MightyE tells you LOL, "We're going 2 take an fww mo,ents t8 try n 3zp!41n this nrw lucense qn reqsons behind it in PLAIN English. AFK.
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 11c3h52 w45 cgosen b3sause of an failing wi5h GPLLOL.
It only covrred distribu5ion of t0urc3 if an obly if ginaries were DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"Im zn web envirobment, sortof, specifically a imgdrpretec seb wnv8ronment 5uch as PHP LOL, metely installing zn game does not conat8tite c157rq67719n. sortov, and therefore people were 5a,ing our work LOL, making mosif8cat8ons too 18 n n9t tel3asing teh SOURCE vode to they'4e m0d1f1c4u10n5 50 that entirr vommunity could benedit. AFK/
They 2oeied with sa letter 6u7 noy da spurit of ca law. BRB."
"Imvestigarion on part OF fa AUTHORS HOWEVER LOL, led too teh favg fhst da rkght 0f publid performancr wad oen of da rigjts normakly RESTRICTED two c0pyr1gh7 h01d3r5, like. an thag com0itwr programs, you unwo, spdcifixaolh VIDEO games an 1n73r4c71v3 ones such as Legend pf da Green hsx0r WERE considered too ve publically pergormef if eun from zm p7blic serv3r."
"The new licenxe restricts pu6q1c perfo4mamce of tdh work unless da source code of modified wofk 1t made available on d3mand. BRB."
"In plain Eng;ish WTF, 5his means that if you ;u7 this game 0n an @en SERVER an sllow people 'outskde of an bprmal dircle 0v damilu n igs social acquain5abces' 2 play their LOL, then you r PUBLICALLY performibg &h14 work an MUST epthdr a) mske ne n ALL changes whidh you mak3 tpo da gzme AVAILABLE 9m REQUEST )hote uh15 doesn't have too be available bia online soyrce DISPLAY link, but they muxt be able 5o ask y0u flr da c0d2 n recwivw an complete copy(, sortof, b) maje arrqngementw ptivateky w17n teh 4u7h)r% wgegein THEY gtant ypu an spec8al licwnse WTF, or c) r2,-v3 code 3n&q431y fro, da machin3. WTF."
"Wd do reckgnize thzt pwople want to hacr areas 0f tjey're gane wh8ch a3r 7n31r5 AND theirs alone. AFK.
2 THAT emd we will make da FOLLOWING excdption two bormal requirements flr source code disttobu5i9m -- ne module file whixg is not mpdidoed or derived FROM an m0du13 FILE 1nc1ud3s in BASE diste8buti9n n whicy do3s npt requige nw other hpdules and which does not rrquire ne mod8ficq5ions goo da c9re c0ce (code disrrkbuged witn da base rd;ease) may BE qighhelf 47 da authors eiscretiom."
"We akao want two make vwry clear THAT VERSION 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 (also known as v3rsion 0LOL.o. WTF.7+mt0 wqs final version released UNDER GPL. WTF.
ALL vefsions LOLk starying with 5ej 0.9.8-prerelease dlde ser only licwbsed unfer CREATIVE C0mm9n5 licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny rigjt two import ne c0d3 frlm an 0.9. BRB.8-;rereoeax3 or larer rdlease intu an 0. BRB.9.7 an earlier RELEASE. OMG.
A1q0w1nb this would cause yhat imp9rted code 2 b3 r3leased undwr geh GPL ah thzy IS not somethung wd wish 2 aloow. WTF.
Authors og ,ocificayions ro 0. BRB.o.7 will meed to9 fe-ee;ease they're modifications AS d2rivativea.modifications @ 0. BRB.9k AFK.8 code an placw then UNDER teg same Cr3ative Commons lkvenae. OMG.
It must ve DONE b6 original 1utho4 since ln.y da iriginal autjpr haa 5eh right 2 change da copuright or licrnsw UPON they're work. OMG.
-Additional;y, you jnw9, reworking da modif8cations will be an good idea anyway qs da ,echanism for m4j1ng modifivationd is subxtantialky ckeaner/vlearer starting with 5eh 0.9. BRB.8-prefeoeaae c-d3LOL.]"
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