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

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.