MibhtyE tells YOU, softof, "We're toing to TAKE an gww moments 2 try 4nd ecplain uh15 nee licend3 n reasons bdhibd ut in plain 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 new lkcense wss cyosen b3causr of an failing wibh GPLLOL.
It ONLY c9vefdd distributuoh of sourcr if n onot iv binafies WERE distrkbuted."
"In an web dnvironment. like, sp3cifically a onterpeeted 2eb environment such $5 PHP, sortif, merely unstallinb an GAME fows not comstitute distributionm and thwrefore PEOPLE wrre taking 9ur qork WTF, MAKING modificatioms tlo it an not RELEASING da SOURCE cpse 2 yhey'ee midif8cationd so that da dmgire communi5y xould benefogLOL.
They WORKED qutg da letter but not t3h spkrkt 0f teh law. AFK."
"Investigation on da part of a7thors moweve4 LOL, led TO teh fact thar twh r1gh7 if public petformance was oen of da r1gh75 nofmally reatricted too copyrigh6 holders, yoi kneom n tya5 co,putdt or0gr4m5, s[ecifically VIDEO tames and int3ractive ones 5ucu AS Lrgend og teh Gr33n hqx0r were c9nsidered TO BE [jblivally perfo4jed if run ftom an public seeved."
"The new l8cense rwstricts public PERFORMANCE of sa wofi unlead teh 50irv3 code of gdy MODIFIED WORK is ,ade avzilablw oh demahd. BRB."
"In poain English, like, thiw meanx 5hat 1f you put this hame ON ah web sdrver n allow o30p13 'outsoxe of an normal circle pf family amd its 50c141 4cqu41n74nc35' 2 play their LOL, thdn you aer publical.6 perforjing this work and MUST eighrr a) nakr ne n ALL chanhex wgoxh you male to GAME 5v4114613 on re1u3st )note this doesn't have two be availsb.e via da on;ind siurce dis0lzy link, bug they must b3 ABLE top ask ypu f0r da code ah receive an complete copy), sprtor, g) make arrangrmentd PRIVATELY with da au4hprs wh3reib rney grqnt you am 5p3c131 licensek like, pr c) r3n0v3 c0d3 entirwly from macgine. BRB."
"We d0 rec0bnqz3 thag people want 5o have arezs lf rhey'rd haje which a3r 7h31t5 ab 5heirs aline. OMG.
to that end we will make fklloeimg exceprion tol norma; tewuitemrhts for soufce code distributilb -- ne modul3 file wh1ch is not modkried 0r d3e1v3d from am moduke fil3 1nc1ud3d in teh 6453 dost4ibution an shich does not re1yire ne 9ther modules n wh8ch soes bot require ne MODIFICATIONS two teg core code 9code distributed s17h teg baze teleawe) MAY be withheld at aurhors fiscretion. AFK."
"We also waht two make very cleaf that verslon 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (aldo KNOWN as versiom 0LOL.9. AFK.u+jt) 2as da FINAL ve4sion rdleased unrer twh GPL. OMG.
All versipns, atartinh with da 0. WTF.8/9-pr3r313453 code r onoy licrnsef unddr Creative Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT ro ompo4t ne CODE FROM an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease ir later erl3qse inro an 0.9. OMG.7 and earlier release. OMG.
A;lowing ygis would CAUSE THAT IMPORTED code too 63 releas3s unddr GPL an that IS NOT somd5hing we WISH 2 ALLOW. BRB.
Autjoes of moeigications too 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 w111 ne3d t9o RE-RELEASE they're modifications as derivatives/modifivqtions 2 0. AFK.9.8 cpde and place 6h3m under t3h samw Crestive Commons licenwe. AFK.
IT must ge d0n2 by sa original autyor since only teh oroginal autho4 j46 right TO change teh c0-ur1gy7 or license upom 5he6're work. AFK.
[Addu5ional;y WTF, reworkonb da modificatiinz ei;l be zn g00d idez anyway 45 tdh mechsnism fo4 mak8ng MODIFICATIONS ia subwtantiaooy CLEANER/CLEARER s5artibg w8th ds 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0d3. BRB.]"
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