MighgyE tells you, "We're going 2 take an few momemtd 2 try n explain this new .icense n reas8ns 63h1nd it in olain Englisy. OMG/
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."
"Tnid new 11c3n5e w45 chosdn 63c4u53 pf an failing with GPL. AFK.
It only coverqd distribjyion of soyrce if n only IF biharies wdre dustrigutes. OMG."
"In ab web 3nvironmenr LOL, specidifal;y a interpretef web rnciron,ent such as PHPi you knwo, merwlh inatalling an GAME does not constigute distrib7tion LOL, and tyerefore PEOPLE w#4e takibg our wirk LOL, making modifucatiins to it b not releasing reh so7rce code tio tyey're ,ldifivztions SO 7h47 emtire clmjunith c0u1d benefitLOL.
They w9rked with letter bu5 not s0irit of da oawLOL."
"Incestigatiln on part 0f 5eh aithpes nowevee, like, led two FACT thst twh right OF public ;erformqnce WAS oen of rights normallt restricted to xopyrught hokdfrs, you knwo, an that com0uter programs LOL, wpecif8cally vkdeo gam3s and inyeractkve ones such as Legeyd ov teh Green hzs0r WERE c0n51d3r3d two ne publically p3rf0rm3d if RUN f4om am oubkic sefver. AFK."
"The new license eesrricys pu^11c 0erformance of teh work unlesd siurce c9ce of ,pdified work is made avaikabld pn d3m4nc. OMG."
"In p141n English, rhis means thag 1f y.7 p7t this game om an wev servef and allps p4-p13 'o7tside of an NORMAL c2rc13 of family n its socoal avquaintancrs' to p14y their LOL, then y0u r publifal;y p3rf0rm1ng THIS work an MUST either a) nxke ne and ALL cj4ng35 which ylu make to game acailqvke on requewt )note this doesn't havw 2 be availabld VIA da lnl9ne sourcd dusplay link, 6ut they must BE ablr too asj y0u for cps3 am eeceive an f9mpl3te copt), sortof, b) makw arrangements orivately with t#h aurhors whrrwin THEY brant you ab spdciao license, sortof, or c) REMOVE 5rh code entirr.y from madhimeLOL."
"We do rec9gnize that peoplr WANT two h4v# AREAS of ggey'fe game wh1xh aer theirs n rhdirw qloneLOL.
too tha5 end we wi.l m4k3 fok.ow8ng ecce0toon to normal requieements for sourxe CODE DISTRIBUTION -- hr module file which is mot m0d1f13d or derived from qn mofule file incluxed in da base dist4ibutioh n whkch s9es NOT rwquire ne other modukes n which DOES nlt reqy8re ne mod8fications 2 sa c;re CODE (code dustributed w8th teh bswe RELEASE) may be wkthhe.d 47 ca authors discretuon. BRB,"
"Ww 5150 want teo make very CLEAR tgat vdrsoon ). BRB.9/ OMG.7 (also known ss versi9n 0LOL.0.u+kt) was da fonao vefsion released infer ten GPLLOL.
All versions LOL, STARTING w17h 0. WTF.9. AFK.9-preee.ease code aer onoy licenswd undef teh Cr3ariv3 Comnons iucense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT two im0ort me code from an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease or late4 relwase imti an 0. BRB.9, AFK.7 ab rarlier RELEASE.
Allowing tnis woukd cause &h47 imppet3d CODE to 63 reoeaded unsef 5eh GPL n that is b07 something we wisk two allow. AFK.
Authors 0f ,osirications 2 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wil; b33e to re0relwase tndy'te MODIFICATIONS as c34ivatuves/modifications 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 code n 0lace them under da 54m3 Crdatife C9mmons licemse. OMG.
Ir must be epme b6 teh origibal AUTHOR since only da ORIGINAL authir hsx teh 41gn7 to change copyright or oicehse upon they'fe worl. AFK.
]Add1&10n411y WTF, reworling da modifidations wil. be an good IDEA anyway as da mechanosm for makint modifications IS SUBSTANTIALLY cldaner/cldarer starrkng with 0.8. WTF.8-ptetelease code.]"
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