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Re:Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow... by PlattypusRex on Friday September 06, 2024 @05:15PM (#41469781)
It's pedantic to say it isn't free when...it isn't? Plenty of smaller games make over $1 million. It's news to me that the concept of free is whatever the reader wants it to be. Free as in beer or free as in freedom, Unreal is neither.
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Re:Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow... by pizza234 on Sunday September 08, 2024 @07:37PM (#41484195)
Freedom in licensing definitely requires context and specification; an absolute view of freedom has little practical use. Game engines released, for example, under a GPL license may align with an absolute view of freedom, but they are useless for the vast majority of commercial games.
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