I agree on that. It is just that in my opionion, strong wording with regards to software freedom should be reserved to those that practice it. In context of th

I agree on that. It is just that in my opionion, strong wording with regards to software freedom should be reserved to those that practice it. In context of the industry, ID is unusually open and releasing their old engines is a valuable service to our community. It just doesn't really map to what the software linked represents, because thats a scheme that ID uses as well. Also, they were widely applauded for that as well, just for providing the tools to manipulate their games that deeply. Also, credit where credit is due: Valve is generally very relaxed stance on using their assets for anything non-commercial, e.g. in their Moviemaker (and even allow youtube ad revenue). This is codified: http://www.valvesoftware.com/videopolicy.html http://www.valvesoftware.com/videopolicy.html For ID, using assets is not regulated. Oh, the many degrees of freedom :). I don't understand the amount of mischief Valve is getting for providing something nice, even if it can be improved.