Winamp 5.08d released!

[CraigF]

Download here:

Winamp 5.08d - Full (4.36mb)
Winamp 5.08d - Lite (742kb)
Winamp 5.08d - Pro (Requires A Valid User Key, 4.36mb)
Winamp 5.08d - Silvertide Bundle (7.89mb)
Winamp 5.08d - Silvertide+EMusic (Basic) Bundle (7.93mb)
Winamp 5.08d - Silvertide+EMusic (Full) Bundle (7.96mb)
Winamp 5.08d - EMusic (Basic) Bundle (4.41mb)
Winamp 5.08d - EMusic (Full) Bundle (4.43mb)

Winamp 5.08d:
* Fixed playFile function in gen_ff.dll (Allows Modern skins to launch playback)
* Created new eMusic bundles
* Critical Security bug fixed in in_mp4.dll and enc_mp4.dll and libmp4v2.dll
* HTTP Seeking corrected for webservers that refuse to return Accept-Range
* Critical Security buffer overflow fixed in in_cdda.dll

Have fun, discuss below.

-c

[d3x7r0]

And yet a new release to show those how doubt that Winamp is alive and kicking but sleeping until it's needed again to return and show those other blooted players what people want and what they should be!

Am I a poet or what?

[YtseJam]

So the only real change is this bugfix: * Fixed playFile function in gen_ff.dll (Allows Modern skins to launch playback). Umm, nice!

[DrO]

Originally posted by d3x7r0
Am I a poet or what?

yes you're a poet and looks like you know it

-daz

[CraigF]

Originally posted by YtseJam
So the only real change is this bugfix: * Fixed playFile function in gen_ff.dll (Allows Modern skins to launch playback). Umm, nice!

hence the 'd' no?

[nybergh]

Please tell the marketing guys at AOL that we want another free mp3 already. You've been bundling that Silvertide song for ages now.

[iron2000]

Nothing really affecting me so maybe I'll wait for 5.1 or 6.

[AMDude]

Originally posted by d3x7r0
And yet a new release to show those how doubt that Winamp is alive and kicking but sleeping until it's needed again to return and show those other blooted players what people want and what they should be!

Am I a poet or what?

Damn right !

[d3x7r0]

WINAMP FOR EVER!!!!

[AMDude]

Originally posted by d3x7r0


WINAMP FOR EVER!!!!

Well, at least...

[callmeace]

I think it's funny but it's a nice slap to the face of all those who kept knocking Winamp even though they have had a great and generally free player for all this time. If there are any suggestions for updates some further optimizations would be nice - just to make the player even more nippy than it already is. I read somewhere about decoding accuracy of MP3s and would like Winamp to decode as accurately as possible if it doesn't do so already

Thanks Winamp Team!

[lunarboy1]

ahhh.. we've talked about winamp 6 already ^ ... sheesh

[bulgarian_boy]

Nice news!
But I have one veery simple question:

Why there is no any info about this new version on the main winamp page?
And as far as I can see 5.08d was released 4-5 days ago...
Why the download links still continue to lead us to 5.08c?
Someone forgot to update the download section or what?

I mean I hate to download some "beta" software..
And when there is no link for in on the main page, I think this is just a development build or something.
Can someone explain it, please.
I really want to know...
- Forever!

[Mr Jones]

Updates to the live winamp.com site usually happen a few days after the builds go live on the server, just a little slow updating this time :-/

[Nunzio390]

The site is always slow to be updated.

Originally posted by bulgarian_boy
Nice news!
But I have one veery simple question:

Why there is no any info about this new version on the main winamp page?
And as far as I can see 5.08d was released 4-5 days ago...
Why the download links still continue to lead us to 5.08c?
Someone forgot to update the download section or what?

I mean I hate to download some "beta" software..
And when there is no link for in on the main page, I think this is just a development build or something.
Can someone explain it, please.
I really want to know...
- Forever!

@bulgarian_boy...

Any time a moderator or admin (eg: Craig in this case) "stickies" a new topic named similarly to "Winamp 5.08d released!" and that topic is "stuck" (as a Sticky thread which only mods and/or admins can create), then you can always be guaranteed that each and every link there is an official release, and not some "development build" as you indicated above. Also, nothing ever offered for download at the Winamp.com site can ever be considered "beta" software, again, as you indicated. It would always be an official release, altough in this case, an older release since the site hasn't been updated yet. This, among other reasons, is why we always tell people to read the Stickies, which unfortunately they rarely do. People are lazy by nature in that regard. I even indicate in my signature to read the Stickies, but I might as well be beating a dead horse for what good it does.

And as Mr Jones and I both indicated, the site is always slow to be updated. In this case, longer than usual.