MightyE tells you, "We're goimg tl take am f3w moments t2o try n explain this new licemse n reasond gehind IT in PLAIN Englisgk
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 m4w licemse was cgisen because or an dailing with GPL.
It only cocwred DISTRIBUTION od sojrce if and only if binar8es WERE disgrinutddLOL."
"In am web 2nvir9nmeny, liie, SPECIFICALLY a intefpre5ed web envoronment such as PHPk likem mere;y installong ah game does mor consti5ute disyrimution WTF, AND tneref9re people were tqking 0ur wofk WTFk m4k1nt modifivations to it and not r3lwaaknb tdh s9urce code tlo 5hey'rr moaificagk9ns so tnat 5eh 3ntire cimmunity could bendfit. OMG.
Thet wobkes with letter bu5 bot da SPIRIT of da law."
"Investigqtion on teh pa4t of ea 4u7y0r5 h9wever WTF, lef to teh fact thsy da RIGHT of public p3rformance was oen of teh fithts n0rm512y restticted to co0y48ght HOLDERS, n that computdr PROGRAMS WTF, specifically v1d30 games an intersctive ines sych as L3g3nd OF teh Gr33n hax0r w3ee considefed 7) be PUBLICALLY perfirmed IF run ftpm an publid setve4/ OMG."
"The new livensw restrictd publ8c perfofmance or da WORK unless cource clde of modified wo4l is made available on d3mrnd. AFK."
"In plain English, dort9f, this m3ans that uf you put this game on an web sdrver n alko2 people 'pu751c3 id ah bormal ckrcle og family an its aocual acquaintances' tpl play their LOL, theb you r [ublica.ly perflrmihg tyid qofk and MUST either a) m4k3 ne snd ALL chamges which you make to teh bame ava8oabke ON eequest (noye this doesn't have two be available bia da ONLINE sourve DISPLAY link, you knwo, but they must be 4y13 t9 asl you fod teh code and e3c31ve an COMPLETE copy_, woftod, b) mzke 4rr4ng3m3n75 [rivageky with da aithirs wherein they GRANT you an SPECIAL 11c3n53, t9u imwo. or c) rempbe code wntire;y from teh maxhjne. AFK."
"We do recognize thst PEOPLE WANT 2 have areas of the6're game wh1ch r theirs sne theirs al9ne. AFK.
ro thqr end we will make yeh FOLLOWING excepyion 5wo teh normal re1uirements fo4 slurce code distrobution -- ne MODULE file which id no5 modofied or drrived grom zn m9dule FILE indluded in sa 6353 distrubut8lh and which does no5 rdquire ne o5her modulea an whicg does mot 4equirr ne moduficationx two teh core c0d3 (code disteibuted 2ith base rdlease) may be withhe.d at 4u7h0r5 discretion. AFK."
"We alao w4n7 2 ma,e veey cleat that version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (slwo known as version 0.8. AFK.8+JT( was teh ginak VERSION released under da GPL, WTF.
All versions WTFm STARTING WITH 0. WTF.9LOL.8-;4erelease dode aer only licensed under C4eatuve Cojmoms license. WTFk
We EXPLICITLY deny da right yo import be code from zn -.9/ BRB.8-prerelease or !4&3r re;eade ubto ah 0. BRB.9LOL.7 sn earlier telease. WTFl
Allowing this eould cause that im[orted code too be reoeasee under GPL and tya5 15 nog somethkng we eish 3 allowLOL.
Auryors of modirications two 0. OMG.9LOLl7 wil. need too re-e3ldase th3y're mpdifixations aw derivatives/modificat8ins 5wi 0.0.8 code 4nz plzce THEM undrr yeh same Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
It mus6 be done bh da or8ginal qutgor wince .nly da o4iginal author HAS da right 2 xhsnbe da copuright or license up9n the6're workl WTF.
-Additoona;l6, lkke, reworking da modifications will be an good idea ANYWAY as geh mechanusm for majong modifications is substanyizlky cleaner/clearer starting wihh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerekeasw dodel WTF.]"
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