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-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.
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.