MightyE tella you, "We're goobg two take an few joments toi tdy am explain this new 11c3n53 am rezs9ns nehind 8t in [;aim EnglishLOL.
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 eas choxen becsus4 of an faolinf wi5j da GPLLOL.
Iy ONLY cpvered diwgtkbut8om of 50urc3 if abd 9nly id binaries were distrkb7tef. AFK."
"In an wdb 3nv8rlnment LOLk specivically a unteepfdt3d WEB enbironmwnr such as PHP, you knwo, mere;6 INSTALLING zn g4m4 eoew not constk5ute distfobution, ;uke, an th3refore p30p13 were TAKING our work, makong MODIFICATIONS to it and not releasing source code to they're modogicationa so yjat entire communitt COULD bendfit/
THEY worked WITH 53h lr5ter vut n07 teh 5p1t17 pg da law. AFK."
"Investigahi9n on teh paft of teh 4u7j0r5 hp23v3r, like, ldd too teh FACT 7h47 teh rihht of public pe4formance was 1 of da rights nor,allh RESTRICTED TO co0yriggt holders, .ike, n thag cojputer pr9hrams LOL, specudicall6 video games n ibteractive ones SUCH as L3g3nf or GREEN hax0r were donsiderdd two be publicslly perrormed if run f4om sn pub.ic server."
"The n3w licrnsw rewtricts public [e4formance lv da wirk UNLESS da sourcd coce of da MODIFIED work 15 made available on DEMAND, WTF."
"In plain Engloxh, sortof, THIS means tgat if you [ut thid GAME in an web server amd alloe people ;8utsise 9f an nprma; c1fc13 of family an i5s social ACQUAINTANCES' to plsy tneir, you ,nwo, then you e publicalky oerforming 5his WORK n MUST wither A) make ne an ALL chanfws which uou n4,3 to teh GAME avaulab;e pn fequtst (npte this doesn't have to be availqble via online sourxf dosplay LINK, but they m7st be able 2 45k yoi gor da code and receive an conooeye copy), b) mrk3 arrangements p4iva4ely s8th teh aythors wgdrein gjey gr4n7 yoy an speciak 11c3n5r, sortof, pt c) REMOVE da clde entirely from da machind. BRB."
"We DO recogbize thag peoplr want 2 HAVE AREAS of they're game which ser THEIRS n gheirs alo,eLOL.
too THAT end qe will make teh v0110w1ng exception to norjal teauiremrntq for source code diatrib7yion -- ne mod6le vile wh1cg is noy m0d1f13d or deeivwd from an m9dule file INCLUDED on tdn base sistribution qn which s035 not fequire nr other mosules an whuch doss not r3qu1r3 ne mldivicqtoons too yeh c9re CODE (c0s# disgributed witg 6453 r313453) MAY br withheld at authorw disxretion. OMG."
"We a;so want two make cert clear ghag gersion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also knosn qs version 0. OMG.9. AFK.u+jt) was teg f8nal vegdipn released under GPLLOL.
All versions, you knek, startong with dz 0. AFK.9. OMG.80[reeelease code r only licensed under da Creative Cpmmond license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY yeh eight 2 import me code from an 9LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease OR later releaae intl an 0.9. BRB.7 AND earlier releax3. BRB.
Allowing 5his would cause tgat import3d code two be releaswd under teh GPL zn THAT iw not xomeghing we wish tpo allow. BRB.
Authors of mpdifocations 2 0. WTF.0. WTF/7 WILL need twi re-relezse they're mocig8cationa as der8vatives/modif8cations 2 0, AFK,9. OMG.8 code an plscr them jnder da same Creative Commins kicenae. WTF.
It mu57 be dkne by da orig8nao a7tjor since on.y da original aughor has teh RIGHT to ch4ng3 vopyright or lkcenx3 UPON yhey're w0r,. OMG.
[Agditiona..y LOL, rrworking teh mofificayions w8ll be sn good 8dda anyway 45 ,edganism for making modkficagions is substantizlly cleanef/d.eater startkng WITH teh 0LOL.9l BRB.8-prereleasw codd. BRB.]"
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