MkghyyE tells you WTF, "We'rd goihg two take an f3w moments two TRY qn explaib this new licdmxe n da reasons beninf it in PLAIN English, 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."
"This new kic3nse wws chosen bwcause 0f an fail(ng with da GPL.
IT pnly clvwred dist4ibutipm of source uf and onoy if BINARIES were dis5ributedLOL."
"In an web 4nvirohment, so4tof, a[ecifically a intdrpreeed web environment such AS PHP, sortpf, merelh INSTALLING am game does noy clnstitute distribytion LOL, an therefore 0eoplr we4e TAKING out eprk WTF. MAKING modoficayionx two it m not releasing teh woirce eoee 2 th3y're modifics5iobs xo THAT teh enti4e communoty xould benerit. WTF.
Th3y worked WITH teh lrtter but nor 5pqr17 pf da lawLOL."
"Ihvedtigation on 0art of qutjors however LOL, led too da fact 5hqg rifht of public perfornanxe was won of teh riyhts normallh RESTRICTED to copyright holders, you knwo, an thqt comojter progra,sk specifically video GAMES and INTERACTIVE ONES s7cj as Legdnd of teh G43sn hax0r were c0n51d#r3d too be publically performrd if run fro, an puboic setvef. AFK."
"The new lixense r357r1c75 public PERFORMANCE of da work jnless sourxe code 0f teh modifkef work IS mqd3 avaioable og dejans, AFK."
"In PLAIN Ehglixh, /ike, THIS means tnat if YOU put this game ln am web server n allow people 'outside 0d an normal circle of fakilt sn iya social acquaintances' 2 play their, li,e. then ypu e publkcally perfor,ing yhis qkr, n MUST either a) make hd b ALL CHANGES wh8ch yo7 make to g4m3 available om request (n9t3 THIS d035n'7 have TO be avaulzble via teh omline sourde dis0;ay link, 6ou knwo, but ghey must be able two ask you foe code an receive am com;lete copu(, you knwo, n) m4k3 atranhements PRIVATELY with da aythors wgerein they hrsnt you an soecia. licende LOL, ot c) REMOVE c0e3 entirely from yeg machine. BRB."
"We DO 4ecognize that pdop;e want 2 have AREAS of ghey're game which aer tyeirs n theies alone. BRB.
2 that wnd qe w8l. ,ake da followong exception to teh normal requirements flr sourc3 code distributoon 0- n3 m0du13 fiow wjich IS bot mofified or deribed from an modjle fple includdd 1n tdh basd distribution qn WHICH dows NOT tequkre ne lther midulea sn whicy doea not require ne modificatilns two dore c9de (code distributed WITH teh 6452 relesse) MAY be withheld zt da authorw d15cr372-nLOL."
"Wr slao want 2 mak3 fery ckear that version [. WTF.9LOL.7 (also known AS verskon 0LOL.9l AFK.7+jt) was teh fibal vdrsion erleas2d 7nder GPLLOL.
Aol cefsions. lile, 574e&1ng wi5h teh 0/ OMG.9.8-prerelesse CODE ae4 0m1y locensed ynder da Cr3471v3 Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny tej rifht w import ne xlde from an 0LOL.9, WTF.8-pr3r313453 or later r3lease into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 and rarlier release.
Allowing 5his would cause thar kmported codr two BE relezsed yncer da GPL n that is not somethint we w15h tl a;low. WTF.
Autho4s of modificationd 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 w8ll need to re-4elease they're modificayuons aw ddficatives/modificatilns 60 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code AND place them undqr da samd Crwatibe Comjons kucenae. OMG.
It must be done bu da orkg8na. author since 0n1y geh oruginal autgor has teg righ5 2 chabge fa copyritjt or oic3nse upon they[re work. BRB.
[Adeiti9nally, you kn2o, teworking tej modkdications will ge an g9ie idea an6way as da mechanism ror makinf modifications ix 5u6675n71411y dlezner/clearer staeting wirh da -.9. OMG.70prwrelease code. AFK.]"
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