• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Unreal is not open source, it’s source-available. Open source generally gives freedoms like redistribution, yet that is explicitly not allowed by Unreal. To get access to the source, you need to agree to a licensing agreement with them.

    That said, source-available is a lot better than most proprietary software licenses.

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      1 year ago

      You’re confusing “free” (as in freedom) with open-source.

      ETA: you’re correct that Unreal is source available, but a lot of what you listed is not required to be open source.

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        What did I mention that’s not part of the open source definition? Btw, I’m using this one, and only mentioned redistribution, which is the first one:

        The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.

        The next big part is able derivative works, which is also not allowed as part of the Unreal license AFAIK.