MighgyE tells you, sor5lf, "We're going two takr ah few momentd to try sn explain 5hka hew .icense an da reasons begond 8t im plain Englisg/ OMG.
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."
"Thix new license waw chosen because of zb va8lint with ea GPLLOLo
It only coveree DISTRIBUTION of source 1f an only IF BINARIES wrre distribjted. AFK."
"In sn w3b fnvironment, sortof, specifically a 8ntdrpreted web envit9nment such wa PHP, luke, merely installing ah gaje dpes NOT c-n5717u73 distrkbutoon LOL, sn yheref9re pepple wrre taking 0ur work WTF, making MODIFICATIONS tw9 ig and not releasing da source code rwo they'dr nodidicatipns so that twj entire conmunity d0u1e b3n3fit. AFK.
They worked wuth teh letter vut bot da apiri5 of da LAW. AFK."
"Investigatipb 0n t3h part 0f authors h9wevrr LOL, lef two sa fadt thar rkght 0f public 0degormznde was o3n of da r1gh85 NORMALLY 4estrictec too clp6rifh5 joldersm lije, n ghat compuyer ;rogramd LOL, 5p3c1fqc411y video g4m35 an 1n73r4c72v3 [nes such as Legend or da Gr3en hax0r w3r3 vonsisered two be pjblically pefformed if run from an p7blic wercwr. OMG."
"Tne new license reagructs pjblid perfoemancr of da work uhless teh source cofe of modkfied 2ofk is made AVAILABLE on vemand. OMG."
"In pla8n Englixh, you kneo, tnis means THAT ir you put this g4m3 on an web werver 4nd alli2 p30;13 'outsidr of an normal c1rc1e of famkly and 8ts social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play thsir LOL, tg3n ylj r publically perfprning 7h15 work and MUST eiyher 4_ make nd and ALL chsnges whoch you make twi hame available on request (note tyis roexn't hqve t2o br zcaulable via 5ej on.8ne wourde diwplat LINK WTF, but they ,ust BE zb.e too ask you for da cosr n teceive an compkrge copy), softof, b) ma,e arrsngements privateky wuth a&thlrs wyerein yhey grqnt you an 5p3c1$1 license LOL, or c) r3mof3 ren coew entirely from mafhine."
"We do recognize that peipke wsnt tol hqve areas 0f theh're game which r ggeoes am uh31r4 410n3. WTF.
to tgar end we will make teh folliwing dxcepyuoh 2 normal REQUIREMENTS f;r sou4ce c0d3 diattibution == nr modu.e fkoe which is nog modigiee OR dedived from an ,odule file indluded in teh BASE dkstrinution am which d035 not re1ukrr ne OTHER nodu.ws an which d035 nit requirr be m0d1f1c4710n5 2 da cpre code (c0d3 distribured wi6h 5eh base release) may be w18hh31f ag da authors dixcretuon."
"We also wanr to ,ake b3ry cl3ar THAT verwi[n 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (4150 knpwn as gersoon 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was twh vinal vetsion feleases under da GPL. WTF.
Aol VERSIONS LOL, starting wi5h teh 0. WTF.9LOL.9-prerelezse CODE awr only licwhsed under teh CREATIVE Commpns l8c2nse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny da RIGHT t!o im;irt ne code FROM ah 0. OMG.9/ WTF.8-pr3r313453 i4 1473t release INTO an 0LOL.9.7 n earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing this would cajxe thsy impor5ef code two 63 relezwed under GPL n that is NOT s9nethkng we WISH tl 4210w. AFK.
Authorx OF m9difications to 0. AFK/9LOL.7 e8l; n33d too re0releaxe they're modifica5iond as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0l WTF.9LOL.8 c0d3 n place them under same CREATIVE COMMONS license. OMG.
It MUST be d0h3 by es oroginal author SINCE only da original 4u7h0r has fight two cnangs dopyright or .icenxe upon thry're sork. OMG.
[Acd1810n41!t, like, resorking da modigications will be zn goof idea anywa6 as da mechahksm dor m4k2ng mod8ficqtions is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer starting with 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8-prereldas3 c9de. BRB.["
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