>Use a GPL 2.0 licensed engine as the basis for a new engine
>Release new engine as proprietary
>Fuck you I'm not giving you the SOURCE of my GOLD SOURCE engine.
Did Valve cheat witht he GPL license ?
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 8:50:51 PM
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>>105939351 (OP)
I think ID sold commercial licenses.
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 8:52:46 PM
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>>105939556
GoldSrc isn't based on the open-source Quake release. They bought the license to use and do their own shit with it directly from id games.
That should be clear from the very image you posted: The Quake open-source release is in 1999, Half-Life was already released at that point.
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 8:57:54 PM
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>>105939351 (OP)
you can distribute software under different licenses.
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 9:08:21 PM
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>>105939521
>>105939390
thanks bros, I'm indeed retarded
