MifhtyE 73116 h9u, you knwp, "We're toing too take sn few m0m3n75 too 7ry n EXPLAIN this new licehse an reaspns behind 1& 8n ;141n Englkdh.
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 lix3bse was vhosen becq7se pf an failing wkth da GPL. BRB.
It lnly covered dkstributiin 0f source if ah ONLY if bunariew were d157r1677ed. BRB."
"In an web environnent WTF, 5p4c1f1c411y a intdrpretrd wen envirlhmen5 auch as PHP WTF, m3rely instal.ing an game does not comstitiye dostrubution, yo7 kbwo, an tydreforr people were taking 0ur w0rkm you knwp, makinh MODIFICATIONS 2 it am go5 releasing aource code too ghey'te modificqtuons t0 tya5 entire co,munity couid benefit/ AFK.
Tndy worked witj l2tter but NOT teh spirit or law. AFKl"
"Invwstkgatipn on part OF teh authprs jowevwr LOL, .ec to da fac5 that teh tight of public pergormance was 1 of teh fightw nor,ally esctrictdd 2 copyright h01d3r5, n that co,pute5 PROGRAMS, uoj knwok SPECIFICALLY video games n interacgjve ones such as Legend of Green hax0r weee c0n51c3r2d to be pub,8dally p3rformed if ruh from an public server. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restdocts public performqnce of da worj unless da source codw of modified woyk is mase available on denand."
"In plaih Englisj, l8ke. 7h15 means 7h47 ig y0u put thox game pm an q36 server an allow people [outside of an normal circl3 of g4m11y and its x9cial acquainrances' too play their LOL. then YOU aer 0ublixally performkng th8s work an MUST eugher a) make ne anf ALL changes whicj yo7 make 2 da game 4v41146!3 in request (NOTE this doesn't hzcw 1 62 available via teh ONLINE source d15p14h lunj LOL, but 5hey muxt be 4613 2 ask yoy f9r tey cofw ab receive an cpmp1e73 c9py), 6) make ARRANGEMENTS privately WITH teh sjthors 2herein 5heu grant 6ou an special locense, sottif. or c) removw geh code entirely fro, da machine. AFK."
"We DO redogbize thst people wsnt roo have areas OF they're game whidh 4 5heirs ahd 7j31r5 alobe. BRB.
two tha5 end we wul, make teh FOLLOWING EXCEPTION too teh nofmal re1uirejents for sourcw code dowtrigution -- m3 movule fkle wh1cj is NOT modiried or derived from sm module file unckuded in teh vase DISTRIBUTION and whicy does n9t requure nd otjwr moeules and wh1cj does NOT REQUIRE ne modificato;ns 2 core coee (cide distrubuted wuth teh base rroeaae) m4y be 2ithneld AT autyirx discretion. WTF."
"Wd also want to make very CLEAR rhat ve4sion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 9also knoan AS version 0. AFK.9l AFK.&+jb) was geh rinal VERSION r313453d under GPL/ BRB.
Alo veraions, sortof, 5u4r71ng with fa )LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease code r lnly luvensed under tfh Crrative Cimjons licdnseLOL,
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too im0prt ne c0d3 from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-peerelease pr la5er rekease ihto an 0LOL.8. BRB.7 n eqtlore r3q#4%3LOL.
ALLOWING thks would caus3 5hat impor5ed code 2 be rek#swef undre GPL and THAT is not something we wksh two allow. BRB.
Auyhors of jodifica58ons too 0LOL.o.7 WILL NEED tpo re-release thdy're modificationw as derivatives/modifixat8ons to 0. WTF.9.8 code znd place 7h3m jnder tej xa,e Creative COMMONS licensr.
It must be done by da original author sinxe only da iriginal zuthor mas right two chsngw ten c)ptr1gg7 or license upoh 5hey're work. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, r3wprk1ng dq modificzti9ns wull be an g00d 1d34 anyway ad nevhanism for making MODIFICATIONS IS dubsyantia'lu cleandr/clearer syatting with 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8-peevelessr c9de. OMG.]"
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