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Winamp is not going open source. Here's what it is doing - and why
To refresh its once iconic Windows media player, Winamp is kind of, sort of opening up the source code. See what that means for users and developers.
WinampIf you were a teenager in the year 2000, odds are you were using Winamp to listen to the MP3 music tracks you found on Napster or had ripped from your CDs. While Winamp hasn't said yet what license it will use for this forthcoming version, it cannot be open source with that level of corporate control. If Winamp is successful in refreshing its software and business plans, it may yet regain a spot on today's computers.
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