Now, almost three decades after its launch in 1997, Winamp is offering developers a chance to bring it back to life. The source code includes tools to build the media player for Windows and associated libraries, allowing anyone to contribute bug fixes and new features. However, the license prohibits commercial distribution of modified versions of the program.
The Winamp team is calling on the developer community to update the player’s legacy code base, which relies on legacy technologies like the DirectX 9 SDK, and modernize it for modern users.
The release has already attracted a lot of attention: in less than 24 hours the GitHub repository gained 2,500 stars and 600 forks
Source: Ferra
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