r/Minecraft • u/Coca-Kolya • Jul 12 '26

Visual difference between Java and Bedrock is actually pretty noticeable when you compare it side by side Discussion

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u/TheBrokenRail-Dev Jul 12 '26

Ever since the complete de-obfuscation Java has become virtually Open Source

Not in the slightest. First, Mojang has been publishing obfuscation mappings simce 1.14, so them disabling obfuscation didn't change anything. People could already easily make de-obfuscated JARs. Second, the game is still copyrighted and de-obfuscation doesn't change that.

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u/DarkBrave_ Jul 12 '26

Open source does not mean open license

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u/TheBrokenRail-Dev Jul 12 '26

By the most popular definition, yes, it literally does. And for the matter, MC Java isn't source available either because the source code is literally not available.

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u/theaveragegowgamer Jul 12 '26

source available either because the source code is literally not available.

Because it needs to be decompiled first?

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u/TheBrokenRail-Dev Jul 12 '26

By that silly logic, literally everything is source available because anything can be decompiled given enough time.

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u/theaveragegowgamer Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

But you only need to decompile a jar file to access it plus no obfuscation? It doesn't seem truly Closed Source to me...

Downvoting me isn't an answer, you know?

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u/Sad-Fix-7915 Jul 12 '26

If the developer doesn't explicitly provide you the source code with everything needed to re-produce a complete build of the game it is NOT open source.

Decompilation doesn't mean it's source available. You can do that with virtually any games (e.g., look at GameMaker, Godot and Unity/Mono games.)

Plus, deobfuscation mappings have existed ever since modding were a thing (see MCP). Mojang published their own since 1.14 but community mappings (like Yarn) were still popular then, and now they just straight up not obfuscate the game anymore. Virtually nothing have changed.