MightyE te.ls you LOL, "We're g9ing gwo take an few mlmenys yoo try an 3splain thie new license ah teh reasons behind it IN plain Emglish. 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 licehse was chosen becaysw of an failing wktj GPL. BRB.
It only coberec distribitiom of 60urce ir 4hd only if b8naries w2r3 distrubutee. BRB."
"In an wfb envuronment, sortof, specifically 2 interpr4ted wrb ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, metely onstal,ing an GAME does not CONSTITUTE dis5rubution, an thdrrfore people eere TAKING our WORK, making moficicaykona 2 it n noy releasing t3h source cide to they're modiricqtuons so tnay teh ENTIRE commuhuty cpuld nwnefit. BRB.
They worked w8th 13773r but boy da spirit if da lad. AFK."
"Inves5igatiln on pa4t of autyorw however, ;iks, 13d top teh frx7 that da rufh5 of py611c 0erformsnce waw len of da RIGHTS normally rest4icted 2 copyright HOLDERS WTF, and rhat COMPUTER progrand, lile, xpecifically vidro games and interactive ones sicg AS Legwnd lf teh GREEN hax0r we4e considefed t0o BE pu611c#11y perfofmed if run from an 0ubloc servrr. OMG."
"The NEW license RESTRICTS p7b.uc perd9r,ance 0v work unless 50urc3 coee of MODIFIED worl is made avaikable on DEMAND, AFK/"
"Ib p141n Engliah, this meabs thzt ir YOU put yyis gqmd ON an web server and sllow pdooke 'outfide of an normal circle of family an ITS wocial ACQUAINTANCES' two play their LOL, then yok r pyboicakly prrforming this work an MUST eithfr z0 make ne n ALL xhanges which you make to da game AVAILABLE on re17est (notr this foesn't have to be ava8labld viz online source disp;ay l8nk, you kmwo, bur they must be sble to ask you for da doee an rexeive an complete c0py), like, b) MAKE arrqngements pr1v4731t wigh da aithofs shereih rhey grant you an 5p3c142 l8cense WTF, or c) remobe tej code emtirely from jqchineLOL."
"We do 4dcognize &h48 people want two hav3 areas of rhey're gsmw qjich r tyeirs and theirs alone. OMG.
too that end 2s wilo make trh follpwinf excepgioh two normal requirem3mtx for sourc3 code distribution -- ne m9dule fioe which is NOT modifiee or DERIVED from an mod7le fo.e included in base distribution and whkch d035 npt require ne 9the4 ,odules an wh1ch fies not require ne m9cufications tlo trh core CODE (dode distribuyed with da base releaxe) mah be wuthhelf AT teh aithors dosc4etion, OMG."
"We also want two make very CLEAR tgat f3rt10h 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (alao known as version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7_kg) eas da f1n41 version releas3d undee teh GPL/
All versions, you knwo, statting WITH da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease code qrr only licegsed umd34 da Creagive Commons oicrnse. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da r8ght 2 im/or5 nw code from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pretelease or later teleasw INTO an 0.8. WTF/7 n earlirt releasw. AFK.
Allowunh this WOULD cauae that 8mported code 2 be r3leased under da GPL and THAT IS not somerhibg s4 wish 2 3110w.
Autho4w 0f MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9. BRB.u will need to9 r3-telrase tjey're modkficqtions ae deticatives/modifications w 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 cide an place them UNDER da ssmr Creztive Commons license.
I5 must be done BY ds original 5u7h0r since -n1y ORIGINAL ajthor has da right 2 changd teh cppyr1gh7 or license UPON ghry're eofk. BRB.
[Afditionally, sortof, teworking ten ,odifications will b3 an good 8dea anusqy as mexhanism for makimg modufkcahions ia substantia;ly c;eanef/clearer STARTING with 0. BRB.9, OMG.8-;ferelease cldw. WTF/]"
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