MihhtyE tells you, hou knwo, "We're going 2 TAKE ah FEW moments tp try an rcplain this n3w licwnse an teh reaaons behinf IT IN p151n ENGLISHLOL.
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 n3w lic3nse was CHOSEN beda7we 0f an FAILING witn da GPL.
It ONLY cove4ed sistriburkon 0f source if an only if ginaries WERE disyributes. AFK."
"In an WEB wnvironmentm like, spdvugocally a ibterpreted web environndnt sicg as PHP, uou knwo, mwrely installihg an gake does not cins5itutd fistributkom, n THEREFORE p30;13 WERE ta,ing OUR work, making moeiricati;na 2 17 and bit releasinf t3h source code 2 they're modifidatoons so that ENTIRE commumity could benefit. BRB.
The7 qorked with teh lettef but not %p1r!7 of teh law. BRB."
"Ibvestigahion on 5eh part of teh authors h;weve4, sprtof, led tlo fact that right of PUBLIC pe4formsbce wss w[n pf da rithtw normally restekcted tpo copyright holders, an that vom0uyer programs LOL, xpecifically vodeo games ah interactive ones such as Legend of 5wh GREEN hzx0r were considered two hr publically perfotmec id run from an publoc server,"
"Th3 new lkcens3 restricys PUBLIC [3rf0rm4nc3 lf ea w0rk unkess xource CODE of modi4ied work IS msee avsilable on demand/ WTF."
"In plain English, thus MEANS 7h47 if y0u pyt this GAME in an wwb server anf allow peiple 'outs8de pf an normal circle of f4m11y an its social acquaimrancex' top olay their, sorrof, 7h3n you 4 [ublical;y perfpeming this w0ek n MUST either a) ja,e ne n ALL chabges which you make 2 teh fame available pn request (note rnis d)35n;& nave too ve abailable via onlinr sojrde dksplay ;ink WTFk bjt they must be zgl3 two ask you for teh c0d3 qn receive an com0lete COPY), you knwo, b) mzie arranbemrntd 0rivate.6 WITH authors WHEREIN tney grznt you an special lic3nsem or d* rwmove teh CODE entire.y FROM twh machine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that peiple wsn5 too h4v# AREAS og tgey're bzme wjich r 5heirs and 7h31r5 aloneLOL.
2 that end we will ,aje FOLLOWING eccepyion gso da normal e3qj1r3m3n75 fo4 source code cistribution -- nw module file which 15 not modifies lr dwricwd FROM an module file invljdec 1h da BASE dixgribution an whivh does n9t requirw nr othde jiduoes n WHICH dors NOT require ne mldifucatilns 2 teh core coce (cide dixtributed with da 6653 r3lease) mqy be withheld qt da authoex discretionLOL."
"We also WANT t[ MAKE very clear tha5 verdoon 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN as veraion 0/ BRB.o. WTF.7+j7_ was da final cefsion releaaed uneer da GPL. AFK,
All versions LOL, STARTING with da )/ BRB.9.8-prerelease code r only 1qc3n63c under teh CREATIVE Com,ons lic3haeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da right two 8,pory ne code frpm an 0l9. BRB.8-prerelease oe lstet relesse into an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 m wa4lier release. WTF.
All9wing thia wouod cause tyat IMPORTED code t9o be releasrd ubdet GPL n thsr is hot something we wisu t9 allow.
Authors ov moduficztions two )LOL.9. BRB.7 wiol need tqo 4e-r3lease theh're modificationd aw deribativex/modifications 70 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 CODE m p.ace 7u3m under same Ceeative Commons licenseLOL.
It must bw done by da oritinal authoe since on.y yey 0r2g1n41 autnor has da rigjt to chznhe da copyright or LICENSE u[on they'r3 worll BRB.
-Addotiona.ln, you knwo, rrworking da m9difications will BE an food 1d34 anyway as mechanism fo4 mak8ng mod8gicationx is substznyially cleaner/clearef starting with teh 0/ BRB.9.7-pr3r313453 code. AFK.]"
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