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JimH

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Winamp Gives Up Again
« on: October 10, 2024, 03:01:15 am »
Releases source.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/winamp-really-whips-open-source-coders-into-frenzy-with-its-source-release/

"Despite how this license would seem to bar forks, or perhaps because of that, the code has been forked at least 2,600 times as of this writing. In forking and examining the source when first released, coders have noticed some, shall we say, anomalies... "
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Re: Winamp Gives Up Again
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2024, 07:36:11 am »
Now you see it. Now you don't.  Source code removed.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/opensourcing_of_winamp_goes_badly/
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Re: Winamp Gives Up Again
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2024, 07:57:01 am »
I'm honestly surprised it was up as long as it was.
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