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I think he was talking about the Minecraft server software not being able to be distributed pre-compiled. Not the runtime environment. I could have misread it

I think he was talking about the Minecraft server software not being able to be distributed pre-compiled. Not the runtime environment. I could have misread it though.

chipperyman573 11y ago
The way most people get around this is by compiling a setup package that downloads the binaries.
duskwuff 11y ago
I'm pretty sure what they're referring to is a quirk of how Minecraft mods work. The official Mojang Minecraft server code is closed-source, and is distributed as a .jar file. It does not natively support mods. Mods work by decompiling the Minecraft server .jar, patching it, and recompiling it. The results of this process are non-redistributable. That's probably what the article is (confusedly) referring to.
gravypod 11y ago
The reason I ask is because there has been some stuff that has come to light over the distribution of the JVM although to my understanding the OpenJDK platform does not hold the same restrictions.