lyonMar 1
If a video game was commercially available on digital platforms, but its source code was publicly available under a CC-NC license, assuming you were interested in the game and it was priced reasonably, which are you most likely to do? Boosts appreciated #gamedev #indiegame
Never purchase, I can just build for free
0%
Build to try for free, purchase if I enjoy it
40.4%
Purchase anyway, building is just enough friction
48.9%
Build for free, but find other ways to support
10.6%
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Show threadChristophe Sauveur
@lyon is it even technically possible to publish the game commercially if your own license is CC-NC? Are you not infringing right from the start?
Mar 1 at 9:40pmWeb
Show threadlyonMar 1

@chsxf I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the license applies to copiers, the right holder can do whatever. Additionally, I think it's not that no commercialization can be done, it's just that you cannot without the explicit permission of the rights holder.

The idea behind the restriction would just be to prevent someone from selling their own version on mobile app stores or something, which... tends to happen even without freely available source anyway, but still.

Show threadSkyper 💻🎧☕📖Mar 1
@chsxf @lyon Licensing something doesn't necessarily mean giving away your copyright (except public domain and similar). At the contrary, you state the rights and liabilities of the parties using your work. But regarding yourself, the copyright owner of the work, you do whatever you want with it.
Show threadChristophe SauveurMar 1
@Skyper @lyon thanks for the clarification. That was my guess and it is completely logical.