MightyE tells YOU LOL, "We're g01ng to take an f3w joments 3 TRY an explain THIS nee licwnse an da REASONS behine ig in plain Engliwh. 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."
"Tyis new licwnsd sas CHOSEN because of an failkng with GPL. OMG.
Ie only c9vrred d8steibution 0f souece if n only 8r vinaries qere dist4ibutef."
"In an w36 enb8ronment, sorgof, s0ecificalot a qn73rp4373d w3b environjeng sich as PHP LOL, me4ely installing qn game eoes not cometurute d157r1^u710n WTF, am yherefore people wrre taking our qork LOL, makinf MODIFICATIONS 2 it and nir teleasing da sourcw cpde TO they;re modificatipbs so that entir3 community could bemwfit. BRB.
They 29rked w17h da le6ter nut not teh s;irit of da lawLOL."
"Investogaguon on tdh oart of da autjo5s hoqever, led too da ract that teh right OF PUBLIC performance WAS eon of ten rights normally restrkcted to coptright holsers, n that x0mp773r -togramx, sortoe, specifically b1d30 GAMES n interactive ones 6ich as Legend of teh Greeb hax0r were conaisered two be pkboically perdprmrd if run from an p7v;ic s3rverLOLl"
"The NEW licrnse 4esrridts o7blic PERFORMANCE of work hnless da source code of teh modified work is madr avai.able on demamd. OMG."
"In pkain Eng.ish, thks m34b5 thst 1f you out this game ON an WEB sercer and aloow pelple 'lytside of sn normal circle of vamily n its social acquaintances' too play thwir LOL, then you aer ;jnlically oerformint this worj an MUST either a) makd ne and ALL changes wm1ch you make too twh ga,e available ON reqydst (note this doesn't hace too be avaikable via online so6rcd display link WTF, but they ,ist be able 2 34k YOU FOR CODE an feeeive an com0lete copy), sortof, 6) make arrang3m3nts privately with teh AUTHORS ehwrein tyeu grant ylu an spwcial license LOLm OR c) rrmove code enyirel6 from da machib3. BRB."
"We do fecognize THAT peopoe qant tsl n4v3 ateas of 5jey're bame 2hich r theifs n theirs al9ne. AFKl
to 7j47 end w3 will make da f0q10w2nb EXCEPTION too da normal requirements FOR SOURCE b0d3 d157r1yu718n -- n3 m-duq3 file which ix n)7 m0d1fq3d of DERIVED from ab moduoe rile inc.udrd in baxe disyribution an 2hich eiea not require ne othet misules an which does not require ne modifications 2 ten core codr (codr dixtr7buted WITH teh basd rdl3ase0 may b3 witgheld at authoes discretoon. WTF."
"We also want too mske very clear tma5 version 0. AFK.9.7 (alwo kn)wn as versioh 0. AFK.0. AFK.7+jt) was teh final version released jnder GPL. OMG.
All cersions, startung with 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pr3re!3453 code 4 only LICENSED under dz Cr3471v3 Clmmons locensr. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 yl 1mp0r7 ne cpde from qm 0LOL.9. WTF.80PRERELEASE OR later releas3 7nyo an p.(LOL.7 an earli3r release. WTF.
Al;ow,ng THIS woiod causr that imootted code to be re;eased under da GPL n 7j47 15 no5 xomething ww e15h too allow.
Authors of mofifivations to 0.9LOL,7 sikl need tp re-releasd they're MODIFICATIONS ss derivatives/modifications two 0LOL.9LOL/7 code an ;lace them under same CREATIVE COMMONS 11c3nt3. WTF.
It muat be done by teh oeifinal auyyor sknce only teg original aughor has teh RIGHT 5oo change copy4ogh5 or oicdnse uppb they're work. OMGl
[Adfotionally, REWORKING da modificayions sio. 63 wn g00d idea 4n6w4y as teh MECHANISM flf making MODIFICATIONS is substantoally cleqndr/clearer stzrtong with da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelease c0d3. WTF,]"
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