alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 days agoValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down10
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·3 days 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-squareRisc@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days 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.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoMost of the FOSS community seems to hate business anyway
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.
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.
Most of the FOSS community seems to hate business anyway