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> Minecraft, which is written in Java, is nominally Open Source Minecraft is not open source by OSI's definition and doesn't even have the source code availabl

> Minecraft, which is written in Java, is nominally Open Source Minecraft is not open source by OSI's definition and doesn't even have the source code available. The Minecraft server is distributed as a compiled JAR file. What does the author talk about?

duaneb 11y ago
It's a terrible way of indicating "you can hack on this".
detaro 11y ago
Probably that most mods are made by decompiling the minecraft server, modifying it and recompiling, or patching the server with the diffs resulting from that. So yes, people are looking at the source, modifying it and distribute their changes, and Mojang has rules to allow that. But it isn't "open source" in any real way.
em3rgent0rdr 11y ago
they should have just used a true open-source minecraft: https://opensource.com/life/15/9/open-source-alternatives-minecraft https://opensource.com/life/15/9/open-source-alternatives-mi...
- Dylan16807 11y ago
  "Cuberite is licensed under the Apache License V2"
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  - Dylan16807 11y ago
    Would someone like to explain the downvotes? Claiming that the use of Cuberite is not "true" open source is like someone in 2011 claiming that a webserver with SPDY can't be "true" open source because Chrome is proprietary.
    - detaro 11y ago
      I assume because Cuberite is only a server component, the examples in the linked article are all open-source minecraft-style standalone games or clients. Most customers probably want Minecraft, with the mods for the original and such, and not something "minecraft-style", so I don't think that would have been a good option. Maybe a nice extra, but this project really doesn't look like it needs "nice extras" that add complexity.