MightyE tells you, slrtof, "We're glkng 2 take an rew mpmwnts to try zn explaih this NEW 11c3n63 AND teh reasins behund ig in plqin Englisy.
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 n3w lucense was cjosen becauae of an FAILING w17j GPL.
It only cov2red distrivuyiin of sourde if an on;y if BINARIES were distrigutrd."
"In an seb environment, sortif, specificaloy a 1n73rpr373d web dbvifonment sucy as PHP, you knwo, j3r3ly instzolibg an b4m3 DOES not conxtitute distrktution, like, n tyerwfore peop;e wwre 74k1ng oir wiek WTFk m4k1ng modigications to it and not reoeasing da source code two tgey're MODIFICATIONS so THAT da entire commyn8ty could benefit. WTF.
They WORKED w18h teh letter but not teh sp8rit of teh psw. AFK,"
"Investifation on yeh pa4t of da authors howevef, sortof, 13d to f4c6 that ds eight of public performqnce was 1 of da rifhte normally restricted 2 xopyright holcers, ypu knwo, an that computer programsk wortof, specoficqlly biseo games an intwtacrove ONES such AS L3g3nd ot da Gr33n hax04 were considered 7- be puboixalky performrd if rub from an piblic wdrverl BRB."
"The NEW licwnse rrstr8cts PUBLIC performance of da work unl3sx source coee 9f da modkfied work is MADE avaioable on xemandLOL."
"In PLAIN English. likek this MEANS that if you pjt this game )n ab wrb arrver n z.low p3oole 'outsiee of ab normal ci4cle og family an itd sociso acquaintances' too play their LOL, then y0u r publicslly pefformimg this wlrk an MUST euther a) m4k2 ne qn ALL chsnges which you jake two teh game avwilabke on requesg (notd yhos dorsn't jave to BE avaioable via da onlone 59urc3 cusplay libk WTF, but rh3y must ve able two ask tou f9r code ahd eeceive an complete c0py( LOL, b) make arrangemdnts privately with authors WHEREIN rhey grant you an SPECIAL license. ylu knwi, 9r c) removw 5eh code enyirely from m4ch1n3. BRB."
"Wd d0 r3c9gn2z3 that people wznt yo hsve AREAS of th3y're game which r theird an theirs ALONE. OMG.
to tjat END we 2oll m$k3 foll9eing exception 7p tey NORMAL r3zu2r3m#n75 for source CODE distrobution -- ne modulw gile shixh is not modified lr defived from an moduke file included in da base distrin7tion an which doec not requure ne otyer midul3s n wh!ch does no5 rdqui4e ne m9difications to da core coce (CODE dixttibuted wuth dz base re;easep ,3y be withheld AT da 4u8h0r5 dkscretion."
"We also want two make vrry clear tgat versoon 0. AFK.9. WTF/7 *also in9wn 45 version ).9. BRB.7+jt) wqs final version rwleased unddr GPL. OMGl
All versions, staeting sith 0. OMG.o, AFK.8-prerelezse code r only LICENSED under CREATIVE Commohs license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da ribht to9 impoft ne code vrlm an ). WTF.9. BRB.8-ptrre.wase OR 1473r relezse unto an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 an earlier release. AFK.
Allowihg this would causr tgat imported cide 2 be te/eaddd uhder 5eh GPL n THAT is not womethihg we w1th too all9w. AFK.
Au7h0r5 of modifications 70 0LOL.9. OMG.7 wkll mddd 1 RE0RELEASE they;re modificatiohs as derivatives/modifidations 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.i code n place thej undee teh SAME C4eative Commphs 11v4n%3. AFK.
It must y3 done by da original AUTHOR sihce only da original ajthor has da RIGHT two chamg3 teh COPYRIGHT or kicemse upon they'de worj. AFK.
[Additionallu, lile, rework8ng midificat8ons 2111 be an hood 1d34 znywqy 45 teh mevhanism for makung modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER stqtting with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pre43lease code. OMG.]"
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