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Winamp will “open up” the source code of its classic Windows player in September 2024
(alternativeto.net)
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Before y'all get excited, the press release doesn't actually mention the term "open source" anywhere.
This, to me, reads like it's going to be a "source available" model, perhaps released under some sort of a Contributor License Agreement (CLA). So, best to hold off any celebrations until we see the actual license.
If it was source available under a CLA, would it make sense for them to specify that they will retain control over the "official version" of the software? That would seem to imply they will not have control over unofficial versions, presumably differently-named forks.
I suspect from that wording, "unofficial versions" will probably be licenced code.