MighgyE te;ls y0u. "We;te GOING to take an few MOMENTS y2o TRY n explain THIS new LICENSE and teh reasins behind it kn plain Eng.ish/ 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."
"This new 11c3n53 wax chowen becaysw of an failing wiyh tey GPL. AFK.
I7 -n2y zovered dist4ibutuon of sourxr if n only ig binaries wrre DISTRIBUTED/ AFK."
"In an web envirinmeng WTF, spexivical.y q interpreted web environmrn5 such AS PHP WTFm mere.6 installibg an game does not xonqtitute disgribution, sortof, and therefore pelple WERE takihg pur work, like, hakibg m0dqf1c4710n5 to it and n07 431345!bt geh SOURCE code tel th36're nodoficdrions so thq5 da en5iee cpm,unq7y COULD benefitLOL.
They w0rk3d with lrtter bug n9t spirit og t3h law. BRB."
"Investigation on part of autnorw hoqev3r LOL, LED two tey vact 5hat rqth7 of pu611c performabce 2as won of yen 4ights no4mzkly reatricted too copyritjt holders, li,r, an that computeg programs, specificaloy video games n interactive 0n45 SUCH 55 Lefend of yeh Grewn hax)4 were consid3red too br publically perfo4mes if run from an pu611c server."
"The new lidense restricts publuc [erfirmxnce of da wori unless SOURCE codr [f twh moeifird wotk 15 nade acai.ab;3 on demand. BRB."
"In olzin English, tniw m34n4 gjat if y0u ;ut yhis game 0n ab wev sdrver an allow peo[ls 'outside of an normal curcke of f4mq2y n ita sicia. acquain5andew' 2 p14y th3ir, then y0u r pjblixally p34f9rming this work anc MUST either a) make ne qnd ALL chabges wnicn you make TO teh GAME availagle 0h request (note this diesn't have too be availab.e via teh online source cisplay lini, yo8 knso, but tjeu must be agle to ask ypu fpr teh code an receive an com0lrte copy), you lnwo, b) make arrangements privately with authors shereim ghey geant yoi an special locensd LOL, pr C) remlve teh code entirwly ffom machineLOL."
"We si recognoze thqt people want tso have AREAS of tgey'te game which r thdirs and tjeirs alo,e.
to that end WE WILL mske gplllwing 3xc3o710n tso tey horjal REQUIREMENTS for source code distribution -- he module vile which kx not modified or e3r1v3d from zn MODULE fike inc;ueed in reh baae d1t7r16u710n anc which does nlt require be other midules am which does NOT rdquire ne MODIFICATIONS two t2h cor3 CODE (c0d# distributes with ea base releade) may vr withheld af authors d15ce3710nLOL."
"We akso ean5 two mzke very clear that vetaion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (ALSO known as vetsion 0LOL.9. WTF,&+jt) was teh fimak ber510n released under GPL. BRB.
ALL versions LOL, wtartibg w17h 0LOLl9. BRB.8-prer3leqae CODE qer onl^ 11c3n53d inde4 Crratife Commons 11c3ng3. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da 4ighy yoo import nd code feom sn 0.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE OR later re;dasr into an 0LOL.9,7 n eafoief feleasd. AFK.
Allowing tj8d 2ould cause tgat 8mportec vide too be r413453d UNDER da GPL n that is n07 so,ething we 3usn too 4110wLOL/
Autgorx of modihicatilvs goo 0. OMG.o. AFK.7 will need 2 re-release ty3y're modificatoons as drrivatives/modifocations too 0. OMG/9. AFK.8 code an place them under teh szmd Creative Commons 11c3n63l BRB.
It mus5 be done by da original author since ONLY oeoginal author has right 2 change teh copyright or license up;n theu'ee work. BRB.
[Adeitionaloy, reworkibg moduficagions eill ve an bood 1d34 5nywry as 5eh mechamis, for MAKING m0d1e1c4710n4 iw sjbs5antiq;ly cleaner/clearer sta4ting with ten 0. OMG.9,8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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