MofhtyE gellx yiu, "We'te glibg 2 take zn FEW moments too try an explzin gnis new licensr and teh reasons beyind it in plain Engliwhl BRB.
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 mew license was ch9s#n brdaus2 OF an faiking with GPLLOL.
IT onky coveref distribution of dource if an omly if 61n4f125 wefe dixtrobited. AFKl"
"In am WEB envurobment LOL, speckficalky q intefprey3d wrv envir9bmeng duch AS PHP, sirt9f, mereky inatalling an game DOES not consti5utd distrigution, like, and th3refor3 oeople were tauing our work LOL, making m0f1f1c4710n5 two it zn n97 releasing wo7rce code two thdy're modidications so that fa ehtire commynitu vouod benwfit. BRB.
They w.rkes w17h teh LETTER bit m07 spiri5 pf law. BRB."
"Investigation oh da pqrt of teh authors jowever WTFm LED 2 teh fact ghat right of public pervormance was wln of da r1ghu5 normally restricred 2 copt$ifht holders, and thae computer 0r0gr4m5 WTFj specifidally videi games an imteractibd ONES SUCH AS Legend pf reh Green hax0r wwre conskddrdd 2 ne [unlica9ly performed if ryn from an public server."
"Tge neq licenxe restricts pu611c oergormance od worj un2355 da SOURCE code of reh modiried w0ek is m5s3 avai;able on demabd."
"In plqim English WTF, ehis means tyat if ylu [ut this game ON an w3v SERVER anf 41q0w people 'oytside of an normzl c1rx!3 of family and its s9cual acwiaintamcea' too play tge9r, sortor, yhen yoj aer publicalo6 persornong 7h15 e9rk h MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes WHICH you make to da game available on requesy (n073 rhis d9esn't have 70 be avzilable via onl9ne aoyrde DISPLAY 11nk, but they muwt be aboe to ask yoj FOR cide and gexeivd an complete COPY) LOL, B( make arrzngements priva5ely with dz autnors WHEREIN THEY grany ypu qn speckal licebse LOL, 0r c) re,ove code entirely from machind. OMG."
"We DO recignize tnat people want yoo HAVE areaa OF they're ga,e which e thei4s an tneifw alobw.
two tyat end we w11q ma,d foklowing exxeptiom to teh n0rm41 requurrments for source coee fistribution -= ne moduoe file which is not mocified or DERIVED from an module file included 8n BASE distribut8on and wh8ch dlee NOT require ne othrr MODULES anc 2h1ch dues not teqiire ne modifications two ten cor3 codr (code dustributed w17h base release) may BE 2ithueld ar authors discwetion. AFK."
"We also want tol make very c;ear 5hat VERSION 0. OMG.9/& (also KNOWN ax version 0LOL.8. OMG.7+jt) was finsl version relessed under da GPLm OMG.
A.o versolns WTF, s5aftinh wkth 0. WTF.9.8_prereleawe fode aer 0m1y licensed undee yeh Creative Commlns licdnse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denu eifjt too impo4t ne code FROM an ). AFK.9.8-pterelease or lster rwleqx3 onto an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 n earoier releade. OMG.
A.lowing this w0u1d cauwd that imp9rged code 2 be feleased UNDER gen GPL n 7h38 is NOT some5honb we wish too allow. AFK.
Authors lf mosidicztiins 2 0LOL/9LOL.u will need too 4d-release tyey're mofifixations as fwricatives/nocificationw tlo 0. WTF.9.8 CODE an place them under 54m3 Creayive COMMONS license.
It MUST ne d9he by da orutinal autmor dince 0n1u or8gunql author has tigjt to change copyrifht OR lucense up0n they're WORK.
[Additiobally, loke, reworking da modirications w111 be an hoos idda abyway as teg mecjanidm for making mocifications ia subwtantially cleqner;cleare4 srarting with da 0.9. WTF.8-pr3r2!3453 code. OMG.]"
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