alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 12 days agoValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1224arrow-down1external-linkValve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versionsarstechnica.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·12 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-up10·12 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.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·12 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