from Wikitionary:
Hack (verb) (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that is inelegant or that makes the program harder to maintain.
Hack (noun) (computing) An expedient, temporary solution, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.
The EULA prevents me from redistributing "hacked" versions of the minecraft client, and making an rpm myself without it being supervised, signed and distributed by Mojang is clearly a hack by that definition. Since lawyers are usually keen on dictionary definitions, and an EULA is a legal document, I refuse to take any action which is against the EULA in any sense, I don't have the time and money to get sued for trying to help.
Elad Alfassa
MC-174
This is not a feature request. The lack of proper desktop launcher in Linux is a problem.
Assume the use case of a new person who is not familiar with the operation system:
1) Download .jar file from mojang
2) double click the .jar file
3) Archive Manager opens. User can't play the game.
If you still think this is not a bug then you can't claim you support Linux when you actually don't support it.
Because the Minecraft EULA prevents me from doing so
from Wikitionary:
Hack (verb) (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that is inelegant or that makes the program harder to maintain.
Hack (noun) (computing) An expedient, temporary solution, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.
The EULA prevents me from redistributing "hacked" versions of the minecraft client, and making an rpm myself without it being supervised, signed and distributed by Mojang is clearly a hack by that definition. Since lawyers are usually keen on dictionary definitions, and an EULA is a legal document, I refuse to take any action which is against the EULA in any sense, I don't have the time and money to get sued for trying to help.