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by tootie 4123 days ago
It's free as in a bank loan with no time frame for repayment.
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vamur 4123 days ago
It's a positive development, not sure the negative comments. 5% is chump change if a game is successfull. The engine is also open source (so no hidden malware), runs on Linux and WebGL.
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hollerith 4123 days ago
>The engine is also open source

I think you mean the source code is available (i.e., anyone can download it), which is different from its coming with an open-source license, which is what most people mean by "open source".

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pantalaimon 4123 days ago
No, what you mean is Free Software
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vetinari 4123 days ago
No, it's not Open Source either: http://opensource.org/osd
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nulltype 4123 days ago
I think microsoft calls this "Shared Source"
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SXX 4123 days ago
Actually no. Microsoft branded several licenses that way, but some of them are OSI-approved and FSF-approved (while not compatible with GPL).
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benologist 4123 days ago
At $3000/product/quarter it will also be completely free for many indie game and app developers while they try and build something people want.
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protomyth 4123 days ago
Many game developers will be smiling if they have to write that quarterly check.
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