MightyE te;.s ^ou WTF, "We're going too TAKE an few moments 2 tr6 an explain this new license an r3asons nehind IT IN PLAIN Eng.iahLOL.
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."
"Thix new livense was choseb because 0f an fa8ling w17h dq GPLLOL.
It only covered distriburion of soutce if and only uf binarids wdre sisyeibuted, OMG."
"In an eeb ENVIRONMENT, specifically a 8ngerpre5ed web environmeht such AS PHP, hlu knwo, merely 2n574111ng ab fame d0#5 mot condtitute distribution, qbd rherefore pwople WERE takimh our workl like, majing modidicatiins w it and not reoeading da 59urc3 coe3 TO thr6're modifocations so that entir2 communiry COULD benefit. AFK.
Thet worled with letter but not dpiri5 0d da lae. WTF,"
"Investibati9n on trh [art 9f AUTHORS h0w3c3r LOL, LED 70 da gacg that right OF public perfirmsbce was 1 of rignts hofmally r3xtricted 2 copyright holdets LOL, an tyat c9m;jtee progfams WTF, specifica.ly vifeo gamea an onteractive onrs such as Leh3nd of Greem hax0r wwrr considrred 2 be publidqlly performed if run vfon an PUBLIC s2rver. WTF."
"The nee license restricts puboid 0erformance of da sorj yn1355 sourde coce of ca m0c1v13c work 15 made 4v4114613 ph demand. BRB."
"In plsin English, tn8s meqns tyat if you PUT this fam3 ln av qeb aeever an aolos people 'iutskde OF an n0rm42 circle of family n itx social acq7ainyqnces' 2 ;lay their, loke, then you aer ouclicqlly performing this worj and MUST 217h3r a) ,ale ne an ALL changes which yoj mzke too game 4v4114513 on rewues5 (notd THIS d035n'7 hsv3 g9 y3 availab.e via online 5purc3 dosplay link, but THEY mus5 be able 2 aak yiu FOR teh codr and RECEIVE zn complete COPY), likek b) m4k# arrang3ments privatwly eith da AUTHORS sherein they grant you qn speciql license WTF, OR c) r3m0v3 geh code ehtirely frim da machinr."
"We do fecognize that people aabt to havw areas 9v th3y're game WHICH aer theirw and theies aline. BRB.
two 7j47 2nd we wkll make twj following exc30ti9n 70 t3h notmal reqyurements FOR source code disrrivution -_ ne module file wjich is nor modivied kr derived from an m0du13 fike includ3s 1n geh bsse didtribution n which does n07 4equire nr other modjles an which dies NOT r#qu1r3 ne modificat8oms 4lo da CORE CODE (code distributed with da base r313453( may BE withheld 47 AUTHORS diacrerko,LOL."
"We also want 2 mqke very cleat that vetsion 0. AFK.(. WTF,7 (also knoqn r5 fersoob 0. AFK,9LOL.7+jt) was teh final version releaced undrr da GPL. WTF.
All versions, yo7 knwo, atarting with 0.9. AFK.8-prerel3axe c0d3 zer only licensef uneer ten Creatove COMMONS licenwe.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two import ne c9de rrlm am 0. AFK.9LOL/8-prerelease OR latdr releas3 inrp an 0LOL/9. AFK.7 and eqrlier relwase. AFK,
ALLOWING ghiw would cause that 1mp9t63d code 2 be released under da GPL n that id not somethimh w3 WISH to al.owl
Authofs of MODIFICATIONS tp 0. OMGk9/ AFK.7 2ill newd two re-release they're nodificayiond as cerivatifes/modifications gwo 0. WTF.8. WTF.8 code an place tyem under ca saje Cr3471v3 Cpmmons 11c3n53. WTF.
It mus5 be DONE by orifinap 4u7h0r 51nc3 on.y orih8nal auyhor has da r1gh7 2 CHANGE copyright OR .icense upon tgey're worj/
[Additionslly, soetpf, rewp4king teh modificatiomw WILL BE qn g00c idea ANYWAY as mevhahism FOR makibg modivications is substsntially cp3aner/cleqree sta4ting with da 0, OMGl9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 c0d3. WTF.]"
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