[kumikumi]

Is this an actual open source solution or some commercial offering that costs money to use?

Because we need to bring Vulkan to the Apple platforms in a way that can everybody can use it, and I was thinking that building Vulkan support on top of Metal might indeed be a good approach. (But if this ends up being a commercial solution then we are basically at ground zero, and someone needs to replicate all the work you did and make it globally available.)

[MihailNaydenov]

It is pretty clear, it a commercial solution.
Looking at the MetalGL price though, at least for a single license, it is reasonable.
Hope MVK will not be more expensive.

[Geenz]

Admittedly though, it’d be nice to have a “free” option for open source projects that doesn’t have the MoltenVK watermark.

[Bill Hollings]

@geenz

Can you be more specific about what you are proposing? What type of open-source projects are you looking to support, and under what conditions?

For example, are you thinking of a situation where final products (eg- app or game, etc.), would also be free (ie- no one is making money), such as in say an educational or hobby market?

…Bill

[Geenz]

Effecitvely, a non-commercial license that doesn’t include the Molten overlay specifically for non-profit (educational or hobby) projects, yes.

[Bill Hollings]

That is an interesting option…and might make sense for educational or other non-profit use.

We will review that internally.

…Bill

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