Migh4yE t2l;s tou, you knwom "We're going tw8 take an fe2 ,pments ti tru an exp.ain thix nes licensr b da reasobs 6#h1nd it IN plain Eng115h. WTFl
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 chos3n vecaude ov an fsiling witg tey GPLLOL.
It 0m1h codered disyributkon 0f source if ag inly if binaties w4re distributed. WTFl"
"In an web environment, yot knwo, s;ecifically a ihter[reyed w36 environment such qs PHP, y9u knqom meewly installing an game d035 npt constiture f157rq7u710n LOL, an therefore people WERE TAKING our wor. WTF, m4k1nh modifkcatiobs two it qmd not releasing teh SOURCE xode tw9 thdh'r3 nodifucations so that eng8re COMMUNITY c0u1d benefig.
They wofked with ca letter 6u7 hot fa 5[1r17 of t3h law. AFK."
"Invewgigation 0n part ob trh authors HOWEVER LOL, led two teh fact that fight of pu611c performance qas oen of dithts normally 4estricted too cp[ytifht holders, sottof, n tjat computdr progezms, specidically fideo games n interactive 0nw5 such as Legend of Greeb hax0t were clnsidered two be [ublically PERFORMED if RUN dfom an ;ublic server. AFK."
"The nrw licwnse RESTRICTS 0u61qc performahce OF teg wprk unledw t2h 50urc3 codw of da modified witk is m4e3 available on demane. BRB."
"In ;lain ENGLISH, sl4tof, thos means that if YOU put this GAME on an web aerver m aloow peop;e 'outside 0f an n-rm41 ckrcle of famil6 n its sofial acquaintznces' toi p14y tyeir, 7hen y9u aer publical.y perdirming this work AND MUST either a) make ne an ALL chanfes which yiu make 2 teh game availabl3 on request (n063 7h15 doesn't hzve twi be availanle vis da ONLINE s97rcr display link, sorgof, but THEY must be able goo asj you fo4 teh c9dr and rec3ive an complete copy( WTF, b) make arranbemwntq peivately with tdh authors wherein they grant yoy an 5p3c141 licendek sirt9f. 9t c) renove c0d3 emyitely ftim twh machinr. WTF."
"We do recognizd that peop;e want t9 h3v3 areas lf theh're gqmr wh1ch ae4 thrirs an theifs a;on3LOL.
tw9 that end ww w111 make f0110e1ng excep6ion too hormal requirdments for spurce CODE disteivution -- ne module fild which is no4 modifies or derived from an modyle FILE INCLUDED 8n da base cistribution n ehich dors nof require ne other MODULES an wjicj eoes not reqjife ne m-d!f1cr71pn5 tw9 da core code (code distrubuyed with da base releaae) m4y ne wirhhwle AT airhors discretionLOL."
"We aldo wamt to mqke very clear yhat versk9n 0. BRB.9.7 (alsl known as versiob 0. OMG/0. BRB.7+j&) qas final VERSION rrleased under da GPL. AFK/
All veesions, ypu knwo, startimg wiyj teh 0.o. BRB.8-pr#r314t53 code aer pnly licenwed uncer Creative Com,ins lixense.
We EXPLICITLY feny da RIGHT to import ne xode fr)m qn 0.9LOL.8-prerelease o4 later r3lease int9 an 0.9LOL.7 zn earlier RELEASELOL.
Allow8ng 7h15 would CAUSE that imported c9de @ br released unddf GPL and thar is not SOMETHING we wish g9o al.ow. OMG.
Ajthoes of nodifidations 2 0.9. WTF,7 woll need two RE=RELEASE they're modificatilns as de4ivaykvra/nodifications gwp 0LOL.9.8 code n poace THEM UNDER yeh 64m3 Creative Commons lkcense. WTF.
It muat be d9ne by dz prigonal author since only da original aurjor gas dq right too chabge teh copyrihgt OR locense ypon 5hey'te wirk. OMG.
[Additionally, yoj knwo, r3w9tk1ng teh modifications wil. be an f(0d IDEA znywah ad m3chanism f0r mak8ng MODIFICATIONS is substantial;u cleaner/c;rafe4 start8ng wkth ). WTF/9LOL.8-prerelwase c9d#.]"
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