Would be funny if Winamp gets a second life ~20 later.

  • @[email protected]
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    1306 months ago

    It doesn’t say what license they are going to use, so it may not be open source. The wording is very weaselly.

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      226 months ago

      IMHO, it sounds like it’ll be “Source Available.” Especially

      Winamp will remain the owner of the software and will decide on the innovations made in the official version.

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        16 months ago

        Would this allow a fork under a different name or would it have to be rewritten, replacing all original code, like Unix?

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          If they chose an open source license, a fork under a different name would be possible (else it’s not open source).

          Their wording is ambiguous, so maybe they only talk about keeping the name/trademark to themselves, which is definitely a good choice.

          It’s also not clear if they accept contributions, but they’ll likely keep deciding what features should get added or not.

          At least that’s how I understand it.