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| Sep 24, 12:00 | 2024-09-24 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-24 18:00:00 UTC | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 2024-09-24 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-25 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 2024-09-25 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-25 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 2024-09-25 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-25 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 2024-09-25 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-25 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 2024-09-25 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-26 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 2024-09-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-26 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 2024-09-26 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-26 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 2024-09-26 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-26 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 2024-09-26 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 2024-09-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-27 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 06:00 | 2024-09-27 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-27 12:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 12:00 | 2024-09-27 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-27 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | 2024-09-27 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 00:00 | 2024-09-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-28 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 06:00 | 2024-09-28 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-28 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 2024-09-28 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-28 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 2024-09-28 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-29 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 2024-09-29 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-29 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 2024-09-29 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-29 12:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
19 sourcesWinamp Licence violates GitHub TOS
9 points · Open discussionWinamp currently receiving Russian mass-spam issues
4 points · Open discussionWinamp recently had its source code released with a custom license that went against GitHub's TOS, with multiple issues created about it[0].
Within the past 15 hours, the repo has gained over 900 issues in Russian, that vary from "shitposts"[1] to vague threats[2]. An additional 100 issues are also closed.
[0] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/24
[1] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/1324
[2] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/278
In Winamp currently receiving Russian mass-spam issuesThey added 4 lines of no real consequence in their version:
https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/265#issuecomm...
> It's technically a GPL violation, but not a massive one
In Winamp contained modified GPL code, violating the GPLWinamp contained modified GPL code, violating the GPL
18 points · Open discussionWinamp removed "No forking" restriction from license
44 points · Open discussionI completely missed that.
The license file also says that it's "free" and ensures that we have the "freedom to use it":
"""
The Winamp Collaborative License is a free, copyleft license for software and other kinds of works. It is designed to ensure that you have the freedom to use, Modify, and study the software, but with certain restrictions on the distribution of modifications to maintain the integrity and collaboration of the project.
"""
Looks like there's already pushback in the issues section [1] [2].
[0] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/blob/community/LICEN...
[1] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/16
[2] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/6
In Winamp Legacy player source codeThere is even a full (code, data) GeoIP copy in there.
https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/tree/3ab19235a69d96b...
In Winamp Legacy player source codeEven if it's force pushed, it's too late as long as there are forks.
See:
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41060102
- https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/19#issuecomme...
In Winamp Legacy player source codeHere it is from a snapshot before removal:
https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/tree/3ab19235a69d96b...
In Winamp Legacy player source codeBased on https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/issues/11 it's their own code, just a different service they didn't decide to release the source for.
In Winamp Legacy player source codeFunny, the latest commit is "Removing code which is not open"[0], which means they are infringing on someone else's licensing terms by keeping it in the git history.
[0] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/commit/0a4b7d32d0906...
In Winamp Legacy player source codeThe source code itself appears to come from a cracked version [0]
supplied by deadbeef\n\n\
cracked by rOn\n\n\
32kb cool intro by lone";
[0] https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/blob/community/Src/W...
Edit: Apparently it's an Easter Egg! Credit to bri3d for research
In Winamp Legacy player source codeThe person who set the license is also accepting PR's from forks.
https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/pull/7
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