News Winamp owner deletes 'Open Source' repository after a bumpy month on GitHub

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The Llama Group takes down its Winamp GitHub repository after less than a month amid concerns that it doesn't own all of the project's source code

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[GenericUser]

It would take a massive investment and a lot of time to clean up Winamp’s back-end for an open-source release, but would anyone do it, knowing they wouldn’t make back a cent?

With how long it's been around and how popular it's been, you know there's someone who would do it. There are people who go to crazy lengths to preserve/resurrect their favorite software all the time.

 

[Pierce2623]

Like what does Winamp do that Kodi or something else can’t do? I don’t get the big deal. I used Winamp back when it was modern but now I don’t really understand the draw.

 

[Jame5]

In it's original form it was self contained, extremely lightweight, fast, and the UI was very easy to use.

Like launched from a 5400rpm hdd that was also running the OS in less than a second fast.

Most modern applications depend on SSDs to hide their launch times for their bloated software, or have a call home in them, etc.

Winamp just worked. (tm)

Audacious seems the closest in spirit to the original winamp, and it's FOSS and cross platform. I use it on my linux desktop systems.

For my Windows desktop my current player choice is Foobar2000 for local media playback. It is also a peer from the Winamp days.

 

[nitrium]

As a very long time user of Winamp, I've now switched to Aimp, which is basically the same as Winamp, but supports all the newest audio standards (including FLAC). No issues with it so far.

 

[ottonis]

Well, they could have simply removed all the problematic/proprietary code lines, appropriately comment the missing lines in question and go full open source licence. Would have been a win-win for everybody.
After all, WinAmp is a legendary piece of software that certainly deserves to live on the one or another way.

 

[bobingus]

Honestly glad to see it fall apart. It was such a transparent attempt at a company trying to leverage nostalgia and nerd passion to get free labor. They obviously intended to let the community bring the software into modern standard and no doubt had plans to monetize it when it was done.

Glad to see that plan won't be coming to fruition.

 

[theillien]

It would take a massive investment and a lot of time to clean up Winamp’s back-end for an open-source release, but would anyone do it, knowing they wouldn’t make back a cent?

Tell me you don't understand FOSS without telling me you don't understand FOSS.

 

[Wimpers]

There also is WACUP...

 

[Justin Goldberg]

I still think it's a good idea. People love when the winamp software, and they want to contribute.

 

[ForbiddenEra]

Woah.. SHOUTcast too? I know I at least have the sc_trans code because I'm the guy who ported it Linux. I might have had DNAS too but definitely never got access to the Winamp codebase. It was right around the time AOL bought out, so my contribution didn't last beyond the above described.

Winamp, really whips the Llamas ass!

I miss running my shoutcast stations (idealsound, urban drop, frozen beats)