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NCommander writes:
"ArsTechnica reports that Unreal Engine 4 is being re-released under a subscription basis which provides full access to the source code, and a flat 5 percent gross royalty for use. Comments from EPIC show that Unreal Engine 4 is being ported to Linux and SteamOS as well as a variety of other platforms, and that you can cancel the subscription at any time. For educational usage, as well as free (as in beer) games, no costs beyond the subscription fee are incurred."
Ed Note: Updated title to be less misleading.
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Unreal Engine 4 Relicensed Under Subscription Basis
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A grammarian's life is always in tense.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 20 2014, @08:04AM
No you're not pedantic but the submitter and editors are very sloppy.
This is not open source!
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.
-- http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php [opensource.org]
Goddamn, this is like M$ FUD...
NCommander--
Don't they teach you the basics at Ubuntu?
(Score: 2) by NCommander on Thursday March 20 2014, @10:47AM
Mostly I had a brain fart when writing it up and submitting it, and I forgot the actual definition of open source as set by the OSS.
Still always moving
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 20 2014, @11:48AM
Sorry for losing my cool and for the lowly ad hominem... glad you handled this much better.