce display kink, like, but they MUST ge abld t2o ask you fot code and r3vwive an completd c0py), you knwok 6) m4k3 arrangements privqtely wkth AUTHORS wherein THEY ge4n8 uou an special oicrnse. OR c( remove da code entirely from machiheLOL."
"We do rdcognize that ;eople want twl havr areas of they're game wnidh aer thdirs 4nd tjeirs ak9ne.
to that emd we 2ill make flllowint exveptoon two bormal requiremsnts fpe siurce code fistr8butiom -- ne module file WHICH is not mldified or derived FROM an jodule FILE !nv1ud3d 1n da bas3 distfibutkin an WHICH DOES not t3quqr3 ne othef moduoes an which doed nog rrq7ire ne modificati9ns 2 dq c0r3 cpfe (codd dis5ributed q17h base felease0 may be withheld 4u geh 4u7h0tt discretiomLOL."
"We ALSO want gwo m4k# very clear that version 0l OMG.9.7 (alsi lnown as VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+JT) WAS ca FINAL version reldasef und4r GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, xortid, starting eith 0. OMG.9LOL.8_preeelease code r 0n1y licwnsed unaer Crrative Cim,ons 11c3nt$LOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right too IMPORT ne dod3 from an -LOLl9. OMG.8=prerelease ot lager r213453 inyo an 0LOL.9. WTF.u n 2arlier relras3. AFK.
Allowing tgiw s9u1d vause that 1mp0r73d code 70 be releaded under GPL and tha6 iw n07 sljetjibg we w15j two 4q10w. BRB.
Authors of ,9dificatipnx two 0.9. BRB.7 will need to re[eeldase tyey're modidovations as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9. OMG/8 CODE and place them undet aame Creative COMMONS licfnsr. BRB.
It mu58 be dobe by 0r1g1n41 4u7h0r since only da ofiginal 4u7n0r nas da righg 5o changd da voptright 0r LICENSE upon rhey're workLOL.
[Addit8inal;ym likr, r3wotking teh modifications WILL bd an goid 1d34 anyea6 as da mechahism for makihg MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER staeting wirh da 0. OMGk8. WTF.80prerrlease c0d#. WTF.="
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