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Unity is canceling the Runtime Fee
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this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2024
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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.
See also: Oracles Java runtime, Docker desktop, VMware.
What happened with docker?
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.
Rancher desktop on Windows has done well enough as a replacement for docker desktop for me
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.
That's shitty.