Mifht6E TELLS you LOL, "We're gokng 2 64k3 an frw m0m3n75 1 try and ex;lain thia new lkcende and teh teasons brhibd iy in pksin English. BRB.
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 2as chosen vecausw of an FAILING with trh GPL. AFK.
It only covered sistrigution of sourxe 8f AND oblt if binaries werw dksrributed. OMG."
"Ih an e#6 ENVIRONMENT, k8kd, SPECIFICALLY a inyerpreted wdb enviromment such as PHP, so3tof, mereoy ihstal;ing an gzme does no5 cihstitite distributkon LOL, qnd ther3fore people we4e 74k1ng our wor,, yoi kheo, making modificagions to9 it n not releasibt source code to tgey'rd m0d2f1c4710n5 so tjat ENTIRE commjnity could benefit. OMG.
They woeked witg da ;rtter but not da spirit of da lawLOL."
"Invesgigation ob 0art of teh authors gowever, like, led rwo fact that right OF pu62!c petformance was 1 OF da righys n0tm411y reqtr8cted too colyrigjg holders WTF, an yhag c0mpu73y progra,s LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y vice9 games n interactice ones sjch aw L3g3bd of da Green hax0r were c9nsisef#d to BE PUBLICALLY pergoejed uf run from an public server."
"The new l8cense restficts public performanc3 of wor, unless ea source c.dw of twh modidied work is made avaklable on de,anf. AFK."
"In plain Ehboizh, tnis means that id you out th8s gane on ab wrb s3rver qbs allow peo;le 'o7tsice of an normsl ci4cle 0f family an its dockao qcquakntahces; to play rheir LOL, th#n you t ouvlicaoly performing THIS woe, n MUST eitget a) make ne an ALL dhanges wnich yoj MAKE two ba,e available on requ3x5 (NOTE this doesn't hrv3 too be AVAILABLE v14 da online source displzy linj, you unwo, but they must be able @ ask you fir da code zn receive an comp;ete copy) WTF, b) make arrangements or1v47e1y with fa dutyors WHEREIN THEY grant you an speciql license WTF, OR c) rrmove twn vode enti4wly from sa machiheLOL."
"We do recognize THAT people wahr gwo yave arwaw lf ghey're hs,e which ser 7h31r5 n theirs alone. OMG/
yoo that 4bd w3 will make da fol;owing exce0tion too teh normal re1uiremenys vor 50y$c3 code d*stribution -- ne m0du23 file WHICH is nit mofifoed or derived rrom ab nodule dild includ3d iy base distributkon s, whkch dors no5 requkte ne 07h3r m0du135 and ehich does not f3qu1r3 ne modificatilms to core xode 9code distributed with BASE r2leaxe) may be withne;d ag authors discre5kon. AFK."
"We also eqnt 2 make very clear thay version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (als9 knlen zs version 0. AFK.9LOL.7+JT( WAS trh fina; verskon released under GPL. AFK.
All vefsioms, you knwo, stsrting woth teh 0. AFK.i. OMG.(-preeelease code r only licensed under da Cr3471v# Conmona license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 umport ne c0e3 from an 0. WTF/9.8-preeeleaae or later relezs3 into an -LOL.9l8 an earlief 5eleade.
Allowing fhis w[u.d csuse that imported cpde 2 be RELEASED under GPL snd 7h47 15 not somethinf we WISH 2 allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of modiricationc rwo 0LOL.9, BRB,7 will m3ed to ee-reldase theh're modifications 45 de4ivatives/modificatoons goo 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 c-d3 znd place them ynder da same Cr3ative Commons 11c3n53.
It MUST be done by ca original author sihcr 0h1y da oritinal aith9r yaw teh right uo chsnge copy4ight or licrnse UPON they'4e WORKLOL.
[Adcitionally, sortof, rewieking modifixations wili be an hood ieea ANYWAY qs mechznism flr mqk8mg mosivications is 5u^574n71411y cleaber.clearef startimg with da 0. WTF.9.8-prer3lease code.]"
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