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Re:Ask HN: Favourite open source game? by JoshTriplett on Thursday June 02, 2022 @03:11AM (#31592295)
Great game, but not Open Source; it's under a restrictive license.
Re:Ask HN: Favourite open source game? by gspr on Thursday June 02, 2022 @05:07AM (#31592871)
Certainly open source. The source is there. In the open. You're just not allowed to reuse it in the ways that we have come to expect from free software. So it's open, but not free, software.
Re:Ask HN: Favourite open source game? by Crestwave on Thursday June 02, 2022 @05:36AM (#31593019)
The OSI definition for open source includes the right to use, modify, and redistribute it.

Of course, not everyone necessarily agrees with that definition, but one would typically use the term "source-available" for code that is publicly available with restrictions.

Re:Ask HN: Favourite open source game? by icy on Thursday June 02, 2022 @06:04AM (#31593164)
No, that makes it "source available". Not "open source".