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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk to c/foss@beehaw.org
 

I used this for years, from version 1.9 all the way to 5.x when I moved onto other software.

EDIT: Here is the full press release.

Press Release- Inside information May 16, 2024 – 08:30 CEST Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows. Winamp has announced that on 24 September 2024, the application's source code will be open to developers worldwide. Winamp will open up its code for the player used on Windows, enabling the entire community to participate in its development. This is an invitation to global collaboration, where developers worldwide can contribute their expertise, ideas, and passion to help this iconic software evolve. Winamp has become much more than just a music player. It embodies a unique digital culture, aesthetic, and user experience. With this initiative to open the source code, Winamp is taking the next step in its history, allowing its users to contribute directly to improving the product. "This is a decision that will delight millions of users around the world. Our focus will be on new mobile players and other platforms. We will be releasing a new mobile player at the beginning of July. Still, we don't want to forget the tens of millions of users who use the software on Windows and will benefit from thousands of developers' experience and creativity. Winamp will remain the owner of the software and will decide on the innovations made in the official version," explains Alexandre Saboundjian, CEO of Winamp. Interested developers can now make themselves known at the following address: about.winamp.com/free-llama

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[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The release doesn't say it's going FOSS. It doesn't specify, but it hints that it'll be "Source Available". Stuff like:

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

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Could mean FOSS but they keep the trademark.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, but that's unlikely, given the wording. "Owner of the software" is fairly clear and trademark and software are very different.

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The open-source licenses that I've used don't require surrendering copyright.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The open-source licenses that I’ve used don’t require surrendering copyright.

The creator doesn't "surrender" their copyright, but someone can fork it and then have ownership of their version. "Winamp will remain the owner of the software" indicates you won't have ownership of a fork.

Again, it doesn't clearly state whether it will be "FOSS" or "Source Available", but if they were planning to go FOSS, you'd expect them to say something to make that clear. Leaving it vague seems like a strategy to get attention while not actually lying.

[–] rasensprenger@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Note that it speaks of the "official version" in the next sentence, which seems to me like there will be inofficial versions which requires a more permissive license

But we'll see

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago

I didn't know this was still around, but sounds super good and super cool and tons of people will get in on this. For sure.

[–] LordChaos82@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not a programmer but does that mean we will finally see Winamp come to Linux?

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe Linamp, Lamp, or Gamp would be better? Kamp for a KDE version if the name isn't already used.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Lamp is already the name of s Webservice Stack (Linux, Apache Webserver, MySQL, PHP)

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I remember I used to use Winamp then Sonique then Foobar 2000 and that's when I switched to Linux.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Sounds familiar.