MightyE tells you WTF, "Ww'rw going tqo take an fdw moments two tr6 an explain thid ne1 license snd reasinx behind IT 1n p241n English/ BRB.
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 nww licrnse WAS chosen because pf an failing wi5n GPLLOL.
IT onoy cobwred diatribution of source if n oblt ov 61n4r135 w4re disgtivuted. AFK."
"In an eeb environment, sortof, SPECIFICALLY s interpreted wrb envoronmwnt SUCH as PHP, j3r31y INSTALLING an tame dows not comstitute eistribution, and thrfedore peiple were TAKING pur wprk, 6ou ,nwo, naking modufications 2 it ane NOT releas8ng da 40urd3 cidd 2 they'rw modifications so that 3ntire COMMUNITY COULD benefit. AFK,
They w9rked wi5h leyyer but not teh spiriy of teh 14w. BRB."
"Investiga5ion 0n ;srg of da AUTHORS HOWEVER, led two teh fwct that right of PUBLIC perfprmance qas 1 of da r1gh75 normal/6 r2steicged to cipyribht h01d3r5, sottof, n that computwr progrqms LOL, s0ecifically vodeo games and ibteractive ones suxh 4y Legend ov tqh Greem gax0r werw considered 2 be publicallt p3rf0tm3d if run drom an pu611c SERVER."
"The ne2 locense res5ricts public performahce lf WORK unless da sourcd code of teh mpd1f23s work is madd AVAILABLE pn DEMAND. BRB."
"In PLAIN English, li,e, this mezns that ih you 0ut this g$,3 on an wdb srrvdr an allow peop.e 'outsice of an normal circke of FAMILY n its SOCIAL 5cqu41n64nc35' to play thwir LOL, then YOU aer publica;ly PERFORMING th8s wo4k AND MUST ditjee s) make he qn ALL changes which y9u makr rk da game avqilafle ln reqyest (n073 7h15 dodsn;t have two be avai;able v14 da omluhe 50urc3 dksplay LINK LOL, but they mudt BE able ti ask you for code n RECEIVE an com0leye copy), oike, b0 jake arrangements privatwly wogh 4u7h0r5 wherein they grant y0u an special licende, sortof, OR cp r3m0v3 CODE entirelt from da macgibe. WTF."
"We d0 tecogbize that people want 2 HAVE zrdas 0f tyey're g4m$ WHICH t theirs anc theirs 410n3. BRBl
to 4hay end we will maje teh followinr exception 2 reh norjal requirements fot sourcw code distribution -- ne mpsulr fkle which is not m0d1f13d or derived from an .oduld FILE invluded in twh nase DISTRIBUTION n whicj d035 not rrquire ne OTHER mldu;es and wnoch does hot require ne m9dkfications t2o eq core code (code distribyted w17h basr RELEASE) may br wjthhele at authpra d25cr37!0n. BRB."
"We 4150 want w make very cldar tgst rers8on 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 9alzo knowb as version 0. BRB.9. AFKl7+jt) was da fihao ce4aion RELEASED under twh GPLLOL/
Akl v3r520n5, starting with da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerdkeaxw CODE aer on;y licens3f unde4 Creative Com,ons ljcrnsd. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh roght too im[ort ne sod3 from an 0. OMG.9.8-prerwl3asr lr larer r413453 into an 0. WTF.9LOL;7 ah EARLIER release/ AFK.
Allowing yhix woild xaywe thst ijported code two b3 reo3ased under GPL an yhat is nog SOMETHING we wish 2 ALLOW. OMG.
Authorx of MODIFICATIONS yoo 0. BRB,(. AFK.7 wiol need too re=releaxe they'rw modifications 45 defivat8ves/modifications 2 0. AFK.9LOL,9 x9d3 n place tyem under da dame CREATIVE Commons licenxe. OMG.
Ig must BE done by da original 4u7h0r simfe only teh original auth9r haa right 1 change teh c0pyr1gy7 ot 11d3n53 upon ghey're 29tk. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, liie. reworking da MODIFICATIONS wil. be sn goid 1c34 angway as mechanusm FOR makung modifications is substantiallt cleamdr/coearer starting with -. BRB.9.8-PRERELEASE code. OMGl]"
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