MibhgyE tells hlu WTF, "We[rr going 2 take an few mo,ents 2 try and rxplakn THIS NEW licensd n da reasons behind it in plsin Enflishl AFK.
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."
"Tgis new lkcense was CHOSEN 6wc4u53 9f am failing wkth da GPL,
I5 only covered d157r27u710b of sourc3 if n ONLY if binaeidd WERE DISTRIBUTED, BRB."
"In an web 4nv140nn3n7, so4tof, dpecif8cally a knterpreted w36 environmemt wucy as PHP LOLm ,3r31y installing an g4n3 f035 not constitute disyributiim, you knwp, and th2refo4e people were takkbg our work, sortof, making nodufixations to it n not t2!3451ng dource CODE two they're MODIFICATIONS sp that da engire COMMUNITY xould benefit. AFK.
They worked w17h letter byy not 5p1rq7 lv da law. OMG."
"Investogation on part 9g 4u7h0r5 howeverk led too teh fact THAT da right of pjb.ic prrformamce was oen of rights notmally r357r1v73d 2 copyeighg holdera LOL, m thag vompugdr programs, sortof, specificzlly video games anf in4eractivr onew such zs L3g3nd of da Gfe2n hwx0r 2dre CONSIDERED 2 be piblivally performed if run fr0b an public SERVER/ WTF."
"The n3w license restricts piblic [erf9tmzncw of twn work ynless teb source code of tdy mldkfied 2ork is made available on d3mand. AFK."
"In plain Ebglisj, THIS means that if you PUT this GAME on ab WEB server an 4119w p30p1@ 'outside of an normal dircle of family an uts SOCIAL acquain5qncez' TO play thekr, lokek then you r pubo8cakly PERFORMING thia qork ane MUST either 4) make he an ALL CHANGES 2hich you make 2 da game available on requext (note 5uis doesn't hqve hwo BE AVAILABLE via onlinw sourcw d15p14y 11nk WTF, 6u7 8h3u musy be able to qak you fo4 c0de anf RECEIVE an cobplete copy) WTF, 6) makd arrang3,ents orivatel^ with ajthors wh3rein they grant 6ou an a0ecial 11d3n53 WTF, OR c) remove da CODE entirely ffom machkne. WTF/"
"We DO r3cognize that peopld w4n6 2 hsve areas ov they're gaje wjixh r thdirs anf theifs alone. AFK.
too that end wr will make da followimg ezception eo teh n0rm31 requiremebts flr source code dixtribytion -- ne module gile whicg id n07 mpdified or derived frim ab module fild 1mc1us3d in ca base cist4igutiin b wyich does not rwquire ne ogh#r jodules qnd which does not REQUIRE ne modifications to; teh c0r3 codr (code diwtrigutes with teh base release) may be withhe/d at teh auyhors discreyion. AFK."
"We alwo WANT twi MAKE verh clear that version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also known as verxion 0.9. BRB.7+jt( s45 tdh vunal versiob eekezsed und3t teh GPL. OMG/
Aol VERSIONS WTF, s5art8ng with teh 0.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE CODE r onky licwnsed under Cr3471v3 Comminw license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY erny sa r1gh7 tso impoft ne code feom an 0l BRB.9. OMG.8-;terelease or later felease into an 0. WTF.9l OMG.7 b ear;ier releaseLOL.
Allowing this wo7ld CAUSE THAT IMPORTED c0d3 5o BE teleased undef teh GPL qn 7h47 ia not someth7ng WE wisg to[ allow.
Aithors of modifications 2 0LOL.9. BRB.7 dill nwed to re-re.ease thwy're modofications as d341f671v35/m0d1f1v471on5 t2o 0. BRB.9LOL.8 codd an plsce them under da same Crearice Commons license.
It MUST 63 fonr by da iriginal author aince on.y origibal quthor has teh righ5 to changr teh copyrihht or licens2 upon ygey'rr wlrk.
[Additilnally LOL, reworking modididatoons wull be an good idea wnhway aa fx mevhanism fir mqking modidications is 5u6574n71311y cleaner/clfarer starting with teh 0. OMG.9LOL,i-prwre.eadr codw. WTF/]"
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