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I'm not sure if the posters on this thread are serious (w.r.t fundraising/designing/contributing for Winamp), but here's is my thought: I would venture that do

I'm not sure if the posters on this thread are serious (w.r.t fundraising/designing/contributing for Winamp), but here's is my thought: I would venture that doing this exact same thing for Foobar2k is going to have a higher possibility of success than for Winamp. Secondly, while Winamp has mostly been in maintenance, Foobar is now considered an audiophile grade player (bitperfect?) (e.g. [1]) . There's also this team that has built a stripped down version of Windows 8 with Foobar for audiophiles ([2]) There is usually a post every now and then on Hydrogenaudio forums, asking if Foobar2k can be opensource/ported to linux, and the answer is the same - the authors have no plan to make it so, because in all probability they are waiting for a financial outcome of all this work. Be warned that the authors can come off a bit... prickly. But I suspect that is the side effect of handling a huge freeloading community for many years. Disclaimer - I have moved off PC audio for a while now. I prefer listening to my audio on the phone streaming from my laptop over Plex (however, I got interested in Foobar again while trying to build a stripped down Windows 8 using AudiophileOptimizer[2]) [1] http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/06/measurements-part-ii-bit-perfect.html http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/06/measurements-part-ii-bi... [2] http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f11-software/iso-usb-key-installer-preconfigured-and-stripped-down-audiophile-version-windows-8-pro-including-jriver-and-foobar-14390/ http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f11-software/iso-usb-key-i...

voltagex_ 13y ago
I don't know why Foobar2000 is closed source.
probably_wrong 13y ago
I agree that the posters might be more successful in getting the source code from Foobar than Winamp, but I don't think it's a better move. The post regarding Winamp closing has 892 points and 520 comments now, which I think it's the largest number of comments I've seen in a HN history - although it's probably not the overall largest, it's a clear sign that the Winamp brand is still incredibly valuable. Compare that to Foobar2k. In that thread it was consistently rated as the best alternative, and yet how do the users see it? "Closed source, confusing at best, current authors come off a bit prickly". Winamp is not just a media player - I'd argue that by now it's closer to an ideal. Getting the rights for that brand sounds to me like the best idea.

voltagex_ 13y ago

I don't know why Foobar2000 is closed source.

probably_wrong 13y ago

I agree that the posters might be more successful in getting the source code from Foobar than Winamp, but I don't think it's a better move. The post regarding Winamp closing has 892 points and 520 comments now, which I think it's the largest number of comments I've seen in a HN history - although it's probably not the overall largest, it's a clear sign that the Winamp brand is still incredibly valuable. Compare that to Foobar2k. In that thread it was consistently rated as the best alternative, and yet how do the users see it? "Closed source, confusing at best, current authors come off a bit prickly". Winamp is not just a media player - I'd argue that by now it's closer to an ideal. Getting the rights for that brand sounds to me like the best idea.