“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases as BSD”

Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by reidrac on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @02:46AM (#27744947)

I think you're right; this is more about choosing the right license to support your means than a general BSD vs GPL.

I find interesting his point of view compared to his partners': he would have preferred if the code was used by more people, his partners were more worried perhaps about competition (if anyone released a game based on their code, they had to contribute the changes back; which is something id could use as long as they keep that engine GPL).

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Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by saurik on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @03:18AM (#27745119)

While your theory is quite possible, it is worth noting (just to make sure that the premise of GPL is well-defended) that it is also possible his partners were more concerned about "freedom": that their new engine should benefit the commons rather than getting co-opted by people who don't care about end users, and that they would have preferred that their groundbreaking technology encourage more open source games.

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Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by dman on Thursday July 08, 2021 @11:39AM (#27773398)

My read is very close to yours.

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