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Actually, Winamp is not going Open Source (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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https://x.com/winamp/status/1793615140241240395

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[–] 106 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is it important? It was a cool program 30 years ago but it's just a playback UI right?

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  • [–] 54 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It’s not the old program anymore, and it already leaked a long time ago. It was obvious that the new one wouldn’t be open.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The new one is just a web UI with options for streaming music. There were talks of the old original Winamp going open source though, which bought nostalgic memories to many. Eithercase, with so many music players on both Windows and Linux, I doubt Winamp would a niche case to fill.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I have the old one (5.x) installed and use it regularly. Is it still available for download anywhere? Would love for that one to be officially open sourced.

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