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> Another fully open-source 3D engine is no bad thing. Small correction; it is not open source: https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/faq/#Licensing https://aws.a
by cies 11y ago
> Another fully open-source 3D engine is no bad thing.
Small correction; it is not open source: https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/faq/#Licensing https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/faq/#Licensing
- Tinyyy 11y agoI think your definition of open source is flawed.
- cwyers 11y agoNo, you're confusing open source and source available.
- acdha 11y agoTheir own FAQ answer to “Is Lumberyard open source?” starts with “No.”
- icebraining 11y agoBlame the Open Source Initiative :)
- mikeash 11y ago"Open source" generally means not only can you get the source code, but you can use it freely and make your modifications available to others. There's some wiggle room for exactly what qualifies there, but Amazon's terms are pretty far from any gray areas.
- beefsack 11y agoIt is open source, but it's not FOSS.
- dragonwriter 11y agoThat's a contradiction "FOSS" encompasses the software which meets the (nearly-equivalent in practical application) FSF Free Software definition and/or OSI Open Source definition. If it is open source software (which this is emphatically and expressly not), it is FOSS.
- pbhjpbhj 11y agoSoftware can be commercial and open source meaning you can read the code but you have to purchase a licence to make copies and/or use it - that's open source but not Free[-Gratis] Open Source Software (FOSS).
- dragonwriter 11y agoNo, that's "source available" or "shared source", not " open source".
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- jamiesonbecker 11y agoAlthough FOSS has a broad definition[1], most technical people refer to Free Software by the GNU interpretation, in which the Free in FOSS is "Free as in Freedom, not Free as in Beer". FOSS is generally considered a subset of Open Source software. You can charge as much as you like for FOSS[2]. Open Source is not the same as Source Available[3]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software 2. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software#Open-source_vs._source-available https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software#Open-sour...
- cies 11y agoFrom their FAQ: > Q. Is Lumberyard “open source”? > No. We make the source code available to enable you to fully customize your game, but your rights are limited by the Lumberyard Service Terms. For example, you may not publicly release the Lumberyard engine source code, or use it to release your own game engine. So according to them it's not even "open source".
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoThe source is available but it's not "open source", more what Microsoft would call "shared source".
- beachstartup 11y agoall the magic is in the word 'open', not the word 'source'. the source is available, but it's not open or free.
- thenomad 11y agoGood point.