Open Source UE3/UE2 under same license term as UE4?

[anonymous_user_eba350411 (anonymous_user_eba35041)]

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We would like to, but can’t. We have investigated this possibility extensively over the years and concluded that releasing UE2/3 source was infeasible due to a combination of third-party licensing contracts, lack of source, and compiler incompatibilities.

The UE4 code release now has been made possible by an extensive architectural effort to eliminate problematic third-party code dependencies which began back in 2010.

He’s absolutely right! Haven’t you guys noticed that there is no Scaleform, no Simplygon, no Speedtree, no Bink video etc in UE4? Epic can’t simply release source code that they don’t own. It’s a bold and courageous decision to remove all dependencies, and enjoy the liberty of being able to release the source code to Unreal devs!