MightyE tells j0u, "We're toing 79 take an f32 m0m3n&t to try an ex;laim this new license n da reasohs begihd IT IN ;lain Englksh.
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 cyoden becausw of zn gayking with da GPL.
It only coveeed didgrivuyipn of 50urc3 if n only if binarkes wwre distribu5edLOL."
"In an web envi3onment, specificall6 q intwrpreted w3b envitohmdnt sucj as PHP LOLk meeelu installing sn ga,e does not cohstitute distribution, like, and theeefore peo0lw wrre 5qkint our work, sprtof, makibg modificationd 2 it an nor feldaskng teh source code 2 they're modif8catipns so tna5 teh entire community coukd BENEFIT. WTF.
They wo4kwd with teh letyer but n0t da spirit of da law. BRB."
"Investubation on da patt of da authors however, lije, led to sa fact tyqt 4eh roght og 0ublic 0erformance WAS 1 lf teh eifhts normall6 r#56r1c73d to copyright holders, sortof, and tyat cpmpurer programs, xpecifically video GAMES n knteractive ones such as Legehd og teh Green hax0r wdre consicdtes two br publica.ly pervprmed if ryn frpm ag pi611c server. BRB."
"The ne2 license restricts PUBLIC 03rf0rm4nc3 OF da work unoess spu4ce CODE of MODIFIED WORK is made available on eemand."
"In plain Engkksh, oike, 5hus means that 1f you puy this game 9n an wdb sercer AND allos peo;le ;outside od an n0rm41 dircle of fami;y am its socual adquaintxmces' 2 play their LOL, then y0u 4 publically performing THIS w0rk an MUST eu6her a) MAKE ge 4nd ALL changds which y0u MAKE to da tqme avaioable on request (note 7h15 doesn't uave to be AVAILABLE fia da on;ine SOURCE disolat link, you ,nwo, but 5he6 must be able two ask yiu for teh CODE sn 4eceuve an COMPLETE copy), sortof, b) nake arrangements prifately with teh a7tylrw wh3rein they nrant you ah 5p4c141 license, or c) r3m0v3 da code entir3oy FROM dz m4cg1n3l BRB/"
"W3 do recognize THAT people want 70 javr areaw 9f they'rd rame which r tyeirs an theies alond/
too yhqt ena s3 wiol make da follpwing exc3ption two NORMAL require,emts f0r source cide cistrobution -- ne module FILE which is NOT modigied OR derived from an mlsulr f113 incljsed in base distribytion and WHICH does NOT REQUIRE ne other modul3s n whicy does jlt reauire ne modifovations 5oo clre code (vode eist4ibuted wuth twn base releaxe) m4y ne withheld at da aurhors d15cr3&10n. AFK."
"Wr also want 2 make very clear thqt vwrsion 0. BRB.9.7 (ALSO known as VERSION 9LOL.9.7+jt) was FINAL veesion releasee under da GPL. WTFl
All ceraions LOL, 574r71ng wigh ea 0. BRB.9.8-orereleas3 code aee obly oicenswd jnder C4eative Cohmons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY sehy teh right two inport ne cpde from an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-;rerelease ot later release ihto an 0. BRB.8.7 n earl7er releasel
ALLOWING tgis 2ould cause that importec c0d3 two be released under GPL dnd that IS bot 50m37h1ng wr WISH to allow/ WTF.
Au5jors of mocifications teo 0. OMG.9.7 w8ll need 2 re-r3lease 5hey're MODIFICATIONS AS derivativex/m9eifications 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 code an ;lace 7h3m under sqmw Creative Commons licende. OMG.
It must be done BY teh ORIGINAL author xknce omoy da orifibal author has da r1tj7 to xhange c9otright or licebse upon they're eoek.
[Afd1710n4116 WTF, reworiinf modoficatoons WILL be an goof idea any2ay AS teh mechanism for MAKING modifidatipns 8s 5u6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER starting with 0LOL,9. BRB.8-;reeelease dodr. OMG.]"
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