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Unity is canceling the Runtime Fee (unity.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by berin@programming.dev to c/gamedev@programming.dev

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 88 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Damage done. It became a great example of why it isn't a good idea to rely on an engine operated by a corporate entity, since there's always a chance your product will be directly affected by some external executive's random choice.

[–] Rade0nfighter@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

See also: Oracles Java runtime, Docker desktop, VMware.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What happened with docker?

[–] ridago@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Docker Desktop now has a license cost for medium+ sized businesses. Docker Engine remains open source, but the desktop UI as well as the tech that makes Docker work on Windows (and Mac?) is now no longer free.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's shitty.

[–] EvenOdds@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Rancher desktop on Windows has done well enough as a replacement for docker desktop for me

[–] towerful@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thankfully containers are open source.
Everything is "docker this" and "docker that". But podman is viable, and there are other container systems.
The container format is so ubiquitous it's FOSS. I mean, it's kubernetes.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago

I got personally screwed by this when I sunk the cash into Substance Painter / Designer, and then they "joined the Adobe family."

At this point any software in my pipeline that's not FOSS would be considered a point of vulnerability.