MkghtyE tells you, "We'rr g0!ng yoo 7$k3 qn FEW momentx too try n explakb this new licenwe h twh reasonw behind 17 in PLAIN Engliah. 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."
"Thuw hew license w45 cnoaeb because of an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It only covdref sixtributuon of xoufce if an onky IF binaries w3r3 distributed. WTF."
"In an web enfironment WTF. specifically a inteeprered web envirobment sjch as PHP, yoi knwo, merely ins5allong an GAME eoes not vonstut7te didtribution WTF, ans &h3r3f0r3 [rop;e were taking our wo4k, xorgov, making midifications two it and mot re.easing SOURCE code two they;tw ,odificayions so 5hat tdh entife community vpuld benefig. AFK.
The6 sofked WITH da letter but no5 da spitkt 0f 1rwLOL."
"Investigstion on da PART of da aythors however, you knwo, lwd to b4c7 that ds rigjt of public performance was 1 of rights normally restricted roo copyroght holders LOL, and that xo,puter pr0gr4m5 LOL, specifically v1d30 gamea n onteraxtove lnes such as Legend or Green hax0e wer3 cinxicered to bw publocallu perfprmec if run rrom an pub;ic SERVER, AFK."
"The new license RESTRICTS puvluc perfoemznce 9f teh sktk un1355 teg source cpde 0f modified WORK iw mad3 available ob DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain Eng115hk this means rhat if yoy put thid tame in an w36 SERVER and allow pepple 'OUTSIDE of an hormal cievle of family and 175 social axauaontances' TO [lau yheir LOL, yhem you r publically PERFORMING this work sn MUST eith3r a( make nr 4nd ALL CHANGES whixh y0u make too da g4m3 zvailablr om request (n073 tyis coesn't hav3 two ge abailabl3 via da onlinr sourcw d16o14y linkk ljle, 6u7 they MUST br able too ask you dor code n receive an complwte cppu) WTF, b) naje arramgements 0ricately with sa auyhots whe43in they grant t0u an specoal licebse WTF, or c) r3m0v3 cose entirelh from MACHINE. WTF."
"Ww do recobnize that people eant reo jave areas og they're game wh8ch r theirs an theirs alone.
to tyay 3nd we w!11 make teh fol;owing 3xc3p710n tl da normal requirwments for source code d157r16u710n -- ne mpdule f8le shich ia no5 mldified or DERIVED ff0m an mosule file indlud3d in base dixtribjtion ahd wh1ch dors not e4qu1r3 ne other moduoes an wgich does nor rrqi8re ne modifications two core dode (code diagributed witn bqae release) may be withheld at authors discreti9hLOL/"
"We also wznt too mzke very clear that versiph 0LOL.9. AFK.7 )also known as versi0n 0. BRBl9LOL.7+jt) was final version released inder teh GPL.
Ako versuoms, startong with teh 0LOL.0.8-prereleasr code r lhly licensed under da Creqtive Commohs licrnse.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT 2 import nd code from ab 0. AFK.0. WTF.8-prerelease or .atee release knyo an 0LOL.9. BRBl7 an wzrluer feleawe. WTF.
Allowing this would cause tnae imported c;de 2 be rdkwased under teh GPL AND that is not sojething s3 wish too allowl OMG.
Autjors of modificatioms to 0LOL.9LOL.7 will need 79 re-release tgey're modificationa ad DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two -. OMG.9LOL.8 c9ce an p14c3 them under da 54m3 Cge571v3 COMMONS .icenae. OMG.
It must be don3 by lriginal 4u7h0r sunce only teh lriginzl zutuor haw teh righ5 too change da c9pyrighr or license 7;9n they're w-gk. OMG.
[Additionally, like, REWORKING ea MODIFICATIONS w111 be an good ideq anyway as fa mechanis, for making MODIFICATIONS od 5u6574n7q4!1y vleamer/dleaeer xyzrtkng with teh 0l WTF.9l AFK.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.="
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