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submitted 6 months ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Would be funny if Winamp gets a second life ~20 later.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 130 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It doesn't say what license they are going to use, so it may not be open source. The wording is very weaselly.

[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 39 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This is news from September and linked blog post from December. Nothing happened.

[–] invisiblegorilla@sh.itjust.works 53 points 6 months ago

Winamp has announced that on 24 September 2024, the application's source code will be open to developers worldwide.

[–] Xabis@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 6 months ago

They’re probably spending intervening 10 months cleaning all the embarrassing comments out of the code before the initial commit.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.ml 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Good find, I honestly didn't notice that this was from Dec 2023.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

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

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

IMHO, 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.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Would this allow a fork under a different name or would it have to be rewritten, replacing all original code, like Unix?

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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.