The comment said why not go open source, not why not go source available though.
Comment on Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition
derpgon@programming.dev 6 days agoOpen-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.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 days ago
jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
No don’t look it up, just assume that you know what it means without ever seeing a definition because your brain is just better than everyone else’s.
The Open Source Definition
Page created on July 7, 2006 | Last modified on February 16, 2024Introduction
Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open source software must comply with the following criteria:
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XM34@feddit.org 6 days ago
Open source and source available are not and cannot be used interchangeably. They mean two extremely different things!