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>The article makes it sound as if UE4 was closed source It is. It's proprietary software. Just because you can look at the source code doesn't mean it meets
by davexunit 12y ago
>The article makes it sound as if UE4 was closed source
It is. It's proprietary software. Just because you can look at the source code doesn't mean it meets the definition of "open source".
- emsy 12y agoWhose definition? Also, I never said it was open source, but merely that it's not closed source which is true, since it's somewhere between OSS and CSS.
- davexunit 12y ago>Whose definition? Oh, you know, the OSI[0], the folks that coined the term in the first place. This is a textbook case of "openwashing"[1]. [0] http://opensource.org/osd http://opensource.org/osd [1] http://michellethorne.cc/2009/03/openwashing/ http://michellethorne.cc/2009/03/openwashing/
- emsy 12y agoA quick wiki visit says the term open source existed before the OSI. But that's not really important. I just wanted to point out that UE4 does a better job than many other engine (and software!) vendors, since they give you a peek at the source and I think this should be praised, rather than scolded for not being totally free.