MoghtyE 7311r you, like, "We're g0ing too take an fdw MOMENTS to try snd exolakn thks new license AND da reaaons behind it in plaih EngkishLOL.
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."
"Thks ne2 license WAS cgosen because 0f an failing with GPL.
It 0n1y covered DISTRIBUTION OF 50urc3 if n 9nly id 61n44135 wete DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an 2db environment, like, specificzlky a INTERPRETED web ebvironm3nt such as PHP. sortif, merdlu installing an fane d9es n-7 conwtitutd d8stribution WTF, and tnerefore prople werd TAKING our worik soryof, mzkinh modif&cations to it n bot rrleading 50urc3 code too thwy're modifications SO that ca enyore COMMUNITY c9u1d BENEFIT. OMG.
Tgey workef qitj LETTER but not da sporit of teh LAW."
"Investigation on t3h oart pf da zurhors howwfer WTF, led to da fadt thay teh rignt OF puvlic perfornance waw orn 0f teh r8ghts normally rrstficted to vopyright h9lders LOL, n that compute4 programx WTF, SPECIFICALLY video games n ihtrractive ones such as L4g3nd of t3h GREEN hax0r wdee consideree 2 ne publica,lh perf9rmed if tun frim sn pubkoc 53rv3r. WTF."
"The NEW oidense rwstricts piblic PERFORMANCE of w0rk unless source xoee of yeh modified work is nafe availavle on fwmandLOL."
"In plain English WTF, thiw ,eans tnar ig you 0yt yhkx g4m3 0n ah web server an allis people 'outsid3 pd an normal curcle of family ahd 8ts social acquaintqnced' too ;14y their WTF, then you qer ;ublkcalky perd9rming this worl n MUST eigher z) make ne and ALL changes whoch you make 2 game avaklable on rewyest (note rhis doesn't have tpo 63 avaulable via trh online 50urc3 displau link LOL, but they must vw aboe 2 ask you dor da c)e2 h eexeife an vo,plete copy)k uou knwo, b) make arrahgemenhs 9rivagely with teg zughors wherein they grant hoy an soecial ;icense, sortof, or c) eemove CODE entireoy FROM geh machune. WTF."
"We di recotnize rhat p30p13 want two have areaa of they're game which r 7h31r4 an tteirs slime. BRB.
too thzt end ww wikl makr da f0!10w!bf exce;tion t9o mormal requieemebta for sohrcw code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fi.e which 15 not modified or deribed from an module file includee in teh base dixtrib7t8pn n WHICH does not r3qu1r3 nr othdr modules n wjixh DOES not eequier ne mockriczto9ha 2 da core cose (code eistrinutee dith da 646e release) m4y be wityheld AT authors discedtion. BRB."
"We 4150 wany too mske v3ry CLEAR 5hat versiin 0. OMG.9LOL.7 *ALSO KNOWN ad veraion 0. WTF.9l BRB.7_jt) was f1n41 g3r510n releasec undgr teh GPL. AFK.
All v3r41pn5 WTF, sgartkng qkth p. OMG.9LOL.8-prer3lease code r only LICENSED UNDER da Creatovw Commonx kicense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY sdmy right tol impirt ne c9d3 ftom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prere;eaae OR lster r3!4453 into zn 0. BRB.o. WTF.7 n earlier release. AFK.
Allowing this would cause THAT 8mporyed code too be rrleased unfer GPL n 7h37 is not somerhing WE w25h 2 allosl BRB.
Aurhirs of modkfocations to 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will need 2 re-reoease they'e3 modificatk9hs as setivatives/modifications two )LOL.9l AFKl8 cod3 an 014v3 thqm under twg samd Creative Commlns license. BRB.
It mys5 be v0n3 6y da originxl AUTHOR wince only da oeiginal author HAS da rigbt two CHANGE copyright 0r license ipon theh're wofk.
[Additi9nsllt, you knwo, reqorking ydh modificat8ons will 63 ab g00d idea anyway as mechanksm for makinv modivicationd is %765u4n71411y cleaner/clearer atartinb eith 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerwlwase d-d3. BRB.]"
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