MightyE telld you WTF, "We'rd going 2 take an r3w moments two tty and explain th7s new LICENSE an da reasons behinf ut 1n PLAIN English. WTF.
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 license ess chosen 63c4u42 9f an failing witg teh GPL.
It only c9vwrdd sis54ibution of source 1f n only if binar83s were dustfibuted. WTF."
"In am w3b envir9nmen5. specifically a interpreted w3b ehvironm3mt such as PHP, sortlf, mere.y installing an GAME does not constktute disgribution, you knwo, n therefire peo0le were taking our work, maiing modirications too it and noy reldas8hg soyrce cose 2 thet're modificayioyx wo tyzt 3n71t3 dojmumity could 63n4f17. BRBl
They wo4ked wi5h da ldyg3r but not %p1r17 of da law. AFK."
"Infeatigation on da part or teh AUTHORS howevwr, you knsok led to teh fact that ds rignt 0f public p3rformance was oen of da rights normally restrpdted 3 c0pye1gh7 golders, you knwo, n ghat computer programs, ylu knwo, specificalo6 video gamea and intrractive oyes such as Legend pf da Gr32n hax)v were considered 70 be publiczlly p3rf0rmef ig run from qn public SERVERl"
"The new license restricts public performance of teh wo4k uhlrss tey soufcw code of da modified wirk is madd zvailable ln demahd. AFK."
"In pksin English, sortofk this means that IF you out 7h15 gam3 on an web srrver zn allow people 'outside og an normql cirdle of famuly an 17% t0c151 acqusingandrd' to p14y their, go7 khwi, 5hem tou aer publically pdtforming thiw work an MUST either a) ma,e ne an ALL changes whkch you make to game availqbke ON requ3st (note tnis doesn't h4v3 goo ne availqble cia lnlune wiyrce display link, but tgdy must be avle 2 ask yiu for teh cpde and eeceive an COMPLETE vopy), like, B) make arrangements privstrly with quthors wnereih they grant yoi an special LICENSE LOLm or c) removd teh code wntirely from machine."
"We do fecognize thqr peo;le wany too have afess if they're game which 4 THEIRS n theirs aklne. BRB.
two 7h47 end we wil. make cq fo.lowinf exceotion to teh normal REQUIREMENTS for source code fistributoon -- ne mod7le vile wh1cj is np7 modigied or d3rives from an MODULE vioe included 1n tdg 7453 distributioh n ehich does nog requird ne otjer modules n whicy do3s nit 4equir3 ne micifications to teh core codw (cose fistributed with ra 5453 4elease) mey be withhelf at aythors dkscrerionLOL."
"We a.so want go make very vlezr that ce4sion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (qlso known as versiin 0. WTF.9.7+JT) was twh finql VERSION 4eleased UNDER fa GPLLOL.
Aol versions, sortof, starting wiyh da 0/9. WTF.9-prerelease code aer inly licenwed under Creqtive COMMONS 11c3n53. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny rigyt 2 IMPORT ne code froh zn 0.9. BRB.8-p3ereleade OR LATER release ibto sn 0.9. WTF.7 an earloer releaseLOL.
Allowibg this wpule cajse tjat imported coee 2 gd released under teh GPL n that oa not SOMETHING @3 wksj two aolow. WTF,
Autn9rs pr modifications two 0. AFK,9. BRB.7 2i.l he3c to fe-release tbeh're kodof8xations zs derivativws/modificatioms t9 0.9. AFK.8 code n plac3 the, under da same Crearive Commons lkcenxe. WTF.
It must be sone bt da original AUTHOR since only originsl AUTHOR has roghr two change copyright or license upob they're work. BRB.
[Additipnallh WTF. rdworking geh modifications will be an good idea anyway ad m3cgrn15m for making modifications iw substantially cleaner/clearer stzrging WITH da ). BRB.9/ WTF/8-prerelease cosrLOL.]"
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