Minecraft: Java Edition has been obfuscated since its release. This obfuscation meant that people couldn’t see our source code. Instead, everything was scrambled – and those who wanted to mod Java Edition had to try and piece together what every class and function in the code did.

Modding is at the heart of Java Edition – and obfuscation makes modding harder. We’re excited about this change to remove obfuscation, as it should make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods. Now you won’t have to untangle tricky code or deal with unclear names. What’s more, de-bugging will become more straightforward, and crash logs will actually be readable!

surprisingly fantastic and consumer friendly move from mojang, good on them

  • YTG123@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    413·
    19 hours ago

    Open source includes unlimited distribution. The game is still paid and they want to reserve distribution rights.

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      To add to this, it’s exclusively available on the Microsoft Store, which has gotten so bad lately that I refused the terms on their most recent update and haven’t had it installed on any machines since.

      • Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        45 minutes ago

        It isn’t? Minecraft :Java Edition (which is getting deobfuscated) is available on their website for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition has nothing to do with these news.

    • Derpgon@programming.devEnglish
      82·
      16 hours ago

      Open-source and source-available are used interchangeably. Releasing the source does not mean the license will allow any form of redistribution or recompilation.

      If you decompile the game yourself you can infinitely distribute the game as well. This is not an argument.

      • XM34@feddit.orgEnglish
        3·
        6 hours ago

        Open source and source available are not and cannot be used interchangeably. They mean two extremely different things!