Alphane MoontoOpen Source@lemmy.mlEnglish·5 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldWinamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows.(about.winamp.com)external-linkarrow-up1633arrow-down19message-square70file-textfedilink
arrow-up1624arrow-down1external-linkWinamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows.(about.winamp.com)Alphane MoontoOpen Source@lemmy.mlEnglish·5 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldmessage-square70file-textfedilink
minus-squareRobotToasterarrow-up130arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkIt doesn’t say what license they are going to use, so it may not be open source. The wording is very weaselly.
minus-squaremonobotarrow-up49arrow-down10·5 months agolinkfedilinkThis is news from September and linked blog post from December. Nothing happened.
minus-squareinvisiblegorillaarrow-up55arrow-down2·5 months agolinkfedilink Winamp has announced that on 24 September 2024, the application’s source code will be open to developers worldwide.
minus-squareXabisarrow-up31arrow-down1·5 months agolinkfedilink Winamp has announced that on 24 September 2024, the application’s source code will be open to developers worldwide. The date is given on the page, which hasn’t lapsed yet.
minus-squarenillocEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkThey’re probably spending intervening 10 months cleaning all the embarrassing comments out of the code before the initial commit.
minus-squareAlphane MoonOParrow-up22arrow-down2·5 months agolinkfedilinkGood find, I honestly didn’t notice that this was from Dec 2023.
minus-squarenoodlejetskiarrow-up2arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkit shows “Dec 16, 1” when I open the link, but the first time I saw someone post it, the date on the screenshot said “May 16, 2024 - 08:30 CEST”: https://social.treehouse.systems/@amie/112452636130622939
minus-squaren2burnsarrow-up23arrow-down1·5 months agolinkfedilinkIMHO, 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.
minus-squareKISSmyOSFedditarrow-up0arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkWould this allow a fork under a different name or would it have to be rewritten, replacing all original code, like Unix?
minus-squareChewyarrow-up6arrow-down0·5 months agoedit-25 months agolinkfedilinkIf 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.
It doesn’t say what license they are going to use, so it may not be open source. The wording is very weaselly.
This is news from September and linked blog post from December. Nothing happened.
The date is given on the page, which hasn’t lapsed yet.
They’re probably spending intervening 10 months cleaning all the embarrassing comments out of the code before the initial commit.
Good find, I honestly didn’t notice that this was from Dec 2023.
it shows “Dec 16, 1” when I open the link, but the first time I saw someone post it, the date on the screenshot said “May 16, 2024 - 08:30 CEST”: https://social.treehouse.systems/@amie/112452636130622939
IMHO, it sounds like it’ll be “Source Available.” Especially
Would this allow a fork under a different name or would it have to be rewritten, replacing all original code, like Unix?
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.