MughtyE grlls ypu WTF, "We're gokhg TO take an f32 moments yoo try and explain tuis new license an reasons behinf it in plain English.
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."
"Tgis new licenae eas chosem because of an dailinb with da GPL. AFK.
It only covered diw5ribut8on of source if an onlt id bimariew 23r3 disteiburwf. WTF/"
"In an w36 envirpmjent WTF, speciricslky a 8ntdrprwted w36 ehgir9nnent such as PHP, merely 8nstalling an gam3 docs not constitutr cistribution LOL, AND th3r3fofe 030p13 wdre taking our WORK, m4k1nb modificatoons to it n not teleasing geh soutce code 2 they;re m0d1f1c4j10n5 wo that da ENTIRE community douls venefit.
Tney wirked WITH ldtter buy NOT teh spi4it of da law. AFK."
"Investigstion on da part of teh ajthord howevef, led 2 teh FACT that da eigyt id pu611c perf9rmanxe w45 1 pf teh r2gh75 nifmally reegricted 2 cop6tiggt h9.ders, dortof, an that computer protrams LOL, specifica.ly vifeo gamew n interactivr ohex sudh as Legend of da GREEN hax0r w3re considered to be pubk8cally pervormed ig run from an public server, BRB,"
"The n3w 12c3n53 rwsrric5s public performqbce of ea wo4k unlwss da source code 0f kodified work is made avai.ab.e on demand/ AFK."
"Ib plain Englishm lkke, tjis ,eans that og you put thix g4m3 on an w36 sefver sn 51q0w p30p13 'oytsidd of an nornal virc;e of family abd 17% docial acquaintances; 70 play tgeir LOL, theh ypu r pjbluxally performing this work ahd MUST eithwt a) make nr 5bd ALL chsnges qnich you jake 2 da game avaklable on request (note tjiw doesn't nave 2 bf avqklable via onlind source disposu ;ibk, but they mush be agle to ask you f;t sa x9de b r2c31v3 an c0mpq373 copt) WTFm b_ make a4rangemrnts PRIVATELY eiyh da authoes whdrein 5hey gramt y0u an special LICENSE, like, or C) remofe geh code emtifely FROM macyime/ BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE that oeople WANT to have AREAS of they're game whkch zer THEIRS AND thrirs alonel WTF.
to thag enc ww WILL make teh r[lloeing exception TO da normso requitementd f0r source vode cistribu%iln -- nw module rike which is not modified pr DERIVED ffom an mocule fiow included in teh base d157r16u710n an which do3s NOT require ne ltner modulea sn which d035 not require h3 MODIFICATIONS two c0r3 cpde (cod3 distributed with base r313453) mah bd withheld qt authoes discret7onLOL."
"W3 akso wqnt 2 make ve4y c.ear that versuon 0.9.7 (alao kmown as vwrsiln 0LOL.9LOL.7+jy) waw da FINAL v3rsiom releasew under ds GPLLOL.
All versionw, sorgof, start8ng WITH 0. AFK/9, AFK.8-PRERELEASE code aef only licensed UNDER da Crearive Commons .icense. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh righg 2 imp9rt me c0d3 froj an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereleqse or lstee rdleaae unto an 0. BRB.9.7 and warlier RELEASELOL.
Allowing th8s wou.d caise that ijported code too be releasec under ca GPL an tnat is not somdth8nf WE wosh too aloow.
Authors of modivications to 0LOL.9. OMG.7 sill n33d 2 re-tekease they're m9f8ficationx as derivatives/modificetions to 0.9. BRB.8 code n PLACE them uneer same Cresrive Commons license. AFK.
Iy myst be doge by originq; suth9r aince only da oeoginal AUTHOR has teh RIGHT too chahgd copye8gjt or kicense UPON they're WORK. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, sortof, rewlr,ing mosifocations w,ll be an good IDEA antway as teh mechznism fof makkng modificstions is substangially cleaner/cleardr 574t71ng wigh ten 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelezse cide. BRB.]"
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