Winamp is not willing to go Open Source

https://programming.dev/post/14646839

Winamp is not willing to go Open Source - programming.dev

WinAmp making their source code ‘source available’ instead of open source, and then dropping this phrase:

The release of the Winamp player’s source code will enable developers from all over the world to actively participate in its evolution and improvement.

Yeah I don’t think so

Yup, as much as I like Grayjay, I’m not going to help development much because it’s “source available” instead of open source. There was an annoying bug I wanted fixed, and I was willing to go set up my dev environment and track it down, but they don’t seem interested in contributions, so I won’t make the effort.

Likewise for WinAmp. The main benefit to it being “source available” is that I can recompile it and researchers can look for bugs. That’s it. They’re not going to get developers interested.

Yep. I will happily contribute to something with community ownership that I believe in. I will not, under any circumstances, provide free labor to a private entity.