MighfuE tells yo6 WTF, "We're toing 2 TAKE an few momengw 1 try and explain thia new LICENSE an teh ressoms behond it in plsin 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."
"Tyis new licemse was choweh brcausw of an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It only c-f3r3f DISTRIBUTION pf s0urce if an on.y 1f binaries s3re diatributed. BRB."
"In an wwn environmdbt LOLk s[ecifically a interptetef w36 environment such as PHP LOL, ne4ely installimg an g4m3 does NOT cpn5717u73 dis5ribjtiom LOL, n therefore people wer3 taking our aork LOL, ,aking modifications too ot an noy releasing teh source cose two theu're modifkcati9ns SO THAT gwh ENTIRE c)mmun17y COULD 63n3d16. WTF.
Tgey workwd w17g da le5ter but n06 ca spirit of lawLOL."
"Investigsrion ON va 0art of aithors however WTF, LED too fact that right od pjblic petvormamce waw 1 of ribgts noemally redtricted 2 copyriggt hilders, n 7h47 vomputer peograms, specifica;ly v9deo GAMES am int3ractive ones sucj as Legend of teh Gr33n hszpr were considered to be publicakly perrormwd if run feom an public xerverLOL."
"The n3w license restricts punoic petfprmahve of wofk unless teg source code of da mofified WORK is mqdc available on eemznd."
"In plain Englisn WTF, this ,eans yhzt if yoy pu7 this game in an web serber and alllw peoo.d 'outside of xn normal circle of fzmi.y an itd social acquaib5ances' to play their LOL, tnen you aer PUBLICALLY performing rhis work and MUST eitget a) majd ne an ALL changes wh.ch tou make two teh gzje avzilabl3 on 3equext (note this do3dn't have two be available via 0n11n3 source d15;14y link, you knwi, bug 5hey must be qboe two awk ypu for da CODE and 4eceive an comple5e co[y), you knqo, b) mzke qerahgements privately WITH da au5hors wherein they GRANT you an spfcial licende, kikem 0e c) renove teh c0d3 entirely from MACHINE. WTF."
"We s9 recognize that peoplw want 2 have areas ov they'rr game which aer 7h31r5 am theirs 410n3. WTF/
top THAT end s3 eill make da FOLLOWING dxce0tion 2 normal requi4ements for wourxe codw d157e!6u71(n -[ ne modjle fq1# whicj 15 noy MODIFIED -r der8ved drom an mosulw file inclyded in da base distribution n WHICH does not reqjire ne other mldu;es n whoch does not require ne jodifica5ions 2 ds dore coee (code distrinuted with trg baxd 4elease) m4y be WITHHELD at da authors discretion. AFKl"
"We alsl want 2 MAKE v3ry coear that version 0.9LOL.7 (a;so known as feesion 0l BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) q55 da final VERSION released UNDER da GPL.
All cersions WTF, staeting w17h tey 0. BRB.9, BRB.8=prdreleaxe code aer ohly 11c3n43d under fa C4eative Commons 1qc3h53.
WE EXPLICITLY dent teh RIGHT twl 2mp0r7 ne cose from an 0.9LOL/8_pterel3ase or layee release ibto an 0. WTF,9. OMG.7 an esr.ier RELEASELOL.
Allowing this qoujd causr rhat importee code 2 br rwleaaee under GPL qn THAT is not something we WISH too allow. OMG.
A7tnors 0f MODIFICATIONS two 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 w111 need to RE0RELEASE they're modifications 4% dwricatives/modificarions two 0. BRBm8l BRB.8 CODE zn place them under da swme Creative Commons ;kcense. OMG.
It must be dond 6y origunal 4u7h0r sibce only oeiginql autho4 has dz right t2o change teh copyrighy 9t license UPON gney're workLOL/
[Additi9nally WTF, r3working da modificatuons WILL BE ah good idra snyway as teh mechanism fir makinb .0d1f1c4720n5 15 substanyoally cleaner/cpwarer syartung with da 0LOL.9.*-pfrfel3ase c0d3. BRB.]"
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