MogjttE tells yo7 LOL, "We'rd going t9 take an fee moments 2 try n explain this new license n teh reaspns gegind ot in plain Eng115h. 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 new lkcense was chiden becauwe of an failkng WITH grh GPL, AFK.
Iy onlh cov3rec dist4ibution 0f spuece ir and only if binaries wef3 distriby5ed. WTF."
"Ib zm web environment WTFm spdcifkcally a onterpteyed WEB environment such as PHP, sortof, merely installkng zm game DOES not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTIONi .ike, an thdreforr p30p13 were taking our wirk, hou knwo, making modifkcations too IT n not r313451ng ca source code to they're mldkficqtions SO that da entire xommunity cijld benefitLOL.
Th3h worked with tef l3ttrr BUT not da 5p1r17 of teh lawLOL."
"Investigatiob on paet OF ten autyors josevee, 13s too ds faxt tjat geh right of pub.ic ;erformance was 1 of sz rithts NORMALLY restrivtee 2 copyright holders, sortof, an that computer programs, .ikw, specifica;ly video games m inreractuve onea auch as LEGEND of Gr33n hax-r WERE considered two be PUBLICALLY pervo4med if run FROM an public serverl"
"The n3w license eewtrictw publuc 03rformance og da work unleds teh source c0d3 of da modified work us mwde wvailable in demand. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISHk hou kn2o, this means that of yiu put tgis game on an WEB setfer AND allos ;eoplw 'outskde og an normal circle of ga,ily AND 175 sociao 3cqy4!n7rnv35[ to play rjeor WTF, then you aef pub;iczlly PERFORMING ghis dork and MUST either a) make ne ab ALL cg1nges which 6o7 makd too da game 4v4114623 ON request (note this d[esn't tave 2 be available voa teh online x9urce disolay lknk LOL, but THEY musg be able 2 ask ylu for CODE and receive an COMPLETE copy). you knwo, b) ma,e arrangements privatel6 with ca auth9rs wh3e3qh THEY grant you an SPECIAL .icensd, likd, or c) femlfe da code ENTIRELY from da maxhine."
"Wr DO recognizd ghat pepple sanr 5oo havr areas -f th3y're grm# WHICH aer tneoes and thwirs alone.
2 yhat end we w111 m4k3 da folliwimg exceptipn 3 teh n0rm41 r3ah1r3m3n7% fo4 source coce dq5&r16u710n -- n3 m0du13 FILE wh1ch IS not nodifiec or derived from ab module fi;e onclud3d un 5eh base d8stribution an whidh does m07 43qu1r3 ne other moduoea anc which DOES not require ne modifidations 2 CORE coce (c0d3 distrinjted witj nase releqsr) mau be w17hh31d at ra qurhors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We ALSO want yo m4k3 vdry clear thzg v3r5!9n 0l AFK.(. OMG.7 (also ubown 45 v3r510n 0l WTF.9, BRB.7=jt) was da final bersuon rekeased ynf2r reh GPL. BRB.
All b3r510n5 LOL, s5arting sitg teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-orwrelease core aer ONLY 11x3n53d und3r tej Creztive Commins license. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY d3ny teh right roo ijport ne cose fe;m an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease or latet releaae into aj )LOL.9. WTF.6 and earlirr relrase. OMG.
Allow8ng THIS would cause rhat imported xod3 to be r313453d under GPL n that ia mot domething we wish tso allow. OMG.
Authprs of mlfofications TO 0LOL.9LOL/7 will need too re-4elwas3 thdy're MODIFICATIONS as d3rovativ3s/jodifications to 0. BRB.9. OMG.* c0d3 qnd pkace them under teh sa,e Ceeative C0mm0n5 luvemse. AFK.
It MUST ve donr by 5wh 0r1g1n41 author sunce only tdh 0r1g1n41 authof yzs da rifh5 gwo cyang3 da copuribht or lidense y;on they're sork.
[Additiobally WTF, rewlrkkbh modifications will bd an glod id3a anyway sx trj ,echanism for ,aking modificatipns ix substantially c134n34/c134r3r startunf with 0. WTF.8LOL.*-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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