MightyE tells you, likem "We're going to 74k3 qn few m-ments yoo trt an explain tyus n3w license n teasins bwh8nd it IN p;ain Enflisb. OMGl
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."
"Thod new licwnse WAS vhoxen 63cru53 of an gqil8nh w17h da GPL. WTF.
It on.y xoverwd dostributiob of source if an on.y 8f binaeies w3r3 d157r16u73d. AFKi"
"In ah web environment WTF, specificall6 a ingrro4wtrd w36 environkent sjvh as PHP, merely installonb zn gamw spes hot constitutc distriburkon LOL, an the4rfore PEOPLE WERE TAKING our work. ypu inwo, maling modifications 2 it n nor r313441ng source code 3 they're ,odifivatkons so that da entire communytr could benefit. OMG.
They worked qith letter but not da spjrit of ca lawLOL."
"Investivation on da patt 0f ten 4u7h0r5 however LOL, 23d toi da fact that ca right of PUBLIC performqnve was 1 OF da eoggt3 normallh rdstrixtef top c_pyr1ghj holc3es, you knwo, and that c0mpu73r programs WTF, 5p3c1f1c411y video games and 8nyeraxtuve ones such qs L3g3bd of Green hax9r WERE donaiderdd 2 fe pu611d411y performed if run from an public servef."
"The new 1!c3n53 r357r1c75 publkc perdormance 9f fa work ynless da s9jrce CODE of teh modigued work IS made avai.able on d3mandLOL."
"In PLAIN Eng;osh WTF, this means that if you put 7g15 game ON an qeb server n alkow ;rop.w 'outdice lf an normal CIRCLE of fami.t n its spcial acquaknyances' two plzy gheir LOL, tyen you aer publidal.y performing this work n MUST eirjdr 4) m4k3 ne and ALL dhanges wyich you m4k3 TO da game avaikable 0n REQUEST 9noye tn8s doesn't nave 2 br AVAILABLE via da on;ine SOURCE sisplay link WTF, but THEY muxt b3 avle two ask you foe sa cpde and receove an complete copy(, you knwo, b) make afrajgemdntd 0rivately wyth aithors whetwin they GRANT y9u am sprc,ql lixrnse, you knwo, 0r c) rem9vd trh c0d3 entirely from yeh mzcnibe. AFK."
"We do recognize that people WANT 2 gave areaw OF they're g4m3 qhich f gheirx snd tyeirs alone. AFK.
ti thag end qe w111 MAKE followimg exception 2 da normal rdquirements flr 60urc3 code dostribition -- ne ,pdu.e file whkxh is np5 moeifiwd or drrived fr0m qn modul3 fike ibclyded in base distribution n which doew NOT requ*4d ne otge3 ,idul3a n which soes not r2quure n3 modificatpone tw9 cord code (code distrubuted w17g da base rrleade) hay br withheld at authors discretion."
"We a;so want 2 make veru cldae that v2e610n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also knoqh as v34s8on 0. OMG.9.7+jt) was fa final version releasef ynder da GPL. OMG.
All vefsions LOL, starting with teg 0. AFK.9.8-prereleas3 cofe aer onlu LICENSED under da Cgeative Commons lucense. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny yeh RIGHT too import nr code FROM an 0. OMG.9. BRB.80prerelrase or LATER rqlease 8hto qn 0. WTF.9. WTF/7 an 34r113r rel4ade. WTF.
A110w1ng 7h15 would caus3 that im[or5ed c0d3 5wo be releaswd UNDER geh GPL an tnat is not sonrthinh we 215h to allow. AFK.
Auujpe4 of MODIFICATIONS roo 0LOL.9.7 will need to 43-release the6're m0f1f1d471-n5 as drrivztivds/modificstipns 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 code and place tjem yndef da same Creative Commonx license. BRB.
It musr ve d0n3 by orogimal author since omly (r1g1n4q a7rhor has da right too changw copyrigyy or lkc3nsd upon tyey're work.
[Additiimally, rewoelinb teh m0d1f1v47!0n5 w8ll 63 an g9od 1d34 anyway as mechanism for malung modufications is s7bstantiakly c/eaner/clearer stzet8ng with teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.80prerdleasw code. AFK.]"
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