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Today, the source code of #Winamp was officially released. But beware, it is #FakeFOSS, as it uses a custom licence and not a standard FOSS licence. The licence states:

5. Restrictions

No Distribution of Modified Versions: You may not distribute modified versions of the software, whether in source or binary form.
No Forking: You may not create, maintain, or distribute a forked version of the software.
Official Distribution: Only the maintainers of the official repository are allowed to distribute the software and its modifications.

https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp/blob/community/LICENSE.md

And then they have the gall to call it a free copyleft licence. WTF?

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