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BitCraft Open Sourcing - Phase 1 Announced! (bitcraftonline.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by commander@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 41 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

You cannot:

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  • Share information about any discovered exploits in the game with anyone other than us
  • Operate official, unofficial, private or any otherwise competing BitCraft servers

Doesn't sound open source to me.

[–] fum@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah adding these two restrictions to any open source licence means that it's not actually open source. They should brush up on the open source definition. It sounds like it will effectively be "source available", which is not the same thing.

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

I’m super curious to read the license and understand how this is allowed:

  • Run your own version of server modules for testing or experimentation
  • Make (and sell) a game similar to BitCraft with your own IP (art and themes) using our code as a basis

But what you quoted isn’t.

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't this whole project just a showcase for their unique backend? They must be really insecure about it to ban any competition in the license.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

If they want to show off their backend just open an only fans like everyone else.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The thing powering the game is also "Open Sourced" under a modified version of the BSL, so I think it's going to be something similar to that.

[–] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago

BSL

A-ha. So not at all open source then, got it.