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Now open sourced with a really restrictive license – WinampDesktop/winamp: Iconic media player

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/09/26

Winamp is a multimedia player launched in 1997, iconic for its flexibility and wide compatibility with audio formats. Originally developed by Nullsoft, it gained massive popularity with still millions of users. Its development slowed down, but now, its source code was opened to the community, allowing developers to improve and modernize the player to meet current user needs.

https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp

Via https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1838739822816514308

Like, this is the worst license I’ve seen in a while. One isn’t even allowed to *create* a fork.

5. Restrictions

• No Distribution of Modified Versions: You may not distribute modified versions of the software, whether in source or binary form.

• No Forking: You may not create, maintain, or distribute a forked version of the software.

Official Distribution: Only the maintainers of the official repository are allowed to distribute the software and its modifications.
https://fxtwitter.com/dosnostalgic/status/1838739822816514308

Related:

  1. you cannot contribute without forking https://x.com/circuitrewind/status/1838746690511352095
  2. it’s incomplete too https://x.com/circuitrewind/status/1838747170846933202

    The source also appears to be incomplete in at least one area that I just checked.

    There is the mc.exe binary that a few of us have been wanting source to for a very VERY long time. They have the binary, and no source for it still.

    https://fxtwitter.com/circuitrewind/status/1838747170846933202

 

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