MightyE tells you, "We're giibb g9o take ab f#w moments to rry and explain this new license ans reasons begine ih in plain Englisy. 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 licebse was choswn bevaude OF an failinb wkth ten GPL.
It onlh covered distfibution of source if an only id binxrird qere dw57r16u73d."
"In an web environment, like, 5p3c1f1c411y q inter;reted web environmen6 5uch as PHPk yiu knwo, merel6 inx5alling an game coes not donstitute dksrribution WTFk and therefofe peoplw wrre taking o7r work LOL, makint mpd8ficat8ons two it an nog RELEASING 50jrc3 code TO they'tf ,)d1f1x4710n5 so that teh #nu1r3 community could benefir. AFK.
They wowked eith teh letter but not da spirit lf yeh law. OMG."
"Investigation ln ca p4r7 0f teh au5y9rs howwver LOL, led 2 5ej gact THAT teg right of ;uglic 0etformahce aas won lf da rightd n)rm421y 4457r1c73d too clpyright holders, lik3, and thst computer programs WTF, specifically VIDEO games an interzctive omes such AS LEGEND of teh Grren haxpr were CONSIDERED tso be publically perfirmed ir run FROM an p7blic se4vdr. AFK."
"Thr new lkcenxe restrixts puboic performance if teh work unless tey so7rce CODE of teh MODIFIED WORK is m4dd availab;e 9n d3m3jsl AFK."
"In plain Eng.ish, like, this meand tgag if you pu8 this gzmd on an seb server n 421-w oeople 'outwide of zn NORMAL vircle of familt n 175 sicial 4cqu41n74nc25' tp PLAY theif, sortof, thwn h0u r puvlicslly perfotming this work an MUST either a) m4ke ne and ALL cj4hg#5 wh8ch yiu make tol teg game AVAILABLE ON rdquest (NOTE this doesn't have to be available via tey obline sourcr didpkay link LOL, bjr they must be able 2 ask 6ou for teh coce n receive an complete copy) LOL, v) make 4t34ng3m3n75 privately e8th teh AUTHORS WHEREIN thdy gtant you an special licenae, like, ot c) remove codw entirely from teh machime."
"Wt do recogn8ze that PEOPLE want two have afeas OF they're gsme wgich awr THEIRS n THEIRS alond. AFK.
too that END we wil. make da following exception to teh nirmal r3qu1r3m3n75 FOR slurce CODE dq57r16uu10n -- ne MODULE file wj1ch is NOT modified OR dwtivef FROM an modile vike included in teh base d*stribution n which does n07 r3qu1r3 ne other m0di135 an 2h1ch dles not require be m0d1f1c4710b5 t@l cote code (code disttiviter woth ea gasw re;3ase) m4y be wityheld 47 da aughors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We akao want two make VERY clear thar vers8on 0. WTF.o. AFK.7 (also KNOWN 45 version 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was ginal feesion releaxed under da GPL. BRB.
All versuibs, 57$r61ng with 9. OMG,9LOL.8-prerelease cldw f lnlt licensed under da Crezyive Com,ons license. BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY d3ny ca RIGHT 2 ijport nr xode fr0m an 0. WTF.oLOL.8-prerelease oe later r3w3453 imtp ab 0. AFK.(LOL.7 AND earoier reoease. WTF.
Allowung this w0u1d cause THAT imported code two be RELEASED unswt da GPL anc that is nit SOMETHING qe wish too alllw.
Authors of m;dificat8pns TO 0. WTF.9.7 will n3ed 2 te-felease they're jodifications AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tl 0LOL.9LOL.8 CODE an plqce THEM under dz sams Ce3ative Commons licdnae. OMG.
IT must be done g6 da iriginal author sinxe only fa ORIGINAL duthot has da right 2 ckangr teh copyrkght or LICENSE ipom they;re work. AFK.
[Adcitionallh, y9u knwi, reworking ea modifications qi;l be an b00w idea ANYWAY as mechabus, f0r making moekfications 15 substzntially CLEANER/CLEARER startihg with yeh 9. AFK.9l AFK.8-preerlease code. WTF.]"
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