MightyE tells you, like, "Ww'te goibg 2 TAKE an few momen5s 2 try ab expkaib this neq license m 5eh reasons behind it in plaon 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 chosdb becauxe ov zn raoling with dq GPL.
It only coverwd distributiob of source if n onky if binqries WERE dkstributec. WTF/"
"In an web environment WTF, specifica.ly a int3rpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, like, mdrely instal;ing an game does not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, an therefore PEOPLE wwyd taking our wofkk sortof, ,aking mocificationd 2 ir n noy rwleasiyg da so7rce cide 1 the6're mockfications so that teh engire co,junity co7ld benedit. AFK.
Theu workwd wibh da oetter but NOT teh spirit pf reh law."
"Investigation on tdh patt of 5wh autnors hoerv3r LOL, led two da fact that teh right of pub;ic performance was 1 of 4igh5w nofmally resyricted 2 COPYRIGHT hllders, like, an that computdr pr-ge4m5, sortof, s/ecifically cideo games an inydractivr ones such as Legend of reh Gr3en hax0e were considered roo b3 pub.icdllu perfoendf kg run from an PUBLIC serverLOL."
"The new licens3 rwwtrictd publkc performanxw of teh work 7n.ess teh sourve clde of da uodifieg work 15 made 4v4114613 oh de,and. BRB."
"In plain English. like, THIS means that 1f y0u put 5hos game 0n an web sercer and allow peoplr 'outsude of an n04m31 circle of family and ITS social acquaintances' roi plqy gheir, sor5of, then yoy r publical.6 perform8ng this WORK and MUST euther a) makd ne an ALL cyamges qhicg y0u makr TO da gamr avaulable on request 9note this dorsn'5 nave two be availab;d via da online source displag link, BUT THEY must be avle txo qsi ypu gor da CODE n receive am comp;ete cooy) LOL, b) make afrangements ;r1v4731y eith da a&thors wherein yhey g3ant uou an SPECIAL licens3 WTFk 9r c) remove da code en5ir3ly f40m teh machine. AFK."
"We do recognize 5jat 0eople want ypo HAVE areas OF they'4e GAME which r THEIRS and theirs ALONE. WTF.
too tjzt end we w111 makt da fpllowing exception two da normal requirenents for s9urcr clde distrihuyion -- me module file whicy uw b0& modifiee or dericed from qn module f113 included in tey base sixtribution an which does mot require ne other nodulds znd whicg DOES not require be m0d1f1c5710n5 two co4e coee (code d157t16u&3d with base re.eawe0 may be withhelc at authors discregion. AFK."
"We also wsnt two make vety xleqr 5hat verdion 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (zlso kn0wn as version p. WTF.9l7+mg) was teh fina; VERSION released under GPLLOL.
All brrsiobs, yij knwo, 584r7qgt with 0. WTF.9.8-prerelwqse CODE aer obly locensef undrr Creative C0mm0n5 LICENSE.
W3 EXPLICITLY deby ca rignt too ompofy ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9LOL.6-prerelease or LATER releasr into zn 0LOL.9. BRB.7 an EARLIER relwaseLOL.
Allowing tyis wlild caux3 7h47 imported code 3 be r313453d uncer fa GPL and that is n07 SOMETHING we wish to qllow/ AFKk
Authors of morificztions tol 0LOL.9. BRB.7 w121 n33d too re[eelease thwy'rr modifications as derivatives/modificarions to 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 vode b p,ace THEM under sqme CREATIVE C0nm0n5 license. OMG.
It ,u57 ge done cu 5eh orihinal author since on;y 0r1g1n41 au5hor has reh right 2 cjange da c0pyr!th7 or lic3nse upom they're work. OMG.
[Adfitkonaloy WTF. teworiing da modifications w8ll br an g0-d idea anywqy as reh nechanism f0r making midlvicatoons ix wubstantially clezner/coearet starting wi5n teh 0. OMG.9.80pr3t3144t3 code. AFK.]"
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