MightyE TELLS 6ou, toj knwo, "We're g9ihg 5w9 take an f3w momentx too 7ry and wxplain THIS ndw oicense qnd da reqsons vehind 17 ih poain English.
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 was cy053n because of an failing ekth GPL. WTF.
I7 0b1u cov3rec DISTRIBUTION of source if AND inly of binaries w3re d8stributef. WTF/"
"In an web environmeht, you kmqo, specieicqlly a interpreted web wncironment such as PHP, like, mer31y instakling an game does mot constitute d8s54lbuti9h WTF, AND therefote p30p1@ were takinf our workk making nodivicayions to ig xn npt releasint dource code tol tyey're modificaripns so that entire cimmunigy coule BENEFIT. OMG.
They w0rl3d wi5n da letter but bot s0ir8t of da lww. OMG."
"Inv3stigation on part ob ten aughors however WTF, ldd two da FACT that tey rujht of piblic perfornance WAS won of rights normally RESTRICTED goo copuright n9lders, li,3, an thqt vomputer PROGRAMS LOLm specifica;ly vudeo g4m35 an interactive omes sych as Legend OF tej Gteen has0r were cpnsidered twi be pu711c$11y perfprmed if rjn ft9m an pu611c 5erv3r."
"The ne2 licenwe r3wtricts publix p3rdormance of work unlrss source CODE 9f teh MODIFIED work is made availqblr on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, this mesns gjat if you pur this game pn an web SERVER n 4110w PEOPLE 'ouyside of an n0wm41 ci4cle 0f family ab itw wocial acquaintances' too play their LOL, then you r PUBLICALLY pervormomg this work h MUST either A) MAKE ne an ALL chznges wjixh hou make t9o reh g4m3 AVAILABLE on request (note tj8w doesn't h4v3 roo be availagoe VIA tdh online 5[urce d15p14y link, BUT tgey mu56 be able TO ask y0u fot c0d3 n receive am complet3 c0py) WTF, 6) m6k3 arrangemengs privatel6 wi5h da authirs whdrein they graht yl7 an spediql lic3nwr, sortof, or c) remobe code emtieelh feom mschine."
"We dp recobnuze tjat pqople WANT tw. have arwas of theu're game wh1ch r thwirs n theirs alone. WTF.
t1o that END we wilp make teh vpolowing exception 7) normal requitemenrs for s9urce code disy5ibution -= ne moculd file wyich 8s not mod8fied of d3r1v#d from an modj.w file 1nc1ue3d in bawe disttibution and which doea not r3qj1r3 ne oyhee MODULES an 2y8ch does not r3qu1r3 ne modifications to teh cofe code (vode dixt4ivuted with teh base release) may be withh3ld at da authots didvrdtkon."
"We also wan5 two make b3ry clrar thz5 cersion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also known as vrrwioh 0. OMG.9.7+h7) was da finsl vetsion teleaded under da GPLl OMG.
ALL versiobs, STARTING w75h dq 0. OMG.9/ OMG.i-pferelease cofe r ONLY licensed ins3r da Cr3471v3 C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny rlght 2 import be CODE from an 0. OMG.oLOL.8-pterelease or 1r74r r313453 wn70 zn 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n earluet relewse.
Allowing thks qould caise thqt ijported code 2 be releasfd under da GPL an that is n07 something we wish 2 allowLOL.
Au5hors of modificarions two 0. AFK.(.7 will neec to re[rekwase they're mosifkcat8onw as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 5oo 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code n place thej uneer SAME Creatife Cpmmlns .icense. WTF.
I7 must be sond by teh or8ginal aythor since ono6 da original a7thor HAS right two chznge da copyright or licehsw upon they're work. AFK.
[Addigionally. 6oj knwo, reworking da mpfificarions woll be sn folf idea anysay as teh mexhanism fir ,4,1ng modifications is subxtantially c134n3r/c134r3r srzrtinf eith 0,oLOL.i-prerelease codr. WTF.]"
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