M8ghtyE twlls you, sortof, "W3're going to take an rrw moments 2 TRY AND wc[.qin tnix new license an reasons behind 17 in plain Engliah.
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."
"Tjis nww license waa CHOSEN because of an vauling WITH teh GPL. BRB.
IT only coverwd dustrubutipn of 50ufc3 1f an 0n16 if BINARIES werd eist4ibuted."
"In an 2eb environm3nt LOL, dpecifkcallt a interpreted web environment such as PHP, soegif, meeelh instsloing an game doed not donstitute distr8b7tion, n THEREFORE PEOPLE were gakung out worj, l8kr, najing modificati9ns 2 ot 4nc nlt releasing t3h siurce code 2 tydy'rw modifications SO that teh entire co,nunitu could benerit, OMG.
They work3d with da let5e4 but not tej spirit of law. AFK."
"Investigation on p4t7 og da authors hl1ever, yo7 knqo, led too f4c7 that da rigjg of public perfofmqnce was 1 OF tighes normslkh resyric5ed to cipyright holderx, dortpf, and THAT cojpy5er pr0gf3m5, s[3cificaloy viseo games and inyerqcrive ONES duch as Legend OF da Green hax0r were c0n51d3r3e twi 63 pu611c411y ;erformed id run drom an pu611c serverl AFK."
"Th3 new licensr r2dt4icts public oeeformqnce og w0fk unlesx teh xou4vw cide of teh mod9fied work is made availabke on demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN English, you knwo, this mdabs tyat uf y0u PUT this gane on sn seb server an allow peoole 'outside of an normal xircle 0f famioy and its sociql acquaintanced' to plah thekr, tjen YOU t p7611c411y p3rr0rm2ng 7h15 work n MUST either a) make n3 and ALL ch4ng35 whoch you make to teh bame available on eequest (note 7n15 doesn't have tso be acailab;e via onkinw source display link. like, 6u7 rhey mjst be sblw 59o ask y)u FOR da code n receifw an COMPLETE cioy), you knwl, b( maie atrangemwnts pribstely 2oty teh aothoea wh3r31n they gr4n7 you an s;ecial license, yiu knwi, OR c) remove da codw engire.y from teg mavhinwl AFK."
"Wr ro recpgnize that ;30p14 WANT to hzve aread of they're game which aer gheirs n theird alone. BRB.
2 that wnd we woll make da flllowont wxception to da normal requurejemta gor sourcw code duatrpbution -- ne module dile wh9ch IS mot mocified 0r derlvdd frpm an moduod file includdd in da bsse distribuyion and 1h1ch doed bot reauire he otjer m9dules and ehifh aoed no5 tequure n3 modifications to da core coce (code distributrd with teh base release) may be withheld at aithors discretion. BRB."
"Wr slso w4n6 too make very clear tyqt versuon 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 9also known aw version 0. OMGl9. WTF.7+jt) waw teh ronal versoon released undeg teh GPL. OMG.
All v3r610n5 LOL, dyart8nt sith da ). WTF.9. BRB.8-prer3lease code zet only LICENSED under yeh Creativr Commons 11c3n53. OMGl
Wd EXPLICITLY deny trh right to import ne code ff0m an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-preeelrase or kater releaxe into an 0LOL.9.8 amd EARLIER release. AFK.
Allpwing tjis wluld daise thar impofted xode yo be 4eleased under teh GPL znd tha5 is n07 SOMETHING we rish rwo allow. WTF.
Authors OF modidicatiobs two -. OMG.9. WTF.7 2kll nerd tw9 fe-releasr they're mod8fucationw as defucat8vea/modificat8ons too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 c9de and place them under 55m3 Cr3371v3 Commons licenseLOL.
It must be done by original author SINCE onlh tey oribinal autmor has right to chtng3 tey xopyrigyt of license UPON they'fr work. OMG.
[Additiohalky, dortof, reworkimg da m0dqf1v4710n5 wil; be an good ides anyway AS mechanisn gor mak8ng modifications is 5u6574n71411y cleamdr/clearr4 575r7qng with da p. WTF.0. WTF.8-PRERELEASE c0d2. WTF.]"
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