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

(arstechnica.com)
431 points dangle1 | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 16:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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AdmiralAsshat ◴[16 Oct 24 19:41 UTC] No.41863032[source]▶
Good job, team. Companies are sure to open source their legacy proprietary applications now after that warm reception.
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jraph ◴[16 Oct 24 20:27 UTC] No.41863502[source]▶
They didn't open source anything though. They shared some code under some restrictive license.
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1. filcuk ◴[16 Oct 24 21:45 UTC] No.41864157[source]▶
In addition, they leaked proprietary code they didn't have rights to publish in the first place.