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It is free as in beer, which is the natural definition of "free" for most people.
by bluesilver07 12y ago
It is free as in beer, which is the natural definition of "free" for most people.
- Argorak 12y agoIt's free as beer until you take a sip from the glass. Also, the US isn't the land of the cheap sakes, which kind of doesn't fit "for most".
- hughes 12y agoFree until you take more than 3000 sips from the glass per quarter. So still likely 100% free for all but the successful indie devs and larger studios.
- robotresearcher 12y agoSip all you want. It's free until you serve that beer for money in your successful restaurant.
- prawn 12y agoJust in case this helps you in the future: "cheapskate" is the term you're looking for.
- Gurkenmaster 12y agoI was thinking it's a pun about japanese alcohol.
- hasenj 12y agoThe natural definition for "free" in the software development world has come to mean "open source". It doesn't matter what the word means outside this sphere. Otherwise, "engine" usually refers to something like a car engine.
- EpicEng 12y agoThat's a bold claim. I have been writing software for more than a decade and I still associate "free" with "no monetary cost".
- hawleyal 12y agoIt's actually not. It has a very restricted license, and you have to sign up to get the source. So it's not free software or open source.