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Justin to leave Nullsoft?

Steven Parker CEO - Neowin.net Neowin @aSteveParker · Jun 3, 2003 07:22 EDT · Hot! with 2 comments

Thanks cub-x for this news. Justin Frankel, the creator of Winamp, has announced to leave Nullsoft in his .plan yesterday.

This seems to be the result of a possible dispute with his employer AOL over the P2P-software "WASTE", which was released by Justin a few days ago on the Nullsoft website and then taken down one day later. All that is left on the former download page is a notice that the software was posted without authorization. WASTE allowed encrypted instant messaging, group chats and file-sharing and was published with complete source code. Justin explains in his .plan that his freedom of expression -- which he claims to do best through coding -- is being constrained by his employer and that it is time to do something different.

News source: Newsboard @ 1001 Winamp Skins