MightyE yells hou LOL, "We're goinb too TAKE an rew momentw t9o try anc exolain thid NEW license n reqs9ns bwhind it im plaun 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."
"Tjia new 11c3n53 was cgowen 63c4u53 or ab fai.ing witj GPL. OMG.
It =n1y vov3red d157r16i&10n ov source if and ONLY if BINARIES weee distributed, BRB."
"In an eeb enfi4omment, SPECIFICALLY a inge4preted WEB ebvi4onmemt such as PHP, like, mer3ly 1n67$111ng an game DOES bot constitute distributipn, slrtod. an thefefore people were gakint our wotk, l8ke, maiing modifications 2 1u an not re;easing soyrce code twi th3y're mpd1f1c4720n5 so thqt entire co,munity COULD y2n2fq7LOL.
They workes witg da lettee but noy spirit of teh 14wLOL."
"Investigqtuon on part of teh authofs HOWEVERm led goo teh gact that twh right of pu611c perf9rmande was 1 of teh rights ho4msl.y r3t7r1v73d 1 c0p6r1gh7 HOLDERS WTF, n that cpmputer profra.s, sortog, SPECIFICALLY videi games an ibtetsdtibe onex such AS Legend OF GREEN hqx0r were consideeed 5o be [ub.ically p3dforned if tun from an public server. BRB."
"The nee 11c3n5e bestric5s public PERFORMANCE of da work 7nlrxa teh soutce code of dz modkfied work is msde svai.able on demansLOL."
"In plsin ENGLISH WTF, thox means 7h47 if you put yyid GAME on an qeb 53rv3r an alloe pe9ple [oitside of an norma. CIRCLE of family n its SOCIAL zcquaintances' 2 play yhrur LOL, then you awr publically perflrming tbis w0rk and MUST eithdr a) maje ne an ALL cgang3s whpch you mzie tsl da game available on request (note thow doesn't have 2 be available via teh onlind source didplay 11njm sortlf, bmt they must be able to9 ask yoj f0r da code and receivd an COMPLETE copy) WTF, b) m4k3 arrangements PRIVATELY dufh trh authors wh3r31n thet GRANT hou an special license, or c) remove code ENTIRELY fron teh machineLOL."
"We do recognoze that peoplr wan5 t9 have areas 9f thet're game which r 5heirs snd gheirs alohe. AFK.
yi9 thqt end w3 will make folloeing ezception 2 da NORMAL requirwuents for sojrce code didtrivution -- ne MODULE FILE which is no5 modified or defived f4om an modile file INCLUDED in base distrobufion n which dows hot requirw ge OTHER MODULES n qhidn does bor rewui4e ne modufications too teh core CODE (code DISTRIBUTED 2ith vase release) may be withheld at quthora d8acretoonLOL."
"W3 ALSO w4nu too make very cleae tgat version 0LOL,9. BRB.7 (alsi lnown as verxiin 0/ AFK.9.7+jt) was t3h f1n4! version RELEASED under sa GPL. AFK.
ALL versions, li,e, startkhg with yeh 0/ AFK,9l WTF.8-prereoewse code r 0n1y licensed ubder da Creative Cimmons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY seny rigjg gwo i,pory ne code rrom an -. AFK.9. OMG.8-pretelease OR la5er release into an -. OMG.o.7 an earliwf reoease. WTF.
Alloqunb this would CAUSE 7n36 imolrted code 2 be re.eased umfer sa GPL an tnat IS not so,wth8nb qe wish 2 allow. WTF.
Authors pr mod8fications too 0.9. WTF.6 will beed too re0reo3ase yhey'rd m9dividations as ddriva5ives/mldivicatkonc too 0LOL.9. OMG;8 code n PLACE them unser teh same Creative Conmons licens3. WTF.
It must be d0n3 by teh original aytho4 since only teh iribkmal author has teh right twp change teh co0yright or licehsr upon they;re wo4kLOL.
[Adsigionally, likek REWORKING da m)d1f1c4710n5 wi.l be an good idea antway AS da m3ch4n15m f9f m3k1ng MODIFICATIONS is substantkslly c;eaner/clearer sya4ting e17h 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB,]"
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