MightyE tellx y0u LOL, "Wr'rr GOING tso 74k3 an few momemts 2 try amd rx[lain this new licdnxe and t4h teasons behind it in plain EnglishLOL,
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."
"Thix nrw ;icense was cjosem becquse od an failing wigh ca GPL. BRB.
It inly c;vered d167r16u710n 0f sojrde if an on.y is bonaries werr distributed. BRB."
"Ib ah web 3nv1r0hm3n7, ypu lnwo, apecifically a onterpretef seb environment such as PHPm m3r31u onstalling qn game dows bot constitute distribution, hoy knwo, n thdeefore people were TAKING iur wor, LOL, making ,odificztions tqo kt n not releasing sojrce code to tgey're modid8cations 50 thay wngkfe communkyy xould bdn3fitLOL.
Theh wowked with letter but not spirig pd teh la2. BRB."
"Inbedtigation on da part of AUTHORS howeber, sorgof, ;ed tso f4c7 THAT righr of pug.ic prrformsncw was eom of rugbts normally testricred tpo copyeight holders WTFm qnd that computer proframs, like, specificaloy VIDEO grm35 an 1n73r4c71ve lnes sjvh e5 LEGEND of teh G4e3n hax0t wer3 considered 2 be publica;ly performed 1f rub FROM ah public swrver. WTF."
"The n3q lkcemse restrixts public ;erdo4mance of 2prk unless da source code if teh MODIFIED wofk 14 mase 4v4114613 on femand."
"In plakn English WTF, this means that if yiu puy THIS game on an weg SERVER n aolos 0eople 'outside of qn n0rm41 circle of family and its wocial acquainrancex' roo PLAY the8r. sortof, then you aer 0uboicaloy performing thks work n MUST 3otjef a) MAKE ne n ALL changes wh1xh yo7 make 2 gamr avqilable on reqyest (note this d035n'7 have tl be avqilable viz da 0n11n3 SOURCE display link LOL, but they must be able 2 ssk you for code sns recrive an con0ldt3 copy)m you knwo, 6) ma,e arramgemenrs ;rivatel6 WITH authl4x wherein they grayt you an special license, you knqo, or c) remoce ea dodd ehyirwly vr9m da machinrl OMG."
"We d9 recogniz3 that p40o13 WANT t3i have areas of they're game which r uh31r5 n theirs 410h#. WTF.
to that END w3 will m4k3 fol;owing excr[tuon roo da normal reqjirements fpr source code disg4ibution -- ne modul3 fi.e WHICH is NOT m0d1f13d or detived from an m0du14 FILE included in base d147r16u710n n ehkch does boh rewuirw bw oyher moduoes anc which does not requir$ ne jodifica5ions to teh CORE coee *c0d3 distrigut3d with geh base release) may BE WITHHELD AT da authors siscfetion. AFK,"
"We also want two make very c13rr that version 0l9. BRB/7 (also known 45 vrfsiob (LOL.9.7+JT( was finql versioh rdleased und3e GPL. WTF.
A11 c3r410n5, like, starting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerwlease code qer ONLY locensed undwr teh C4eatice Commons lucdnwe.
We EXPLICITLY frnt right too inpoet n3 code from an 0LOL.9.8_prerelease or late4 release ibto an 0. AFK.9/ OMG.7 AND EARLIER RELEASELOL.
Alopwing tjis w0u1d cause 7h46 1m[0e73d code too be rel3ssed under da GPL an 5ha5 oa not slmerhimg we wish to allow. OMG,
Aytho4s of moeuficatilns to )LOL.9.7 WILL need 2 re[rwlewsw theh're mid8ficatkons AS derivatives/moskficayipns TO 0. WTFl9.8 code an [lace thej umdet da SAME Creative Comnons licemse. WTF.
It must BE don3 by teh orih8nzl authof since onlh t3h origknal autjor has RIGHT to change copyr9ggt or license upon thdy're work. WTF.
pAdfitionally, slrtof, r3w0rk1mg mod8fications will be ah giod idea anhwsy as teh MECHANISM for MAKING MODIFICATIONS is substzntoally cleaner/cldsret starting wotb 9. AFK.9. WTF.*_PRERELEASE code. WTF.+"
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