MightuE tells you, slrtor, "Wd're gojng gwo take an few MOMENTS too 7ry an 3xp141n this new ;icensd and reasons begind it 1n [lain 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 n3w lixdnse was cjosen bwcause of an railing eith da GPL. BRB.
It only c0v3t3d distrivutioh of s9urce if an onlt if binaridd were distfobutdd."
"In an web envirinmen%, ;ike, 6p3c1f1c411y a imtefpreted swb 3nv1r0nm#n7 such 45 PHP, merely 1b574111ng an GAME doex not CONSTITUTE distfibution. ylu knwo, abd therefpre people wwre taking out wor,, ma,inf modifications TO it and not relezsing da 50urc3 code rw9 they're mldifications zo THAT da ebtire community could 63n3f17. OMG.
They woekrd sith da lrtter gut nlt da wpirit 0f law."
"Invesbigation on part lf teh authors hlwever, ;i,e, led 2 fact thzt feh RIGHT of public [3rdormqnce waw wpn of tey rifhtx normally restricted two xopyright holsers, an ttqt com0utet progfa,s, like, s;ecifocally video games n interact8be ones such as L3b3yd of G4een hax0r qeee conxieered teo ne publically ;erformed if ryn FROM an pjblix SERVER. WTF."
"The n3w lkcenwe redgricts pu611c PERFORMANCE 0f da work UNLESS soutc3 codr of da modofied wprk is madr availabld 0n demand. OMG."
"In plzin ENGLISH, softof, THIS meahs THAT id you PUT 5hks game in an web server n allo2 people 'outsife og am notjal ci4doe of fami.y AND itd wocial acquaintanc3s' twi play their LOL, yhen you r pugliczlly performing thia work n MUST 317y3r a) make be n ALL changes which you make 2 tame availablw 0n rrquest (hote this doesn[5 havd two be AVAILABLE via teh onlune s9urce display linkj lkje, but they mu57 be ab,e two ask YOU vlr teh cod4 m receibe an vomplete c0py), b) make arrangrments 0rivarely witg authors WHEREIN thdy gfant y0u an spdckzl livense, like, pr x) remove c9d3 enti4ely from teh machinel OMG."
"Wd c0 redognize that people want TO have a4ess 0f they're game wh1ch aer 7h31r5 n theirs ALONELOL.
5io that end we will mqke teh following exce[tiib to da NORMAL t3qu,rements for SOURCE code sustribution -- ne module file WHICH 8s not mocified or dwrivee FROM an modul3 file oncluded in 6452 dkstrinution and shudh soes no4 rwquire ne other m0du13% an which DOES not rewuire ne modifications two da cpre coee (code dostributes with teh bas3 rdlease_ mai be w,tjhfld at ea 4j7n0r5 discretion. OMG."
"We alxo sant too make very dlear that v3rsion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (qls9 knlwn as v3t510n -. OMG.9.7+j4) waa f1n41 ver519n reless3d 7nfer teh GPL. BRB.
All versions, starting with ea 0. BRB.9LOL.8-[rerelease c0d3 ae4 only 21c3n53e unddr Creatkce Cimmons .ucrnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deby right too impoft ne code FROM ah 0/(LOL.8-prerelease 0r later release inti an 0.0LOL.7 n rarlidt tekrasrLOL.
ALLOWING THIS would cause yhat imported code 2 be released uhdvr GPL and that is not somwthong we wish 2 allowLOL.
AUTHORS of jidificqtions to -.9. OMG.8 eill need 2 RE-RELEASE th3y're MODIFICATIONS AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tl 0. OMG.8. AFK.8 code am ;lace thdm unee4 da samw C4eative COMMONS 11c3n53. OMG.
IT must be DONE by teh original 4u7h0r sincw 0h1t ORIGINAL author tad reh righg 2 change teh vopyright or k8cebde UPON they;re sork. BRB.
pAddiyiona.ly WTF, reworkinf moeoficationd WILL be an good IDEA ANYWAY as teh mechanism for making mldiricatoons ia subwtqntially cleaner;xlea4er sgartint with teh 0. OMG.9/ BRB.8-prereleqss codwLOL.["
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