tldr; the developer of Eve (“CCP”) is going to open source their engine
Their engine, not the game or server code? How does the engine help their game live forever?
Probably hoping to crowd source the engine development to reduce costs, but honestly no idea.
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No thanks.
I wonder which license they are going to use. Is it gonna be just an open source one or full-on FOSS?
Is it gonna be just an open source one or full-on FOSS?
Um, open source is FOSS, I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Maybe you’re talking about source-available?
No it isn’t. Open Source is not inherently Free and Open Source. This is the whole point of licensing agreements.
Open source software is practically the same as free software, with only a handful of deviations:
In “Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software,” Stallman explains: “The two terms describe almost the same category of software, but they stand for views based on fundamentally different values. Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social movement.”
FOSS is just the term for both groups together (Free and Open Source Software).
You have it backwards. Free and Open Source software is Open Source (subset). But Open Source is not Free and Open Source (superset).
Langfuse is a great example of where this is the case: https://github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/main/LICENSE
It is open source, but all features under the
ee
folder are not free, thus it is not FOSS.From reviewing the license, the portions under the ee directory are not open source, they’re source-available with some additional grants of rights given certain conditions.
Here’s the definition I use for “open source”, and here’s the one I use for “free software”. Most (all?) free software licenses meet the definition of free software, but not all open source licenses meet the definition of free software, so that’s why I tend to set that free software is a subset of open source software.
That is exactly what I said above.
No, the portions outside the EE directory are both open source and free software because it satisfies the definitions of both. The software in the EE directory satisfies neither. The combined work is neither, it’s a mix of FOSS and source-available.
So … what about the abusive pay for play system hidden in a free to play , were you need to spend hundred of dollars to be hable to have some decent content?. Making it open source is just a strategy add content … Without spending a penny .
Eve is a Screensaver where you spin your ship.
Best description ever
It used to be a classic phrase in the eve forums when I was playing long ago.
If I was unemployed and didn’t have anything to do in real life, I would play eve. It’s a great game for people who wants to become more and more powerful in a virtual galaxy at the expense of it consuming all your life.
Yeah, completly agree with you.
I tried it again after a 10 years hiatus and… Forgot how good and game is and… how time consuming as well.
I stumbled upon an expression summarising it perfectly: EVE isn’t a video game, it’s a hobby. Requiring time and dedication.
It was fine during college, but now… Not anymore.
100 bucks is nothing for the amount of time eve players play.
Edit Isk for $ has been in the game for years and years, it’s no secret.
In my experience it has also never been necessary to engage in the microtransactions to have fun.
I played EVE for years in the 2010s. Amazing game. I just don’t have enough time for it anymore.
Same here. It’s hard or impossible to combine with doing anything in real life.
I guess the idea of paying real money for isk is the solution in a way, but if I’m not grinding eve for isk, there isn’t much else to do. Why even do missions or go to null sec if I don’t need isk?
I played cryptic mmos for a long time and never spent a cent (well for myself we got a lifer for my wife)