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Re:Defold game engine source now available and free to use f... by Intermernet on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @06:58AM (#23233495)
Standard example. The source code for Windows 2000 is publicly available. Do you want to try telling Microsoft that it's open source? Don't break the accepted definition.
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Re:Defold game engine source now available and free to use f... by gambiting on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @09:16AM (#23234505)
Was it published by Mirosoft officially? Then yeah, absolutely, I'd argue that Windows 2000 is open source. Was it leaked by someone through shady means? Then no, of course it isn't open source, since accessing it is not necessarily legal depending on the jurisdiction.
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Re:Defold game engine source now available and free to use f... by Intermernet on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @09:34AM (#23234695)
You didn't specify who published it, and that illustrates the point. Your definition of open source is a moving target. The accepted definition isn't.
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