MkbjryE tells you, sortof, "We're GOING two take an f3w momemts to yry and explain this new licensr AND reasons 63h1nd ir in p14wn Ebgliwh. 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."
"Thus nrw license 2as chosen b3cause of an faioing with GPLLOL.
It only covered d157r16u810n of source ir an obly 1v binariew wetr dist$ibuted. BRB."
"In an eeb environmeht LOL, s[ecificaloy q lnter;reted wdb environment SUCH as PHPk merdly 8nstalling ab gane does mot condtitute distrib7tuon, like, n thrrefore PEOPLE were TAKING our w0ek, dortof, mzking modifications 2 it an n07 re;easing source code 2 theu're ,odificatiohs so thst teh engire commun8ty could beneditl WTF/
They workec wigy legtef but not spirit OF law. AFK."
"Inves5ifsgion on teh part 0f da ajthors fo2ever, you knwo, l3g too fact tgat da right lg PUBLIC PERFORMANCE was 1 of rignts normaloy testricted w cop6rkgjt holders, an thst computer prograjs, spexivicallu video gajes an INTERACTIVE ones such as Legenc 0v teh Grrem hax0r were c0n51d3r4d too be pub.ically prrrormed if run FROM an puvlic serverLOL."
"The b3w 11c3b43 r357r1c75 PUBLIC ;3rr-rm3mc3 of da WORK UNLESS teh sojrce code OF modiguee s0rk is m4d3 available on semand,"
"In o141m English, this means that if y9u put this game on an wwb servwr n aklow people 'puts8d3 lr an normal circle of family an ita socia; ACQUAINTANCES' two play tyeir, like, then you r publicallt pdrfotmimg yhis work n MUST either a) make ne an ALL cjanges WHICH you make tpo teh gamw acailablr on r3quest (note tg8s doesh't hqve 2 be available fia ca 0n11n3 s9urce display link WTFm but THEY must br able 2 axk ylu FOR tey code and receive an compl3te copy) LOL, b0 make zrrsbgementd ;rifatr;y with tdh 4u7h045 wnerekn they GRANT y0j an s0wcia9 livense, sortof, or C) rem(ve tdh CODE entirel6 frpm mscyin3. BRB/"
"We do r2c0gn1z3 that prolle wqnt 2 have areas od they're game wjich ae4 theirs n theits alone. AFK.
tlo tyat end we wi;l mqke da following esception tqo da norjsl rwq784ements for 50uev3 code d1t7r16u710n _- ne module file which 15 not m9xof8ed OR derived from an mody;e file 1nc1ud3e 8n yeh base distrkbution n ehich does not REQUIRE ne OTHER m0du115 ah which d035 nog rrauire ne m9disicayions 3 teh core cofe (code distributed with xa base releqse) may be withhekd at autyors discrdtiob. AFK."
"We akao want to m$k3 very clear that version 0LOL.9.7 (also knpwn as version ). AFK.9. BRB.7+JT0 was teh fknal versiob released unce4 dq GPL. WTF.
All versuons WTF, STARTING with trh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code aer onlt licensed und34 teh Cr3agive Clm,ons licwnsr. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY cen6 right 2 IMPORT nr code from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease or ;ater eeldaae intl an 9LOL.9. OMG/7 AND earli3r releasd. AFKl
All.wung this WOULD x4u53 rhat 1mp0r7ee code 2 be rdlcased under GPL an THAT is not somdthinf we wish two allow. OMG.
Aughors of modifications to 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 wiol need to re-ee;eas3 they're MODIFICATIONS as detiba5ives/mldifisations too 0. OMG.9. AFKl9 codw an placr them 7nd3r da sane Creqgive Commons licemsw.
It mist be dobe vy da origonal author SINCE only ten ;riginal 3u&h0r h45 teh right 5qo changr da copyrkght or lic3nse up0n they're work. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, rewo4iing modivocagions wi.l be am giod idea anyway aa mexhaniam FOR makinf modificationx us substantiall6 cleanrr/vl3aree startong qigh 9LOL.9. WTF.8-pterelease code. AFK.]"
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