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Blaze@lemmy.zip to Linux@programming.dev · 7 months ago

WinAmp Open Source Story Is Over

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WinAmp Open Source Story Is Over

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Blaze@lemmy.zip to Linux@programming.dev · 7 months ago
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Without warning, WinAmp deleted its entire GitHub repository, effectively ending the whole story around open-sourcing the music player code.
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    They really just tried to get free labour.

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      They wanted free labor but own the changes.

      They could have gotten free labor if they used a standard license like GPL or even MIT.

      But nope. They were greedy.

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