alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months agoValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNot free as in FOSS because it’s limited to non-commercial projects, but they’re Valve. Devs will probably be able to strike deals if their monetization schemes aren’t exploitative.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoMost of the FOSS community seems to hate business anyway
minus-squareRISCWAREZ@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIIRC, the price for a Source engine license is $50K, Valve also has been picky about who gets them these days because people kept leaking stuff.
Not free as in FOSS because it’s limited to non-commercial projects, but they’re Valve. Devs will probably be able to strike deals if their monetization schemes aren’t exploitative.
Most of the FOSS community seems to hate business anyway
IIRC, the price for a Source engine license is $50K, Valve also has been picky about who gets them these days because people kept leaking stuff.