Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks

I am proud to be one of the 2.6k people who illegally forked winamp

kicked by the llamas ass

I used VLC before and ill continue using VLC

How does this affect the average music enjoyer who plays mp3s on winamp like it was 1999?

WACUP

https://getwacup.com/

Replacing native Winamp code with modern code with frequent updates by one of the most prolific classic Winamp developers.

It's fantastic.

Well, that really sucks the llama's ass.

I'm surprised they kept it up for so long honestly. It was very clear they had no fucking clue what they were doing. What with the nonsensical license that violated Github's tos, the Dolby Code they leaked, and the fact they kept every commit public for everyone to see.

And rightly so! Save the Llamas!

Can someone explain me what's the business model of an app that's free for three decades? They claim to have 100 devs, how can they pay them?

vlc my beloved

Unsurprising given that their repo's license was a contradictory mess

Anyways I'd recommend using Strawberry instead

It's an actual Free and Open Source music player:

• Licensed under GPL-3.0
• Project Repo

I'm using foobar2000. Should I be using something else?

I just use Audacious with a winamp skin. Looks identical but actually FOSS.

I think I tried Winamp back in the day but never really understood it.

One has to admit it's good that they released the source code (while it was available) so users can learn what their software is actually doing on their computer. Better for yourself as a dev too: you will probably avoid including other people's work in yours. However, wanting contributions while retaining the exclusive right to distribute the software is anti-collaborative. I'm reluctant to say it might as well be proprietary again but since it doesn't meet the standard of software freedom then it's equally not worth trying on my computer.

Is it still possible to get the source code? I never knew it was available.

Milkdrop is in Kodi these days, so my winamp love affair is more nostalgic than anything real

Llolma