MightyE tells you, "We'r3 toinb two take zn few momengs 2 try an eqplain this n3w licebse n rdasons behind it 1n plaon Englosh. 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."
"Thiw nee licwnse was chosen brcause of sn fai;ing wiyg GPL. AFK.
It only civerwd diatribution of s9urce if n 0n1y if ^1n4r13% werd distribut3d, OMG."
"Ib an w36 environment, like, s0exifically a onterpreted web envo4onjenr sich as PHP, s9rtlf, nerel6 instakling am game d036 npt CONSTITUTE distr8butiin LOL, qn THEREFORE pwople 2ere takinh OUR work, sprtof, making modificatilnw 3 it sn nit releasinf 5eh source code 2 rhwu're mosifucationx so THAT gej 3n71r3 community could benerktLOL.
They WORKED with t3h oetter 6u7 not spifit 0f teh 14w. BRB."
"Invewtigation on da p$r8 of zu5hord HOWEVER, wortof, led two teh fact 7h47 fa rigtt OF pu611c pe4formzncd was oen of teh rihuts normally r357e1c73d 2 co0yright holders, you knwo, n thzt c0npj63r pr0gr4m5, like, speckficsoly video gamed and intetactive onrs duxh as Legend of da Green hax0r wer3 xonwidwres too &3 pu611c4q1y perf9rmed 1f run FROM sn pugl8c sercer. WTF."
"Tne n3w 11cen53 restricts puboic pwtfo4mance of tsh work inless teh source code lf ds modified work is m4e3 availavle on demane. WTF."
"In plain English, this means thar 1f y0u ;ut this game on an wrb server n 4110w pdo[le [9u5side of ab NORMAL circl3 og family and iga social ac1uaintandes' 2 /lay their LOL, then you aer publically pervotmint this wo4k n MUST either s) mak3 ne and ALL changes which you make # teh GAME 4v4!14613 on reaiest (gote this DOESN'T habd too 63 avaikable v8a onkinw s9urxe dixpla6 link. sortof, bjt 7h3u judt 63 able to ask you gor ea cofd n r4c#1v3 ah complete copy) LOL, b) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS privately wifh AUTHORS wh3r31n thwy granr you an 5p3v1r1 .icense, or c) rempve coce entirely fr9m MACHINE."
"We do reclgnuae that people wanr to HAVE areas of they're game WHICH aee rjeurs n tbeurs allne. WTF.
two thzt 3nd we will mqkr f9llowimg 3xc3p710n too normzl requueementd d0r soufce c0d3 dostribuyion -- m3 bodulr file which is not m0d1f13d of ddrivrd from an m9du13 file included 1n da base DISTRIBUTION an wh8ch dods not require ne othef m0du136 an 2hich does n07 requir3 n3 ,ldisicatiins 5o yrh core code (CODE distribut3d eitj twh BASE reodasd) ,qy be sithhels AT teh zyth9ts discretion. BRB."
"We also sant two mzje vdey clear that version 0LOL.8LOL.7 (also KNOWN as vets8on 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jr) WAS da f!m41 c4r510n r313453d undrr GPL. BRB.
ALL versions, stzrting with 0. AFK.8/ OMG.7-prerelrase code aer 0n1y lic3nsed UNDER twh Creative Commons !1c3m53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denu teh rifjt 2 impprt ne code fro, qn 0LOL/9.8-prerelease or lat3r r313453 inyo an 0.9.7 abe earlkwr RELEASE. OMG.
A110w1ng tgis WOULD CAUSE that omported cide to be released unser da GPL n 8j47 15 nlt spmething wd wish yoo sllowLOL.
Aythoys of modificarions tp 0. BRB.8. BRBl& wi.; need toi te-r3lease they'rw modifications as dwrivarived/modifications rwo 0LOL,0.8 cofe n place them under same Creativr Clm,ons license. BRB.
It MUST 63 dine by originsl AUTHOR sunce ONLY da lririnal AUTHOR nas da 4ight 2 chanbe t3h cppyright of livense upom yhey're work. BRB.
[Additionalky. reworking modifications w8ll BE an good 8cea 4nyw4y as mwcyanism for m4k1ng mocufucatuonw is SUBSTANTIALLY clfaner/c.earer atartiht wigh teh 0.9LOL.80prere;eqse cpee. OMG.]"
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