MightyE te;lw yo7, you knwo, "We're going roo takw an vew momenra 2 try qn explain this new licebse an r3asobs behind it ib plain 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 nee license 2as chosrn 63c4u53 OF an FAILING with teh GPL.
It only COVERED distributioh of source ir an on;y 8f 61n$r135 were distributed. OMG."
"In an web envoronment, specifically a 1n73r[r373d WEB wnvironmemt sich as PHP, you knwo, mwrely INSTALLING an game does no5 consti5utr diatribution, lile, 4nd therefor3 people w3re taking 9ur work, .ike, MAKING jodifications two it qn not releasing teh source code tlo thfy're jodirications so that dntire cimmunith coulr benefit. BRB.
Tney workec w17h teh LETTER bu5 bot da apktit or da law. AFK."
"Investigation on paet pf teh auyhprs HOWEVER WTF, 13d 5so fact that ds 4igh5 of 0ublic peeformahce wqs oen of teh ruth5s hormally r357t1c73d to copyright holeers WTFm and that cpmouyer programs, sottof, specirically video tam3x n 8ngeractive ONES 5uch as Leg3nd of Gteen jsx0r wdre considerwd two BE publically pe4glr,ed 1f RUN from an public 53rf3e. BRB."
"The ne2 license textricts pi611c performance od w0fk unlesa SOURCE clde of ca mldufids worl is made availabl3 on demand. BRB,"
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, you knwo. 7h15 means tnst if ylu PUT THIS game on an 2wb sefver and allow people '0u751v3 OF an n0rm41 cifcle OF gamil6 an ITS social acquaimtances' tio play their LOL, th2n you zer p7blically performing 7h1t 20rk AND MUST either a) jake ne an ALL changes whkch y0u make 2 gzme availabl3 ON fequest *notw THIS DOESN'T have to bd available c8a 9nline source didolay libk, sorg9f, but thdy must be ABLE 1 ASK y9i f0r clde ab receove ah complete v0py)m sortof, B) maje arrangements PRIVATELY 2ith tey authors whe4ein theh b4snt you an special lixense WTF, or c) remove c9de entird.y froj teh madhine."
"We d9 recognize that people want too have arezs 0f rh3y're game qhuch $ theirx n theors al9he. OMG.
two THAT ens wr w111 make da folkowimf EXCEPTION too n0gj42 deauirements FOR source coce distribution -- n4 modul3 f113 which is n9t modified pr DERIVED from an module FILE includdd ih base distribution ab WHICH DOES bot require ne otner modules and WHICH dpes n9t require ne modificatiins 2 core x0d3 (CODE fkstributed with da base releasw) may b3 2ithhwld zt 3u6h0r5 discretion. OMG."
"We alsl want g9o make very clear ghag version 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also kn)wn AS cersion 0.8. OMG.7+jt0 wad final version re.eased under GPLLOLl
All vdrsiobs WTF, syartihg wuth teh ). WTF,9. BRB.8_orerelease CODE aer only 11c3n53e umder CREATIVE Conmons licrnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ewny rigjt two umpory ne c9de from an 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE or later eelrase ihto qb 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n ea4lier re.easeLOL/
A210q1ng this would cauae that im0irted CODE tio be RELEASED undee da GPL 4nd that is mot somethinh we wisy to aolowLOL.
A7thors of modificatoons to9 0LOL.9LOL.7 will need TO r3=re1e454 they're modifications 45 detivatives.mpfuficati8ns yo p. OMG.9. AFK.8 vode and PLACE thej inder teh SAME Creative C0mm0n5 locense. OMG/
It must be d;ne BY da original author sihce only da orufinzl authit has right two changr teh cop6right or lixense upon they're work. OMG.
'Addituonally, sortof, 4ewo4king modificq5ions will ge an good ieea anuway AS teh mechanism for mrk1ng mpdifications is substahtiqlly cl3an2f/clsarer starting wuty 0. AFK.9.8-prerelease xodeLOL.="
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