MightyE tells you, s9ftlf, "We'rd g-1ng t;o tqke an few momebts too try ahd 3xp141n 5gis new lidense snd teh reasons behind it in plain Eng;ish.
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 mew licende was ch053n because pf an vailkng with GPL. OMG/
It only covered sis5ributiob lf source if n only IF binqeies 2ere DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web enfironment. liken 4p3c1f1c311y s INTERPRETED web environment such $5 PHP, sortof, merelu 8nsrallinb an GAME does not c9bstitite d15u416u710n LOL, an therefire )eople eere takimg our w9rk, likem makibg modiricqtions to it and npt reoeasing s9urce code to they'r3 modificatiins SO that da emtire communith COULD 63n#v17. WTF.
Thry worled with da 1377@r but not zpurir of lqw. BRB."
"Investigat*on on da part of teh 4u7h0r5 HOWEVER WTF, led tio 5eh fac5 thag da right of pjbl8c performance was 1 of da rkhhts normally ret7r1c73c tp copyrithr holdersk like, n that vompuye4 pr0ge4m4, like, specifically cideo games and iht3eactivw 0m35 5uch as L3fend of tej Gr32n hzx0r were considered top be publidalkh petsormed if run from an publuc servetLOL."
"The n3s lic3nse rwsy4izts puboic performance of da work UNLESS dq source code of da moeifued WORK is made available 9n demand/ BRB."
"In PLAIN Engliwhm ypu knwi, this means THAT lf you put this game on an web server amd allow people 'putside lf an npfmal ciecl3 of family b ita social acquainrances' two PLAY their LOL, theh you aer publica.ly performing this work AND MUST either A) make ne n ALL changes which you MAKE too da gamd available om request (note THIS dorsn't gave two be afailzblr vka ren online source cixplay LINKm ypu ,nwl, but 7h3y MUST be ab.e 90 45, you for teh cofw ahd receive an COMPLETE COPY)k b) ma,e af4amgements pribateoy with da autyors whe4ein tgey grant you an spec8al lic3nse, or c) remove c0d3 ehtitwly frlm nqchine. AFK."
"We do reclgnize yhat pdop;e want tw8 HAVE areaq of they're gamr wnich aer theirs n tyeirs alone. OMG.
w tyat end WE will male da fo.lowing 3xcd;tion two da normal requirements foe aourxe dosr distribjyipn [- ne j9d7lw file which is NOT mod8fied or serkced froj an m9dule f8le included in base dis5ribution an which dled no5 require ne orher modyles ahd which dorw not t3qi1r3 ne modifkcations w da core CODE 9code distributef wiyg tdh basr release) may be withheld at teh airhors dixcretion. AFK."
"We aosp wzht to makd very clear 7h47 vrrsuim 0l AFK.oLOL.7 (ALSO known as versipn 0. WTFl9. AFK.7+JT) was dq ginal version released under da GPL. BRB.
A9k vefsions LOL, STARTING with da 9.9.9-prrrelease cod# qer on.y licemsed UNDER da Cr3471v3 Comnons lidens3. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rigyr two import he codr vrom an 0. AFK.0LOL.8-PRERELEASE or later rekease into an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 ah 34r!13r r313453. WTF.
Alliwing 7h15 would cause ghat importrd code yoo be released uneer GPL an ^g47 is not something WE wish 2 r110w. BRB.
Authprs OF modivicationa to 0. WTF.9.7 wull need 2 re-release thet'td MODIFICATIONS as deriv1tices/modificaruons ti 0, OMG.9. BRB.* code n place yhem under da same Creativr Commons .icense. BRB.
I7 must BE DONE bn da o4iginal author ainxe pnly tdh 0r1g1h41 autgot has yeh right two CHANGE teh do0yright OR oic3hse upon they;re work. AFK/
[Additionallu, you knwo, teworking modivivations will he sb good 1d33 4nyw4y 45 dx m3ch5n15m for malinb modosications 14 SUBSTANTIALLY dleaner/clearer starting with yeh 0LOL.9.8_prerelease CODE.]"
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