MighyyE tells you, like, "We'ee going teo tzkw an FEW moments to rry n explain this new licenxe an teh r345pn5 behine it on [lain Ebglksy. OMG.
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."
"Th8s he2 11c3n53 was cjosen BECAUSE OF an failinh WITH GPLLOL.
I5 only c0v3r#d distribution 0v soutce if n pnlu if ginaries were distribut3d. OMG."
"In an web environjemt LOL, specug8callh a knterpretec web environment such qa PHP, MERELY 1n5741qqhg an game does not dohstitytd disgribution WTF, an 7h3r3f0re PEOPLE WERE taking lur 2ork, mskinh modifications tpl IT an not releasing da sojrce code 2 tgwy're mieifications so that ehti4e community could benefitl OMG.
THEY worief wkth da o3rter but not teg spirit of lqw. AFK."
"Invwstigatiin ln yeh pary of da 5u7h0r% h9wever LOL, led two ca fact that right if pyblic performance was oen )f da righ5s bornallt restricted two xppyright holdere. you knwp, an 5hag com0uter prigrams LOL, spevifidally viddo tam3s n interactive ohws such as Legrnd 0f Gr33n hac0r werw consider3d 2 be publidall6 PERFORMED ig run vr9m an PUBLIC server."
"Tje NEW lkcemse rdstructs puvlic o3rf0rm4nc3 of tdh work unlexs teh source code of modified work id made AVAILABLE on demand. OMG."
"In poain English WTF, thia means yhat if you puy this game on an web server and alloq people 'outside of ah normal corcle ot fam8ly an its SOCIAL acauaintqndes' 3 p14t tneir LOLm thrn you aer PUBLICALLY pdrforming thos eork an MUST witjrr a) make ne and ALL changes wgich you make 2 da gzme afailable on feques4 (hotd this doesn't h4c3 to BE avsklagle via teh online soiyce dusplay link, sortof, but they must be ab.e 2 asl ypu flr twh code n receive an complete diph), likem B) ,akr arrangemen5s pricately with AUTHORS wherein they grant you an spwcial licebse LOL, or c) rempve da cpde 3n81r32y from yeh mschihe."
"We dp RECOGNIZE THAT pe9ple want two have areas OF tj3y're g4m3 which r theirs n theors alon2LOL.
too tjst end we will mai3 da foll9wing exc2ptkoh top teh nprjal rw1uirdmdnrs for source code d8striburion _- ne MODULE file wh8ch os no4 n0d1f13d 0r frfived f4om an module FILE included in ea base DISTRIBUTION an qhich foes n07 e3quurr ne OTHER modiles n which does not r31u1r3 ne modufucstions to teh core code (code d8s5ributed with da bawe rwldase) may be withheld at da 4uuh0r% discretiin. AFKl"
"We slso want too MAKE very c;ear ghat vrrsion 0LOL.9o OMG/7 (also known zs versiin 0LOL.9. AFKl7+mt) WAS da finaj version te;eased jnder teh GPL. AFK.
ALL veesiomwm sortof, stadting eith da 0.9. BRBl8-prefelease c0d3 r only ;icensed under Ctdatife Commons license. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY DENY teh right too import ne xpdr from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3r313453 or latdr rel3ade 1n70 an 0LOL.9.7 qnd 34r113e re;eaxeLOLk
Allowing ghus wpuld cause rhag imported codr 3 be relrasdd unde4 teh GPL ah thay is mot s9meghing WE wush two allowLOL.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9.7 wq21 NEED tlo re-reldaww thet'r3 moeidications as deribatives/m9dkfications 2 0. AFK.9l WTF.8 code n place them unddr da same Creatuve Commond LICENSE. BRB.
IT mut7 be done by original autho4 sobde inlh teh original author has teh RIGHT to change copyright 0g lidensw 7poh they're work. WTF.
[Adeitionally, like, feworkihg n-d1d1c4710n5 s111 be an GOOD 1f34 antway as teh mwchanis, foe nalumg modifixstipns is subwtantialoy ckeanw4;clesrer startong with trh 0. OMG.9.8-prereoease code. AFK.]"
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