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I recall Mojang stating they would release the source code of Minecraft sooner or later, but searching both on google and on Minecraft sites I wasn't about to find it.

So... is it available somewhere? With what license?

PS: not interested in sources decompiled from the binaries, only in genuinely officially released sources.

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too localized to ask about a particular game source code imo – GameDev-er Mar 11 at 23:22

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No.

Notch said at some point that he plans to release the sources once the game is no longer selling, but that was WAY before it got this big.

And yes, it's still selling.

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I know there's an already accepted answer and it's not quite on the spot - but I also came here via Google and I was looking to learn and thought others might, too.

There are other open-source Minecraft clones (and InfiniMiner which is what Minecraft is based off, too).

I'd suggest anyone who is looking to study up on it looks at these:

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Out of curiosity, why is the accepted answer "not quite on the spot"? – Cameron Fredman Mar 11 at 22:34
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I guess it answers the question - but I think the OP was looking for a bit more... perhaps to learn from. However, I could be wrong and I guess it answered the OPs question. Feel free to edit my answer if it feels wrong to you, though. – Vaughan Hilts Mar 11 at 22:44
As I said, was just curious what you meant by that. – Cameron Fredman Mar 11 at 22:49
@VaughanHilts thanks. I agree, a perfect answer would have included said links, but I was too lazy to google for them at the time. I seriously didn't expect to get that many upvotes anyway.. – Jari Komppa Mar 12 at 6:45
This is nice and informative, and I appreciate that. However, I was looking only for the official source code, so the accepted answer is precise. Thanks anyway, and keep this answer since it might help others! – Lohoris Mar 12 at 8:41

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