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Winamp has announced that on September 24th, it is not clear why this date was chosen, it will release the source code of its historic player for Windows.
Winamp has announced that on 24 September 2024, the application's Source code will be open to developers worldwide.
Winamp will open up its code for the player used on Windows, enabling the entire community to participate in its development. This is an invitation to global collaboration, where developers worldwide can contribute their expertise, ideas, and passion to help this iconic software evolve.
Winamp.com
Winamp has announced that it will release the source code of its historic player
Although Winamp is present on both Android and iOS, the announcement does not concern these versions but only talks about the Windows version.
The announcement comes as a bit of a surprise but it is interesting to know that after more than 25 years the source code of the program that almost all people who have had Windows have used.
Their announcement goes on to say that it is being made to allow the community to contribute their expertise. It is also said that Winamp will remain the owner of the software and that it will decide which integrations to approve or not.
It is therefore almost certain that only the will be released source code but the license will remain the same as it is now.
Winamp has become much more than just a music player. It embodies a unique digital culture, aesthetic, and user experience. With this initiative to open the Source code, Winamp is taking the next step in its history, allowing its users to contribute directly to improving the product.
“This is a decision that will delight millions of users around the world. Our focus will be on new mobile players and other platforms. We will be releasing a new mobile player at the beginning of July. Still, we don't want to forget the tens of millions of users who use the software on Windows and will benefit from thousands of developers' experience and creativity. Winamp will remain the owner of the software and will decide on the innovations made in the official version,” explains Alexandre Saboundjian, CEO of Winamp.
Winamp.com
It is worth underlining that it will only be source-available and will not become Open source. This was also underlined by Winamp itself with a post on X.
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We have never done a real article dedicated to Winamp but we have done one on music players Open source for both smartphones and desktops. If you are interested you can find it at this address: Music players Open source.
In the meantime, we are waiting for September 24th to see what and above all how Winamp will release it!
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