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I get the point you are making and to a certain degree, I agree with you. Havign said that, they still do get cash from the engine, through existing licensing
by chollida1 14y ago
I get the point you are making and to a certain degree, I agree with you.
Havign said that, they still do get cash from the engine, through existing licensing deals.
I haven't checked this specific license that doom3 was released under, but it's common for the code to be released under a free license for non commercial use, but a paid license would be required for commercial variants.
- albertzeyer 14y agoThe engine (idTech4) is released under GPL. Thus, you can use it for commercial use without paying anything. I guess you can also still buy a non-GPLed version.
- loboman 14y agoDerivative work that uses the engine must be GPL'd too. That is bad for commercial products that intend to be closed source; I guess those are the commercial products that buy the engine.
- ArtB 14y agoBut that doesn't apply to the maps, sounds, and textures which are really the heart of the game.