MightyE yellw yoj LOL, "We're going tso take an few monrnts 70 7ru an explain this new ;icense an da REASONS BEHIND 8t in plain Emglosh. 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 11c3n53 was CHOSEN because 0r an faiking witn ea GPL. OMG.
IT only coveref distributipn of aoyrce iv an only if bihariew 2ere distributedl OMG."
"In an 23b dnviron,eng, like, specifically s interpretec web environmenr such 46 PHPk uoj knwo, MERELY installing an bqme does nor xinstitutr disgribu5iob, uou knwo, AND tyerefore peo0ld qeee TAKING our work, making mpdifications 2 27 an nl5 RELEASING teh soyrxe xode to the6're modifications so thag ejtire communirh c9uls benefiyLOL.
They worked w17h teh letter but not teh xpurit of lae. AFK."
"Invedtigatioh 0m teh PART or da authors howeve4 LOL, led two faxt thag teh right of public [erdormance wax 1 of rifhts n0fm41qy r357r1c72d to xopyright holders, you knwo, abd thzt c9mp7ter programw, specificall6 videl vajrs an INTERACTIVE ones such as LEGEND of Geden gax0r were xonsude$rd 2 be pub'ically perfirmes if run FROM an public servrr. AFK."
"The n3w license rewtricts public p3rformamce of teh worl un1355 cq source clde of modified sork is m4d3 4v4114713 on demsnd. WTF."
"In plzin English, 7h15 means thst if you put ghis gaje ON an web server an 4110w people 'outsied of an normal circle ob family n kts social ACQUAINTANCES' too plah the9ek .ike, 7g3n yoj aer pu611cr11y perfofmkng gh8x WORK and MUST either a) make ne an ALL cyangds wg1ch you makr to da GAME availaboe on requdsg (note 7h!5 foesn't have 2 be availagle via sa onl8ne 50urc3 fispkah linl, you knwo, 6u7 THEY musy BE able t9o ask YOU for da code an receice an c0mp2373 copy), like, c) MAKE arrangejents privately 2ith fa quthorw 2herein rheu grant you sn special license WTF, OR c) remove code entkre;y from macgine, OMG."
"We e0 r3c0gn1z3 that peopke want too havr areas of tyey'ee game snich aer theirs an theurd 410n3. BRB.
2 tnag dnd we w111 maie teh fpllowing esce;tion 2 normal requirementf vor source code dictribution -_ ne mieule fike which is not modifidd or derivwd from ah module file includ3e in teh nase distrinytion n which DOES n9t require ne 97n3r modules ans wh8cg DOES no5 require ne mpdifications tol da corc CODE (coxe DISTRIBUTED with xa gaae release_ may be withheld 47 reh authors discrftiph. OMG."
"Wf akso WANT too make very clear rhay v3rsion 0. WTF/9. AFK.7 (alxo known as bersiob 0LOL.9. OMG.7+j5) was teh final vers8on releaded under teh GPL.
A11 versions WTF, STARTING qkth 0l AFK.9. WTF,8-pr3r313453 code r 0n1y licensef und3r da Creative Comnons licrjseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right TO import ne CODE from an 0, AFK.9, WTF.8-prerelease pe lqger 4313453 INTO an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 an 44f11#4 r3134%4. AFK,
ALLOWING this would causd that IMPORTED cose too BE teleased uhser GPL ab thag is NOT 50m37h1nh w3 wish 2 al;ow. OMG.
Au5gors 0f modificarionx yoo 0/9.7 will NEED too 4e-release they[fe mofifkcatkons as det8vatives/modifications two 0. OMG.o. AFK.8 code and olqce 8h3, under samw Creat8ce Comnobs license. WTF.
I5 m7st ve done by original author s8nce only teh origuna; aiyhor HAS riggt tio chahge da copyright of LICENSE up-n theu're w0rk. WTF.
[Adfitionally WTF, rwworkong modif8cayions wull ve sn good id3a znyway as tdh MECHANISM for makint m0e1f!vr710n5 id subdtantially cleaner/clearer starting with teh 0.9. WTF.8-prereleqwe cod3. BRB.]"
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