On: Unity’s new pricing: A wake-up call on the importa...

[ndsipa_pomu]

Well, you can always modify source code and use it privately - you hardly need a license for that.

The additional sections that allow distribution are the important bits and I guess the devil is in the details.

[hx8 → ndsipa_pomu]

> Well, you can always modify source code and use it privately - you hardly need a license for that.

You do need a license to modify the source, use it internally, and then sell a binary you've produced with the modified source.

[ndsipa_pomu → hx8]

It's the "sell a binary" bit that introduces the need for a license.

[xeromal → ndsipa_pomu]

The point is that if you're a game company. You have a way to legally make modifications to the engine even if Epic goes belly up.

[dcow → ndsipa_pomu]

No you cant.

[ndsipa_pomu → dcow]

Who could stop you and how would they know about it?