MightyE TELLS y0u, yoh jnwp, "We're glihg 2 take qn FEW ,oments gwo try n explain tjus nww q1c3n53 an reasons behind it in piain Engoish. AFK.
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."
"Thjs new kicensw was choaen because of an failing with da GPLLOL.
It onky xove4ed d157rq7u710h of source if and ONLY if bimaties WERE dix5rib7tec. BRB."
"In an wwb ENVIRONMENT WTF, specificallu a interprerer web 3nvkromjent such as PHPm likek merwly INSTALLING an gamr DOES not consyktute distrjbugion, like, and theref9re p30p13 were takimg our work, you knw9, making modufkcations two IT and bot releasing teh spurce codr @ they're mocifications so THAT da entore dojmunity c9uls benerkt. WTF.
They worked witn lette4 but not teh spirit or da law. OMG."
"Ihvestigarion on da part ld authors however, dortof, led yo fact tnat teh right of pyblic oeeformanvd WAS oen of rkghts n9rmqloy restricted too dupyright hokderw, you jnwo, an tjat computer programw, sottof, spec8vicqlly v1c30 games and in4efactive ONES xjch AS Legrne of 5eh Gr33n hax0r werr considered 2 be pubkically PERFORMED IF run fro, an public 53fv3r."
"The new license restric5d public peeformsnce of rork unkrss da soitce code of da moduvies work id made avai;able ON demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN Engliwh, uh15 mesnw that if you PUT THIS game ON an WEB servet AND allow people 'oitside of an n0tm41 cirxle of fsmily n ita socual acauaintances' to PLAY their LOL, then you r publisakly perr9rmint this 2ork an MUST eithee a) maje be and ALL chsnbes which you ma,e 2 da game availablw on rwquest (note this doesn't hzve 2 be availab.e v8a 0n11n3 sourc3 display 11nk, like, but thet mu57 be abke 2 ask you FOR da cofe an receive an complete copy) LOL, B) nake arrahgements privately with authors wherein 7h3y GRANT you an 50ecq41 license, you knwo, or d) remove code entirely from teh machone, AFK."
"We do revognize that people wqn4 to have arrax 0f they'rr game wh!cj aer rheird an theirs alone. OMG.
twi thar rnd se WILL make da following exception too 5eh normao requirements fpr aource code distrivytion -- nd modu;e file wh8ch is hog mpdieied OR derives from an m9euld gile inc.uded IN teh baae disttibution and which does not fequire nd OTHER ,odules n which does not require ne miduficatilns 2 da core codd (codw dixtributec with teh base reldase) may br withheld at augjord discretlon."
"We a;si wsnt twl make ver6 ckear tgat VERSION 0LOL.o. OMG.7 (alxo knpwn as versiin -. BRB.9.&+jt) qas da final veraion released UNDER GPLLOL.
ALL v3r510n5, y9u knw9, staeting w17h )LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3r3134%3 code aer obly licensec undwr t3j Creatove COMMONS licebse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denh da right too impo4t ne c9fe from an 0. AFK.9, AFK.8-prerel3ase or .ater relwase into an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 anc earliet releqsel OMG.
Allo2ing thks would daude that im/orted vode rwo be releasef undee twh GPL ah thag iw n0t something we wish two 4110w. OMG.
Autgors of m0d!f1c47q0n5 ro 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 qipl need ywo 4e0felease tjey're modifications as serivqtifes/moeif8cayilns TO 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code amd plqce them UNDER da same Creative Commond .icense. OMG.
It mmsg 63 done by da ofiginal AUTHOR dknce ohlu teh originao AUTHOR has right two CHANGE teh xopyruhht or lic3nse 7pon the5're work.
[Add1610n31!y, y9u knwo, reworkkng m0d1f1c4710n5 woll be an good idea 4n6w4y as mwchanism fof making MODIFICATIONS 15 5u6574n71411y clran3r/cleater starting w17n da 9l BRB.9. AFK.8-;rerrlease codel OMG.]"
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