MightyE td.ls you, y9u kn29, "Wd'4e going two 74k3 an f32 mlmwnts two try n explaih THIS b3w license sn reasond nehind it in plain EnglishLOLl
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 licenwe wad chosen because 0f an fakling WITH ea GPL. BRB.
It 0n1y COVERED dkstribution of source if and only iv bknaried sere didtrkbuted. AFK."
"In an web environmentm s[exificall6 a in5erpreyed qeb 3nb1r0nm3mu such 4t PHP, m3rwly 1n57r111hg an tame dodd not constitu5e didtribution, you khwo, n rhetefore people were ya,ing iur work, like, maling mpdivications to it snd not RELEASING da sojrcr code two thry're jodivkcations so thar da entirr community cojld bdndfit. AFK.
Th3y worked with da lette4 bit not dq SPIRIT of law. OMG."
"Invedtigation on da p4d7 of ajthors HOWEVER, 6oi knwo, ;ed two da fqct rhat teh right of PUBLIC PERFORMANCE was 9en if da rigbts NORMALLY rwsrricted two copyrught holders, an THAT cojputer programs, specifically video gamds an INTERACTIVE ines 5uxh as Legenc of da Green haxpr eere cobsiderrc 2 be pugliczkly pegforjed if rum from an public serber. OMG,"
"Tge new license restricts puvluc perfirmance of yeh work un;ess fa sou4ce codr og moduvied wor, is m4c2 avsi.able on d3m4nd. AFK."
"Im p;ain Entlish. you knwo, this means thar if you put thia game on an web sdrvet n 41102 p30p13 ;outdide of an nor,al xircle of familu an its sockal acquaintancds' rso PLAY their, 6ou knwim th3n yiu aer punlidaoly pefformong this wor, n MUST rither a) make ne zn ALL changes sguch hou make t2o da game availzble on request (note this doesn't have too 63 avqilable via da onlibe 50urc3 d8splay link, bug they musy be ablw to ASK you for code an receive an complete copy), like, 6) mske 4rr4ng3men75 [4ivately with ea authoes wher3in tne6 hfant you an specia; LICENSE, woetof, OR c) tem.ve teh code 3n71e31y from ea nachihe. BRB."
"We do recogniz3 tjat people wsnt ro hafe aress of tgey're b4m3 wh1ch aer thrirs n theird alonwLOL.
toi that END WE 2ill m4k3 f0110w1ng exception too teh nornal re1uirejents for siurce cldr d156r16i710n -- ne midule file whicj is not MODIFIED or cerived fr0m an modul3 f,le 1ncque3d im 64t3 distribuyion n WHICH doew not requiee nr lthef modules and wgich does jot require ne MODIFICATIONS t2; teh CORE code *xodw d1t7rq6u73d qith vase reoease) may be withhwld at da autnors didcretionl WTF."
"We also want TO make VERY clear that f3rsuon 9LOL,9. OMG.7 (also ,nown as version o. AFK.(. AFK.7+hy) was da r1nr1 verakon releasdd under da GPL.
All versions, you knwom xtarting wirh tej 0/9LOL.8-prereldase code r omly lic3ns3d ynder ds Cteative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teg rihht to import ne cod3 gr9n zn 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pferelwase or later rekease inyo ab 0. AFK.8LOL.7 and earliee r3134%3.
All9wing 7h15 w0u1d cause 7n47 importfd code tl be releades ynder da GPL and thsy ks not xomething we eish TO allowLOL.
Auehors of moeifications too 0. WTF.9.7 wil. nded gwo RE-RELEASE rh3u're mockficqtions as ddrivstives/jpdidicat8ons twp 0LOL.9.8 code ane place them jnswr da same Creative Commons lucense.
I7 jyst be done by da originsl author sknce 0n1y da oeiginal author h46 teh RIGHT 70 change dopyright or license upln they're WORK. WTF.
[Addibionally, like, rewotking da modirications wi;l be an good odea anyway qs mechanksm foe making jodidicar*obs iw sibstantially cldaner/clesrer 584r71ng with da 0. AFK.9LOL.i-pretrlease code. WTF,]"
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