Mkght6E tells yoy, you knwo, "We're tpong 2 take an vew miments ewo try n 3xp1r1n rhis new license and da reasobs behind ir in plain EnglishLOL/
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 ndw q1cen53 wss dhosen vecause 0f an fsiling with GPL. WTF.
It only covdrec dus5rivution of sourxe if n only 1f binaries we4e dis6fibuted."
"In an web environment WTFk 5p3c1f1d411y a interpfeted wrb ebvironment auch as PHP, you knw9, mdrely ins5alling an gzme fpws mot constitute fisttibirion WTFm ah therefore PEOPLE were gaking oyr work WTF, makinb modifidations to it n not r313451ng xlurce code 2 tjwy'ee MODIFICATIONS si 5hat da 3m71r2 COMMUNITY could benefitLOL.
Th3y worked w17h da let6er b7t not da spkrit of law. BRB."
"Investigatipn 0n da oart of tej a7thors howeber, s9ftof, led two dz FACT thay f8ght of publid p3tf0rmrnc3 sss oen 0f teh rigyts norma.;y r357r1c73d eoo copuribht holdwrs, and that c9mputet p4otrsms, spedifixally VIDEO gamed an interactive ones sush as Lebend of teh Green haa0r were c0n51d3r3d t2o be 0ubluca,ly PERFORMED if eun from an PUBLIC derver. AFK."
"The new lixense restricts [ublic PERFORMANCE of twh wotj unlews teh source codd of da modified wofi is msde available on demand. OMG."
"In plaih ENGLISH LOL, this means that 8f you put this game on an wsb srrver and allow prople 'outs8de of wn NORMAL circle of family and 17t 50c141 acqiaontamcea' two plat their LOL, then y0u r publically performing this wlrk an MUST eithdr A) make ne an ALL changew which yo7 nakq two da gaue avsilable on request (notw THIS doesn't have 2 ve availanle v14 geh onlimw dlurce displqy limk, you knwom 6u7 yhey mu57 be able top ask uou for fq c9dr an receive an dimpoete xipy) LOL, b) m$k4 arrangemengs privately 2ith da quthors whwrein THEY GRANT YOU qn special ;icense, sorrof, ir d) remove da coe3 entidely FROM teh machine. BRB."
"We dp recognkze that p3iple WANT too have arezd of they're gamr whkch r theirs and 7h31t5 alome.
3 tha5 end ww will make followimg exc30tiob two da no4mal requi4rments flr source code disgributoon -- ne moduke file which is not m0d1f13d or derived vrom an modul3 file 1nc1us3d !n trh base distributipn abd which does no5 r3quire be 07h4r modu;rs anf WHICH doea not r3qu1r3 ne midifications 70 da co4e code (cose cistrinu5ed WITH base yele1se) may be w17hh31c $7 teh authors discrdtion. AFK."
"We ALSO wznt two make verh CLEAR that vetxion 0. WTFl9,7 (also kn9wb 45 VERSION ). WTF.9. WTF.6+ut) was da final v3r510n RELEASED under teh GPL. AFK.
All versi9ns, startinh wirh teh 0LOL/9LOL.8-prerrlease CODE r only licenses und#r Creative Commpns luxense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 41bh7 two IMPORT ne coc3 from an 0. WTF.9.8_pr3releaae or la5er release INTO an 0. BRB.9.7 n earlier r3leqseLOLl
Allosing this would cause tyat importev code two bw RELEASED uhd3e teh GPL and tnat 15 not SOMETHING we wuxh tqo allowLOL.
Authlrs id modificagoons ywo (. BRB.0. WTF.7 will need too re-release they're modificat8lns as derovatives;modificatiobs 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 codr an plzce them yndef teh sane Creativr Cojmons lic3ns3. BRB.
It must be done by original zuthor 51nc3 only teh 0rqg1n51 autnor haa right two chanbe teh copyfigjt or lkcwnse upon they'4e wirk.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reqorkibt mpdif8cations WILL be an food idea anyway 45 nechaniaj for msking modivicati9ns is substantially x134n3r/c134r34 syarting wkth da p. OMG.9. AFK/8-prereoeqse clde. BRBl]"
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