alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 13 days agoValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinegames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinegames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 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-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoMost of the FOSS community seems to hate business anyway
minus-squareRisc@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 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.
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.