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Justin Frankel Reveals Life After Winamp 247

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:21PM from the sitting-on-his-pile-of-cash dept.

Joseph Gelinas writes "Speaking out for the first time on life after AOL/Nullsoft, Winamp creator Justin Frankel sat down with BetaNews to discuss his new endeavors. Starting a new company called Cockos, Frankel is leaving behind the mass market for his musical roots, but hints at revolutionary -- and presumably controversial -- things to come."

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No Kidding.... (Score:4, Funny)

by the_mad_poster ( 640772 ) writes: <shattoc@adelphia.com> on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:23PM (#11248116) Homepage Journal

I'm not clicking a link with a name like that. I'm afraid it might be a goatse troll...

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Not very socially acceptable (Score:5, Funny)

by maxogden ( 844677 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:24PM (#11248128)

JF: Naming projects is often the hardest part. When I first started, it just came out. A moment of either stupidity (likely) or brilliance (not likely), we'll see. Yeah, its obviously hard for him, with names like Cockos, AssSniffer, and Jesusonic.

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Lesson #1 in Business... (Score:5, Funny)

by _PimpDaddy7_ ( 415866 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:24PM (#11248130)

Starting a new company called Cockos

That's a definite no-no...

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The names he uses for software (Score:5, Funny)

by The_Rippa ( 181699 ) * writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:25PM (#11248141)

Justin and co. always writes great utilities, but it's really hard to suggest to your boss that the company should be using a tool called "asssniffer" or "ASS I/O".

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quote (Score:5, Funny)

by _PimpDaddy7_ ( 415866 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:27PM (#11248158)

Primarily these are a program called Assniffer (which is a HTTP sniffing program that logs the actual files transferred), and PathSync (which I use to interactively synchronize directories on different computers/drives). These are both available on cockos.com.

assniffer, logs, cockos...you put it together...

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Cockos... wtf (Score:5, Funny)

by isa-kuruption ( 317695 ) writes: <kuruption@kurupti[ ]net ['on.' in gap]> on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:30PM (#11248189) Homepage

I was going to ask what kind of crack he was sniffing and if he'd share, but I guess that's not the best question given the application 'assniffer'.

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Re:No Kidding.... (Score:5, Funny)

by Hard_Code ( 49548 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:32PM (#11248201)

I for one think it's a nice leveraging of all that wads of money he made. "Sir, the, um, AssTastic 5000 has arrived...should I connect it to the, uh, sigh, Dumpulator?"

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Re:In other news... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:34PM (#11248213)

What's wrong with CuntOS? Sounds better alongside CockOS.

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Re:The names he uses for software (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:37PM (#11248239)

I agree. I'm still recovering from the time I suggested we use Back Orifice.

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Cockos, it's what's for breakfast (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:39PM (#11248263)

Seriously, the name Cockos sounds like a gay cereal.

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Re:Jesusonic Looks Interesting (Score:5, Funny)

by plover ( 150551 ) * writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:41PM (#11248270) Homepage Journal

Perhaps you can have someone bear your CrusFX 1000 for you...

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Jesusonic?! (Score:3, Funny)

by wild_pointer ( 263802 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:41PM (#11248272)

I bet you dont learn in marketing class to name you products "Jesusonic CrusFX 1000" and make it look like a cross!
Never ever bind religion to something you dont have to, it just causes trouble!

On the other hand, I would definitely want one! :)

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Re:Cockos, it's what's for breakfast (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:43PM (#11248286)

Right- and they aren't coated in sugar either.

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Whatever he is working on... (Score:3, Funny)

by jstrain ( 648252 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @05:52PM (#11248376)

Whatever he is working on, I'm sure it really whips the Lamma's ass...

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Re:Lesson #1 in Business... (Score:5, Funny)

by parliboy ( 233658 ) writes: <parliboy@gmail . c om> on Monday January 03, 2005 @06:06PM (#11248483) Homepage

Cockos? Sounds like a breakfast cereal for porn stars.

"Cock-O's. Now with nuts!"

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Re:Lesson #1 in Business... (Score:3, Funny)

by DragonPup ( 302885 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @06:28PM (#11248775)

or CockOS. The OS for dicks...

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Jesusonic -- (Score:4, Funny)

by thatshortkid ( 808634 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @06:31PM (#11248811)

It really whips The Savior's ass!

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Re:Whatever he is working on... (Score:3, Funny)

by One Childish N00b ( 780549 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @06:39PM (#11248907) Homepage

Everyone's favourite WinAmp-related animal is a Llama. There's no such animal as a Lamma or a Llamma. The former is the name of a small island off the west coast of Hong Kong, however, but it's lack of an ass, whipped or otherwise, means the analogy still doesn't quite fit.

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the boy wonder (Score:5, Funny)

by poot_rootbeer ( 188613 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @06:39PM (#11248912)

Justin Frankel's accomplishments are notable in of themselves, but even more so when you consider that they were all achieved by a boy who's just now turning 13 years old... ...what, he's a grown man? And he still gives his projects names like "CrucFX" and "Assniffer"? That's pretty sad, actually.

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Re:Not very socially acceptable (Score:5, Funny)

by Lord_Dweomer ( 648696 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @06:44PM (#11248974) Homepage

"Yeah, its obviously hard for him, with names like Cockos, AssSniffer, and Jesusonic."
For all you Slashdotters who love to bash us marketing folks, people like Justin keep people like me in business. ;)

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Re:Cockos, it's what's for breakfast (Score:3, Funny)

by shish ( 588640 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @08:19PM (#11249836) Homepage

One thinks you haven't spent enough time on slashdot - the "OS" part of the name obviously expands to "Cock Operating System"

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Re:Jesusonic Looks Interesting (Score:2, Funny)

by ScottyUK ( 824174 ) writes: on Monday January 03, 2005 @10:27PM (#11250700) Homepage

lol, click the bad (double http) Ardour link in Firefox and it takes you to microsoft.com :|

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hmmm... (Score:1, Funny)

by unaesthetic.net ( 671267 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @03:56AM (#11251994) Homepage

What happens when CockOS has a core dump?

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