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AOL Open Sourcing Audio & Video Technology

Posted by Zonk on from the giving-back-to-america dept.

daria24 writes "BetaNews says that AOL is open sourcing Winamp AVS and Milkdrop, two popular Winamp plug-ins, and its Ultravox streaming media platform (the successor to Shoutcast). 'Despite helping to launch the Mozilla Foundation and releasing the code to its AOL Server software, America Online has never been synonymous with open source. But a number of new initiatives could change AOL's proprietary image, as the company strives to reach a broader audience on the open Web.' The next-generation AIM release will also be an open platform, which AOL says 'could rival even Mozilla due to its scale and the massive AIM user base.'"

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  1. Huh? by TheSpoom · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait, does this mean that we're supposed to... like... AOL?

    But... it just feels wrong somehow... :^(

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  2. Finally... by PenguinBoyDave · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can rush out now and subscribe to AOL. I was just waiting for them to support open source. I'll be the first guy in my lug to have an AOL address. I rock.

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  3. Milkdrop? by coyotecult · · Score: 3, Funny
    Oh my god, I LOVED that. It was approximately my favoritest audio visualization ever.

    Reasons Why Milkdrop Kicks Ass:
    • Milkdrop is the reason I've never needed to take any hallucinogenic drugs.
    • Milkdrop's my daddy.
    • Milkdrop also fathered my superhuman genius baby.
    • Milkdrop isn't God like Dan Bukvitch, but is probably pretty high up there. Like the Holy Ghost or Jesus or something.
    • Milkdrop is that irresistable creature with an insatiable love for the dead.
    • If Milkdrop conferenced the Middle East, peace would be achieved.
    • Milkdrop is actually a gift from a mind-sucking alien race intent on sucking the awe right out of our skulls.
    • Few people know this, but Milkdrop is actually nature's suction cup. Watch this. See? It sticks

    It's time to learn how to port that sucker to the *Nixes (Linux, BSD, OS X)! I haven't been in Windows enough to enjoy it for a very long time.