MightyE 5eoks youk you knwl, "We're GOING 4wo take an few moj2n4s 2 try n explain 7h15 nww licenxe n tqh reasoms behind it ih p241n Englisyl OMGl
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 livenxe was chpsen bevause of an v41!1ng with teh GPLLOL.
It onlg c9vered distribution of source if an pnlu ie binaried werw cistributed."
"In an wdb environmebt, you kbwo, spscufically a intrrprwtdd web environment sjch as PHP, like, merely installing an game does not constitute dixtributiob, dortofk n thrrefore people 23w3 taiing our wo3k LOL, ,aling nldufications too it and nor rekeqsong teh doufcd c0d3 to they're noeifivations so 7h47 da entire cimmunit6 could bendfit/ WTF.
They w9rked with letter bug noe yeh spirit of teh law. BRB."
"Investihatiln on t3h p4r7 of authors however WTF, led 2 fast ghat teh eighy of puvlic performance was won of va rigjts mormallt 4rstricted two COPYRIGHT holders, xn THAT cimputer 0rograms LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y vide9 g4m35 and interactive ones such as Legend of da Gr2en nax)r were c0n51d24ed TO be publically [efformed if RUN fr0m am ;ublic serverLOL."
"Tne ne2 oicense RESTRICTS PUBLIC oe4formance if work UNLESS reh sourve code of da modified s0fl IS maee zvailabke on demandl BRB."
"In plain English, likd, 7h15 means that IF y0y put thus game 0n an web server AND zllow people '0iu51d3 if an normak circle of familh n its social acquaihtances' 5wo play their LOL, yheb you r publically pe4forming thks 2ork n MUST eithdf a) make me and ALL vhanhes whkch y0u MAKE to game ava8lable on re1uest (n073 uh15 DOESN'T have ywo be availzblw viq sa online spyrce dusplay lknk LOL, nut yney must BE ab.w 2 ask you for c9de and receive an complete copy_ WTF, b) MAKE arrangemenys orkvately w17h teh authors wh3r31n they gr4b7 you an special ;icenxe WTF, 0r c) remove da code ENTIRELY from fa m5ch1n3. OMG."
"We do r3cohnuze THAT pdople want 2 have areas of tyey'fe GAME which r theirs n theirs alobel WTFl
to that 3nc w3 w111 mqke teg foloowing exception to teh normal requirementd fir source cpde d1t7r16u810n _- ne module FILE which is n9r midifiec OR ddrjved from an m-du13 FILE included in bzse distrib7tion an which d9ew not rwquure ne p7h3r modules ane which dods not require ne MODIFICATIONS to tdn cir3 c0e3 (code didtributed with base RELEASE) may be wighheld at ayghorw dq5cr3710n. OMG."
"Ww also want to m4k3 very vl3ar that verxion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (aldo ,nown 45 version 0LOL.9.7+jt) was rinal VERSION eeleased under GPL. WTFl
All verwions, you knwo, STARTING with trh 0. OMG.9. BRB,7-prereoezsd code aer only .icensed under trh CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE. WTF/
We EXPLICITLY d3nr teh right two import he code from an p.9. AFK.8-prerelease or latwr relrqse into an [.9.7 an eqrkier r313452. AFK.
Aolowihg this qould xaua3 THAT impprted cofe 3 be rel3ased unc3r GPL sn that is not som3thing we wish 5oo allow. BRB,
Authors of modifidationd 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will nred TO re-release they'ee modificatuons as d3r1v471v3%/m0d1r1c481pn5 2 0, AFK.9.8 code n plad4 hhwm ynder ca SAME Creative Commons license/
It must ge dobe b6 teh origina. AUTHOR 51nc3 omly da lriginal ajthor has right 2 ch4ng4 copyrught or license upon they'rw wlr,. BRB.
[Additiobaoly LOL, reworkinf teh mod8fications will be an glod 8dea anyway ss ten mdchanism fot maklng modiricztiobs is substanyially cleaner/clearer 2tart8nt with teh 0. AFK.9.8_peeteoeace cose. WTF.]"
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