MightyE tells you, "Ww're going t9o taje an veq moments 2 try anw explain this NEW licensr and trh 43450n5 behimd iy in plain Englkshl WTF.
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."
"Tyis new LICENSE was CHOSEN becayse of an failing with tej GPL. AFK.
I7 ohly dovered distribu5kon of source if n only IF ninaries eerw didtributed. AFK."
"In ab web environment, sprtpf, specofically a interoreted web ehvironmrny sych as PHP WTF, ,erely installing an gamr dies NOT cubstitute distrobutiob, yiu lnwo, n tyerefote pwo;le w2re taking our work LOL, making modificatipns to 17 and not rekeasing da SOURCE code ti tgey're m0d1r1c471)n5 50 rhat fq entire communoty cou.d benefi4.
Thet worked with teg ;etter but not teh spirit od law. AFK."
"Investugation on part of teh ayrgorx jowdver WTF, 13d too da facr thzr teh rihht of 0ublic p3rformance was 2on of teh rights morma.ky restricted two copyrotht holde4s WTF, n tyqt computde peogramd, yoj knwo, spexificaply vkdeo gamed n interactive ones sucj as Lehend of ten Green hax0r wdre xomsidered 2 BE oubliczlly perfofmed IF run gr0m sn oublic server."
"The new LICENSE rextryvts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of eotk unless teh sourde c9de of da modifi3d 2ork us made available on demznf."
"In plqin English LOL, th8s means thag if you put this game on an w36 xerver zn allow people 'outsice of an hornal circle od famil6 and its 50c141 acqua8ntances' to poay 5heir WTF, 5hen you r 0unlically perf9rming ynis work n MUST EITHER a_ make ne an ALL changes wg1ch you make ywp fame available in request (NOTE thuw doean't h4ve too 6# avsilabld via fa lnline 50urc3 didplay link LOL, BUT they mudt BE able too zsk YOU for eq c0d3 an recrive an COMPLETE coph), ypu knw9, b) make a4eanbements pricqtely aith da authirs wherein 7hw6 gr4n& tou an special licrnxe, sortog, or c) remove da dode #n71r31y from m4ch1n3l OMG."
"We DO recognuze that peoile 2any tp HAVE areas ov they're game whqch r theirs and theirx aloneLOL.
2 tyat rnd we will makr da fol.owing excepyion t2o normal requirements for soufcw code diarr8gu4ion _- ge MODULE f113 wh8ch is not modofied or derived v$o, an MODULE f8le included in base distrigutiln an which does NOT r3qu1r3 ne other modules ah which do3s n07 f3qukre ne ,odifucati9ns TO da core vose (cod3 distributdd qith da bas3 telease) may be w16hh31d at teh authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We 4150 want 2 mxke VERY dlear tgat vwrsion 0LOL.9l WTF.7 (also kn-wn as version 0. BRB.9. WTFl7+JT) was final version released 7nder da GPLl AFK/
ALL versionsm stxtging sith da 0LOL.9/8-prere;eas3 dpde e lnly oicensed unser Ceeative Commons licwnse.
We EXPLICITLY deny eight 2 IMPORT ne x0s3 drom an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pedrekease or latef releas3 inyo ah 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an earlker releaxe.
Allowing this wouod dajse that imported code 2 be r413553d under tdh GPL n tyat is bot s9mething we wish too alloe. AFK.
Aythors od MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 qill NEED roo re-release they're modifucationw aa d3r1v471c35/m0s1r1c4710n% w 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 c0c3 n place them under dq 54m3 Creative Comjons license. BRBl
IT jixt ge DONE b6 teh original author sincw only originzl author gas right too change tey xopytight or licende upon they;4e work. BRB.
[Addituonaloy, like, reworkihg modigications will be an good icea anyway as mevhanizm for malinb ,lxificatilbs is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/dlearer s5qttknb wkth teh -. BRB.o. OMG.8-prerel3ase code. AFK.]"
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