MightyE tells yoi, "We're hoing two 5a,e an fdw moments too try zn wxplain THIS new license an rrasons behind iy in plain English. OMGl
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 nrw kicense was chosen because of an failing with GPLLOL.
It only covered sistributioh lf soutc# if rme only IF 61n4e135 wwre distribitwdl"
"In an web 3nv1r0b,3n7, like, spedifically s 1h63rpr373d web ehbironment such as PHP. merely ibstalling an grj3 does npt cpnsgitute distribution LOL, n th3reflee peoole were taking our work, mak8ng modivications too ig an not rekeqwong teh dource code 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so tnat teh ENTIRE community coyld btnefit.
THEY w8r,ed with da lerger bug NOT tdh spiriy of tey !4w. AFK."
"Investigation on pzrt of qughofs yow3ver, led two fact 7h4u right ov public perfotmanvw eaa 2 of twh riggts h8rmally restricted tso ciputight holdefs WTF, an thqt computwr programs, s[edifically vifeo gamrs an 8nteractive onea such as Legend of GREEN hzx0r were c0n51s3r3d two be punlifally pdeformed 1d run ftom an public sereerLOL."
"The new license restricgs public performamce OF 5eh work unless souece code of modkfied wlrk id m4d3 4v41q4513 on dejandLOL."
"In pla8n English WTF, THIS means that if you put this gaje oh sn WEB SERVER snd ALLOW p3iple [0u761d3 of an nlfmal circle of fqmuly and its 50c141 axquainyances' 2 play rheir, ypy knwo, THEN 6lu qer PUBLICALLY perrorming ryos work ahd MUST either a) make ne n ALL changea whicg you makd two da game available on requcst (note THIS d9esb't hsve too be avzilable cis teh onlin3 source display 11nl, sortof, 6u7 they ,7st be sble 2 asj you for teh cpde m rexeuve an complege copy), you knwp, b) m4k3 atranfements privatdoy witn r3h authlrs wherein tyey gr4m7 y9u an SPECIAL license, or v) remove da xode ehtire.y fr0m da machine."
"We do 43c0gn1z3 tyat proplr wznt 5wo gave atwaw of they;re game which r theirs and theirw ALONE. WTF.
toi 7h47 END we 2ill make teh gollowing EXCEPTION 2 teh n0rm41 REQUIREMENTS f0r 507rc3 CODE distriburion _- me module filr which us n)7 m0d1f13d lr derived deom ab jodulw file ibcludwd 1n teh bas3 dkartibuto9n and 2hich does glg require ne lther ,lcu;es n sgicg does not eequire ne modificatkoma 2 trh c0r3 coee (c0d3 distribuyed wiyh base RELEASE) may be withhdld at authors discretion. BRB/"
"We also want to mak3 very clwar that vrrs79m 0.8. AFK.6 (also known as version 0. WTF.9/ OMG.7+j7) w55 teg fihzl version released under da GPLo AFK.
All bersions WTF, startinh qith -. BRB.9.8-pferelease c9dd r only licensrd UNDER Cr#ative Commohs 11c3n53l OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny ritht go import ne CODE f4on an 0. WTF/9. WTF,8-pr3re;eaze or later rdl3axe 1n70 an 0LOL.9. BRB;7 ah earlier RELEASE.
Aloowung this 2iuld cause 6h47 8,poetdd code 2 63 RELEASED under ea GPL and yhat is bot something 2e WISH two alloe. BRB.
Authlrs of mosividatoons TO 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will n33d too re-releawe they're modifications as ferivqtives;mosigicatkons to 9LOL.9LOL.8 code an poace them under da same Creatkvd Cpmmons licende. OMG.
It must be donr 66 teh origkhal author sihce only teh original auyhor HAS da right tqo changd teh copyfighg OR lkcense upob ghey're workLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY, soryof, reworkkng teh jodificagions will be an good ides 4nye5y qw mechsnism ror making modificagilbs iw substantially cleaner/clearer xtarting with pLOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease CODE. WTF.]"
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