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Neowin interviews Ben Goodger, Justin Frankel

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the up-close-and-personal dept.

mr_tommy writes "Neowin has had the pleasure of talking to two prominent figures in the I.T. world. First, Ben Goodger, chief developer of the excellent browser Firefox, and secondly, Justin Frankel, creator of Winamp and many other products for Nullsoft. We've got Ben talking about Firefox, XUL, and the future at Mozilla; equally, Justin talks (humorously) about his past, Winamp, AOL, music, and what he's up to at the moment. Also, read on for some of his projects he thought about doing when he left Winamp, including setting up an interesting alternative to Windows 2000 based on Open Source software, similar to ReactOS."

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  1. Keeping A Close Eye on Justin by lotsofno · · Score: 4, Informative

    Justin actually updates his weblog regularly. It's well worth checking out just to see what he's been up to lately.

    Winamp Unlimited also does a good job of tracking down any online activities with the Nullsoft staff, or any Winamp/NS-related projects that might be brewing.

  2. iPod Plugin by Will+Fisher · · Score: 5, Informative

    "I have an iPod, and I must say I do love the iPod (btw, the iPod Winamp plugin rules, too -- I can't stand iTunes, either)."

    To find out more about this, go to mlipod.sf.net

    --will
    mlipod developer

    1. Re:iPod Plugin by lotsofno · · Score: 3, Informative

      Winamp featured this iPod plug-in not too long ago in this hilarious article: Have Winamp, Will Travel.

      This seriously is an awesome plug-in. It does pretty much everything I want it do with my iPod (file/playlist transfers, syncing, media management, etc..), except integrated with the media library in Winamp, which I much prefer over iTunes' interface. It even has a few features that other apps like ephpod doesn't have. The ads are great, too.

  3. NSIS is pretty sweet by harikiri · · Score: 4, Informative
    I haven't to-date investigated what other alternatives there are for windows-based installers, but these nullsoft guys have made one available free.

    Definitely something useful for small developers who can't afford an installshield license.

    --
    Man watching 6 MSCE's around a sun box, looks alot like the opening scene's of 2001:space odyssey...
    1. Re:NSIS is pretty sweet by Richard_L_James · · Score: 2, Informative

      I did investigate purchasing alternative installers to NSIS for my own use, however I soon realised I couldn't find anything better in terms of cost and it's powerful functionality. If you download NSIS then I recommend downloading HM NIS Edit also as it's wizard is very useful for knocking up quick installs. Just in case any of these guys happen to see this post: "a very big thank you for these excellent tools".

    2. Re:NSIS is pretty sweet by txsable · · Score: 3, Informative

      Don't forget InnoSetup (http://www.jrsoftware.org/). It's also free, and the source is available, and it's extrememly flexible and scriptable. Also, it doesn't advertise itself on the install window....

  4. Some useful background information... by Richard_L_James · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... about Justin and Ben.