"Skype open source? Ain't gonna happen"

Story: Skype To Provide Open-Source Linux ClientTotal Replies: 4
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henke54

Nov 03, 2009
9:23 PM EDT
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=1493
caitlyn

Nov 04, 2009
8:29 PM EDT
Yeah, it's sad really. They don't even have the source to their own core technology.
vainrveenr

Jun 10, 2011
11:56 AM EDT
Quoting:"Skype open source? Ain't gonna happen"
Maybe, maybe not.

For an update on the reverse-engineering developments, see the LXer piece 'FOSS Hacker's Reverse-Engineering Has Skype Seething' found at http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/152208

As of this writing, the current discussion on whether the Skype open source efforts can succeed (or not) is in the 'FOSS Hacker's...' thread entitled 'I hate to say it, but...'

gus3

Jun 10, 2011
4:29 PM EDT
Unpossible.
dinotrac

Jun 11, 2011
7:41 AM EDT
So, here in the middle of 2011, why is there a story from 2009?

If Skype said they were doing an open source client in 2009, and it ain't here now, IT AIN'T HAPPENIN'!

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