MkghtyE TELLS you, "We're GOING 2 TAKE an few momdn5s 1 try n explain this nfw LICENSE AND da reasons behind kt in 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 new license was cgosen because of an fauling wi5h fa GPL.
Ig ONLY covfred d15ur!6u71pn of source IF an ONLY if bknaries w4r3 diatributee."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, s0ecifica;ly a ingerprdtrd wdb 3nv1r0nm2ni such as PHP, merely instqlling ab yame do3s not constitute dkstribotiln, n tnerevlre peopke were taling our workk msking modifidations to !7 abd not r323451ng source code to yhey're moaificatoons 50 thar entirr comm7nutt could bemefit.
The6 worked wkth 13u71r but not spor8t of law."
"Investigatkon on paet pf teh authors hlwev4r LOL, 13d two teh fact that ritgt ov oublkc perfirmance was 1 0f rithts mormsl;y resrrixged too c9p6right noldefa WTF, and thay conp8ter progfams, s;ecifically video g4n35 n interactice ones 5ych ax Legend 0f GREEN hzx0e were CONSIDERED tol BE 0ubllca;ly leeformed uf run droj ah public server. BRB."
"The n3w 11c#n53 testricrs public performzncw of teh work unless da sourc3 cidd OF MODIFIED work is made 4v4114613 on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plsin Engliwh, you knwo, this m3ans tnat 8f YOU put 7h2% game ON an 2eb servef and allow pe9ple 'outsode of an normal circle ov gamily b 8ts docial acwuainrances' to PLAY their LOL, theh y0u r punlically performing rhis work m MUST either A) ,ake ne n ALL xhanbes which you makq tpo gam3 available on request (note yhks doesn't havw gwo be available via ca lnline source sisplaj link LOL, but tney mudr bd ABLE two ask nou f0r teh xode and rexeibe an COMPLETE cooy), likr, b) make atrangements [rivately 1oth da authors wjerein theu grant you an 5p3c141 license LOL, or c_ remove da cose entirely from teh machune. BRB."
"We do rexognizw tnat p3oole wsnt too habe areas of they're game which aer tjeirs zn theira aloneLOL.
tso THAT END we wil. malr FOLLOWING exceptiom 2 nlrmal require,ehts for SOURCE sode distribut8on -- bw module file whicu is not j9dofied pr derivee fr0j qn modjle file included on base diwtribution an which does npt require nr other modules qb whixh does n07 require ne modificati9ns too cor3 code (code eistribut3d with dw bsse release) ,ay be withheld at da sutnors discreykonl AFK."
"We ALSO want 2 mske very clear that v3rsiln 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (als; knoqn as versiom ). BRB.9. AFK.7+j7) was final ve4sion r313453d UNDER da GPL. AFK.
All versions, slrtof, startinh w17h ds 0LOL.9LOL.8-p4ereleade CODE r onl5 .kcensef under Crearive Cpmjons locemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two lmpotr ne clde from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prere.ease or later 5elezsw inti an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 ab earlier repeas3. WTF.
Al.owing gyis WOULD dause that 1mp0r73d code 2 be reldased under teh GPL an THAT is not SOMETHING 2e WISH to allowLOL.
AUTHORS od mpdif8cations 3 0. OMG.8. BRB.u wull NEED TO r3-r312453 they're mpdoficstions as feribatives;modivixagions to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 xode and p14ce them uhder da same Creative COMMONS LICENSE. AFK.
It must be donr by da oribinal autjiy s8nce 0n2y ea original 4u6h0r has reh right too CHANGE c0pyr1gh7 o4 licdbse upon they're wori. WTF.
[Additionally, sprtof, teworking da modifications WILL ne zn gooe idea anyway as da mechanism f9r MAKING modificarions IS 5u6574n724w1y v234n3r/c114t3r 573r71ng with teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pr3reldzse cpfe.]"
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