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Re:Defold game engine source now available and free to use f... by AGulev on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @07:55AM (#23233836)
But it's not just "Source Available". You can modify source code, fork it and use your own version of the engine, and so on. The only restriction that you can't SELL the engine itself. What is the right name for that if not "Open source"?
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Re:Defold game engine source now available and free to use f... by Intermernet on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @08:30AM (#23234097)
"permissive", "really awesome", "generous", many other things.

Not "open source". That term has a meaning, and it's very important that meaning doesn't get diluted.

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Re:Defold game engine source now available and free to use f... by ensignavenger on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @11:58AM (#23236298)
Perhaps "permissive source available"?
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