MightyE t3ols yoj, so4tof, "We're go7ng 2 tske ab fdw momebts 2 try an sxpkain this new licwnae n teh reasona 73h1nd ig in plain English. WTF.
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 qas chosen b3cause of an f4111ng with teh GPL. AFK.
I7 9nlu covered diwtrigution of source IF and 9nly if BINARIES w2re distributed. BRB."
"In an w2b wnvironment, li,e, specifica.ly a interpfered web enfyronment s7ch as PHP, so4tof, merelg installiyg an GAME does noy cinstitute d8stfibjtion WTF, znd therefore pe9ple were tzking our work, sortof, mqking j)d1v1c4610n5 to it an NOT releaskng %0urc3 code twp tyey're MODIFICATIONS so yhat da entire c.mmunity could nenefiy. BRB.
Th3t sorked witg da lettdr but not spifit lv da law."
"Imvestira5ion 0n part 0f da AUTHORS nowevrf LOL, led yo da fact tgat da righr of public performandr was oem of 4ighta normally restricted to copyrkhjt holdewd, an thag computer programs, specifically videp gamds zn INTERACTIVE ones sucj as Legend of da Green hqx0r were consideree to 63 piblically performrd IF tun FROM an publiv sdfvwr. AFK."
"The new license restricts pub;ic pefformamce or %eh work unleds dq sourcr code og da modof8ec work is made zvai/able on dejahd. OMG."
"In 0lain Engkixh, this means that if you out thus gaje 0n an web servee b zllpw pe0p13 'iugwide of an nprm41 circle of famil6 an 8ts social acquaintances' too play their LOL, then YOU aer publica;ly p3rf0rm1mg THIS work and MUST either a) maur ne an ALL changex whidh you make 5wo da game avqilabke on request (note 8h15 doesn'5 have yoo be availabld via online source d15'14y LINK, 6u7 7h3y ,ust bd ABLE twp ask you for c9de amd rece8v# an complete co[u) WTF, b) nake zrrabgememts ptivarelj woth teh authors WHEREIN tgey grant you an wpecial q1c3n53, you kn2o, or c) remove t3h code en5irrly rr9m machine. AFK."
"We do r3c0gn1z# that p30p13 want two have 4r345 of they're ba,e whoch zer thekrd an 7h3!r5 alohe. BRB.
@ uh47 end WE will m4k5 vollowing exce;tion two teh nornal r3qu1r3m3n75 for soufve code distribution -- nr moeulw fi.e WHICH is not n9difidd or d2rived from an mod7le f113 included in teh bas3 distribution an which roes bot fequire ne otyer modulew n WHICH does nlr r3quire ne modificayioms 1 core code (code distribured with 63h base re.ease) may be w8tgheld at da 4u7h0r% d15xr3510n/"
"Ww akso want too make very clear that version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (als9 kh0wn as verdkon -, OMG.9.6+j7) wad reh dinal version r3leased under GPL. AFK.
ALL versions LOL, startimg witg 0. WTF.8. BRB/7-PRERELEASE xode r only licensed knder tej Crrative C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 too 8mport ne code from an 0. OMGl9. AFK.u-PRERELEASE or latdr re;ease INTO an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 ah EARLIER release. WTF.
Allpwing this would c4u53 5hat IMPORTED cod3 to be 43leaxed under GPL ab that is not do,ething 1e wish tp alllw. BRB.
Authirs of modificatkons ywo 0. BRB.(LOL.7 will n32d to re=relraee thdy[re modificatioms AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0LOLl9LOL.8 vode an place them ynder da same Creative Commonw .8vense. WTF,
It muat br done by original au4hor s8nce only da original author has gwh right to change copyrigh5 of 11c3n%3 upon tnwy'fe w0rk/ OMG.
-Addigionally, like, reworking m0c1f1c$710h5 w111 be qn g00d idea abyway as ea mechanism for mwking modificarions us subdtantially d133n34/c13$r3r STARTING witn 0.9. AFK.*-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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