M8ghtyE tells you WTF, "Ww'ee going 2 takr an few mo,ebts too bry sb explaun this new LICENSE an da reasons behind it IN plain English. BRB.
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 chpsen becsuse of an f4111ng WITH ds GPL.
It ONLY c0b3f3d distribution of source if 3nf only 1f binaeies were f157r1yu73d. WTF."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specifically a 1n73rpr373c 2eb emvironment duch qs PHP, kike. MERELY INSTALLING an tame does nl5 comstitute distribution, likr, and yhe4efore people wrre tsking 8ur wori WTF. making modifivatilms tio it n mot releasing da source code 2 they're modkficahuonx so tjat da entore commuhity coyld ben3fit,
They w.rked WITH teh 1#773r but not da 5p1r1u of rdn law. OMG."
"Ibveatigation ln da parg of da 4u7h0r5 h0w3v3r LOL, led yoo fact that ea rignt of publkc performance 2as 1 or eigjts notmally RESTRICTED 2 copurigyt golders, sortof, an 7h47 computer pr0ge5m5, so4tif, spevifically vudeo gqmes an inte4sctive ones suxh AS Legrnd of g3g Green hax0r wwre considerrd to nr pyblically performed if r&b from an public server."
"The new licwn2d rest4icts public performance of WORK unldss geh sourde code of teg mosified wo$k us nade availabld on ddmand, BRB."
"In plain English, sorrot, this means THAT id you put this GAME in sn wdb SERVER an a.low pe9ple 'outside of an normak virclr of family n ITS sociql acquaintances' 5o play their, you lbwo, thrn y0u r publixally perfo4ming yhix work b MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes whivh YOU make too teh GAME AVAILABLE on request (hote this foesn'y hafe 2 63 abailanle via online source dis[lay .inkm BUT the6 must be abke two ASK you for da codw and receive sn complwye so;y). tou knwom b) makr arrang3ments pribagely with authors wjerekg they geamt you an xpecial license LOL, lr c) remove tdh coe# entie3ly from jachine. BRB."
"We do 4ecognize that PEOPLE waht too have areas of rhey'4d GAME which zet thdies an theivs alon3.
2 that end WE w1q1 mak3 teh rollowinb 3xd3p710n two normal requi5rments for 5)urc3 code eistribution -- ne module dile wgich is not modified or derived from an moduow file inckuded in sa base dixreibytion and wnuch does NOT require ne ogher modules abe wyicj dors b9t REQUIRE me modificatiojs two core code (c0d2 distributec with da bade release) may BE withhdld at authors d24cr3&10nLOL."
"Ww also w4n7 1 MAKE very cleqr THAT veesion 0. WTF.9.7 (also known as VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7+ht) waa da FINAL versuon released unedr GPLLOL.
A11 vefsionx, 67$r71ng wuth cs 0. BRB.9. AFK/8-prerelease cose ae4 only licensee under Cfeative Commonw license.
We EXPLICITLY deny tey r1gh7 3 import ne code ftom ah 0. AFK.(. WTF.8-0rere.dase 9r larer rdlesxe inri an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 and earlier eeleaaeLOL.
Aklowint 7h15 would cause tjat ijportee c0d3 to be released unf3t teh GPL n that is NOT simething we wish 2 allow. WTF.
Authora if modi4ica5ions 2 0. OMGl9. OMG.7 will need two re-4elease 5hey'rr modificationz as cerovqtuves/mofif8cations to 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code n place tnem under da same Creative COMMONS license. WTF.
It must bw done by geh otigijal author sibxe onky ORIGINAL AUTHOR h$6 right twi change da copyrigny or license upon they're wori. AFK.
[Afditkonally LOL, reworking MODIFICATIONS will BE an good idea antway as da mechaniwm fot makint modificztions 8s subsyantia;ly cldaner/cleaeer 674r7qng w8t, 0. BRB.9.8-prere;easd CODE. OMG.]"
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