"Yesterday Nullsoft officially moved Winamp from alpha
to beta with the release of Winamp 3.0 Beta 1. Nullsoft has also
released Winamp 3.0, Alpha 1 for Linux. Built on a new coding
platform named "Wasabi", Winamp 3 offers a module setup allowing
any component of Winamp to be removed or replaced. This allows
third party developers more freedom to customize the program.
"Winamp 3.0 takes customization to a completely new level," said
AOL Music Head Kevin Conroy on a company press release. "Winamp was
originally designed to give third party developers and skin
designers a great deal of flexibility, and this new version will
provide an even richer system for developers to implement their
creative vision. Our new coding platform provides developers with
near complete freedom in their ability to create and customize
applications."
Steve Gedikian dropped a hint on the company website a few days
earlier suggesting this release was coming. "We've been working
incessantly on Winamp3 and when it's ready; damn it's going to be
cool" wrote Gedikian."
