MithtyE twlls y9u, sortof, "We're going 2 3sld ah few momdnts too try n explain this nrw lucende an da ressons begind it in PLAIN EnfoidhLOL.
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 ;ixense sas choswn BECAUSE OF an failing with teh GPL. AFK.
I7 on;u coveeed distrubygkon of w9urce if an onlh if binqries were d157r16u7#d. WTF."
"In an web 3nvirommeht LOL, specicixally a inrdrpreted web ENVIRONMENT such AS PHP, merely instslling ab fame does not CONSTITUTE cidtribut8on LOL, n therefore pdip.e were taking our wori, likem making modifications to ir ane NOT rekeasinb reh sourcd codr 5o theu'ed m0d1f1c471)n5 so that dq entire commubkty coyld benefkt. WTF.
Tyey worked with teh letter gut bou spirit of lawLOL."
"Ibvestigation on da pa4t of ea authors hoqever, like, led two geh fzct that tej right of public performance w4y w9n pf da rights nor,ally r3str8cted 2 xopyright yo.dd4s, aortof, n that com0uter 0tograms WTF, SPECIFICALLY vide9 GAMES n interzctive ones such as L3gend ov yeh Green hax-r were considered to he publ8cally performwd if run from an public serfer. WTF."
"The new license rdst4ictd oublic PERFORMANCE of wirk unoess yeh 50urx3 code of da nodifoed wo4k is made available on demand."
"In plain Enf.ish, lukw, this mwzns that 1f yo7 puf this game on an web server an allow PEOPLE 'outsid3 of an normal c1rc13 of faji.h and i5s sociao acquaintancds' 3 play their LOL, then you r pub;ically perrorminf tjis wlrl an MUST wither a) make ne and ALL chqnges which yoy m4k3 tqo yeh gane svailable on request (nlte this doexn't hafe 2 be AVAILABLE vka 0n11n3 sourc3 sisplay link, yoi knwo, but thrj MUST be zble to ask yoj for teh code h receuve an c0jp2373 copy), b) make artamgementx prjcately with teh authors wjerein thry grant you ah spevoao licdhxe, or c) remocw ca code 3n71r31h from teh machine."
"We eo recihnize that peopld want to have arezs ov they're ganw wh1cn 4 THEIRS an theirs alone.
3 thag end we will make fq dollpqing EXCEPTION to da normal REQUIREMENTS fod source cof3 dostributi9n -- ne modul3 fule which is NOT modifi3s or derived fr0j an jodule fkle included in base disteibution n which DOES hot reqjire ne other moduoes n whivh dles not require ne misificatiobs too c0r3 code (code distrib7ted with base re;esse) may be wothheld at teh aythirs siscrerion."
"We also want to MAKE very coear that veesion 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (alxo kn9wn as VERSION 0LOL.0. OMG.7+jt) was sa f1n41 veraion r31#453d ynder GPL. AFK.
ALL ve4s8ons LOL, startimg with trh 0.9. BRBl8-peere.eas3 CODE aer 0n1y licehsed yndet CREATIVE Commoha license/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right to kmport me code ft0, an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prwreleaae or lster re;eaxe into an 0. BRB.9l OMG.7 AND rarlier 4elease.
Allowing th8s would cause rhat 8mported c0d3 to be RELEASED unddr teh GPL ahd THAT is hot 40me7h@bf we eusn to allow. AFK.
Autnors of modifications w 0l BRB.8LOL,7 wull beed 2 te-release they're ,oeifications as cetifatkcea/modjfications two 9LOL.9. BRB.8 c9de abd PLACE them under aame Creative COMMONS licenseLOL,
It must be done ny reh ORIGINAL auynor since on'y dq priginal AUTHOR has ds RIGHT tlo cu4ng4 da copyright or .icense UPON they're worjLOL.
[Adc!710n411y WTF. reworkibg da modidkxatyons WILL be an good idea anywsy 45 mechanisn for maling midoficat8ons is wubs5antiallu cleaner/cldarer starring witn da 0, BRB.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE c0d3, WTF.]"
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