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The UE4/UE5 source code is only available under license, but the bar to acquire said license couldn't possibly be lower. You just connect a GitHub account, clic
by jsheard 2y ago
The UE4/UE5 source code is only available under license, but the bar to acquire said license couldn't possibly be lower. You just connect a GitHub account, click through a EULA, and automatically get access to almost* the entire source code for free.
* The NDA'ed console bits are hidden of course but all the PC code is there. Not just release snapshots either, you can see all of Epics commits in real time.
- bayindirh 2y agoBut it’s source available, and it’s not free software, correct? It’s just free as in beer. “Click through EULA” is the mammoth in the room.
- jsheard 2y agoYes it's source available, not true free software. Kvirani never said it's free software though.
- NoahKAndrews 2y agoI think the point is that you're not legally allowed to borrow its techniques
- account42 2y agoSomething as abstract as "techniques" is in general not copyrightable. Worst case, there is a software patent but that is not something that is granted automatically.
- Gigachad 2y agoIt's not open source but it is free