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Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks

(arstechnica.com)
431 points dangle1 | 4 comments | 16 Oct 24 16:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.63s | source
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arp242 ◴[16 Oct 24 18:09 UTC] No.41861943[source]▶
The trolling was ridiculous. I don't blame them.

It was pretty clear that with "fork" they meant "don't create a WinAmp-ng fork" and not a "fork" in the "send a patch" GitHub sense. It's fine to point out "hey, I think your custom written license may need a bit of work!", but the amount of vitriol and hate over it (including on HN) was just ridiculous.

It was one of those moments I was embarrassed to be posting here.

And yes, they could have done better, sure. But instead of bringing in someone in the community you just chased them away. Well done everyone. Good job. Excellent result. A story to tell the grandchildren.

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johnnyanmac ◴[16 Oct 24 18:27 UTC] No.41862140[source]▶
The forking was bizarre and I agree with your take on it ("forking" with no other changes is not "distribution" except in the most obtuse way). But the licensing issues with what 3rd party software they threw in there was a pretty serious issue. It was probably inevitable they'd take it down and redo it even without the drama.
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1. freedomben ◴[16 Oct 24 18:34 UTC] No.41862237[source]▶
Agreed it probably was inevitable, but I would be surprised if the "redo" part even happens now. Why would it? They spent their time/money giving us a gift, and we mainly just mocked them because the gift had imperfections. I wouldn't blame them for adopting a "go f*k yourself" attitude.
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2. abraae ◴[16 Oct 24 19:38 UTC] No.41862988[source]▶
If it was inevitable that it was going to get taken down then it was never a gift in the first place.
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3. johnnyanmac ◴[16 Oct 24 19:47 UTC] No.41863082[source]▶
It will depend if they can filter out the trolls fortje feedback of well meaning and worried FOSS contributors. That filtering is sadly an important part of navigating the modern social media.
4. freedomben ◴[16 Oct 24 20:01 UTC] No.41863212[source]▶
Presumably it (would have) been re-uploaded after a scrub.