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| Linux Skype Client To Go Open Source |
| By Thom Holwerda, submitted by poundsmack on 2009-11-03 19:54:34 |
| We waited a little while with this news, because we wanted official confirmation from Skype before jumping on the internet bandwagon. It's official now, so here we go: Skype has announced that it will release its Linux client as open source. A little late, but welcome nonetheless. |
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| It is nice to begin with... |
| By DeadFishMan on 2009-11-03 20:05:41 |
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Even if they never open up the protocols, just having the chance of looking at the source code of the client alone will help developers to fix the parts of the code that don't play ball very well with Linux/*nix' userland and give some insight that will allow the development of new and innovative ways of using Skype - as in the service. I am really looking forward to it! |
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| Skype Encryption Stumps German Police |
| By TObYv on 2009-11-03 20:17:25 |
| German police should be happy. |
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| Good |
| By jgagnon on 2009-11-03 20:18:08 |
| Because my last several attempts to get Skype working on Linux have failed miserably. :p |
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| Is the Skype protocol on Linux complete? |
| By bousozoku on 2009-11-03 21:04:57 |
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Is there as much to the protocol on Linux as there is on Windows or even Mac OS X? If so, becoming open source is a good thing for the client. If not, it's mostly a waste of time for someone to make it pretty or make the interface as useful as those on Windows and Mac OS X. |
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| Comment by Lengsel |
| By Lengsel on 2009-11-03 21:07:52 |
| Good, so this means we can finally get an open version of Skype into ports to actually be able to use! |
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| Protocol parts? |
| By AlexandreAM on 2009-11-03 22:17:08 |
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Please excuse me, but I'm short on time to RTFA. Does anyone know if the protocol parts will be in the open code, too, or if they'll release it as a closed library accessed by the client itself? I, for one, would actually welcome a complete-yet-closed library implementing the complete protocol to be used by whatever IM system I want. |
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| Comment by sbenitezb |
| By sbenitezb on 2009-11-03 22:27:18 |
| Screw them. Without access to the protocol to implement a viable 64bit alternative or make it available to different architectures, then it doesn't count at all. They just want a Linux version developed for free so they don't have to pay programmers to do the job. |
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| RE: Comment by sbenitezb |
| By Kroc on 2009-11-03 22:36:20 |
| It’s called 'getting other people to create value for your brand' and it’s pretty common these days. |
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| Protocol will NOT be opened |
| By Sodki on 2009-11-03 23:17:12 |
| The only thing that is going to be released under an open source license is the UI code, not the protocol code. |
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| A lightweight Windows/Mac client too? |
| By Morph on 2009-11-03 23:41:05 |
| Let's hope the code can be used to make a small, lightweight, unbloated client for Windows and Mac also. The newer 'official' versions are just getting worse and worse... |
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