On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Nadav Har'El <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, May 11, 2011, Amos Shapira wrote about "MS buys Skype - will it > support Linux": >> In case this haven't hit your newspad yet: >> http://blogs.skype.com/en/2011/05/microsoft_will_acquire_skype.html >> >> Any ideas on what it implies for none-Windows platform support? > > I am not aware of *any* Microsoft product that is officially supported on > Linux. So I don't think there's any chance that a Linux version of Skype > will continue to exist. > > That being said, three questions remain to be answered: > > 1. How hard is it to create a free front-end to the Skype servers? For > example, ICQ never had (as far as I know) a Linux version, but I've been > using it for years through free clients like (today) Pidgin. > very hard, it's encrypted on development protocol.
> 2. With all the world moving to VOIP and video chats, is Skype still unique? > I know that Google Voice is available (but not in Israel...), and probably > others (I didn't look too hard). > Yes, but the unique features are not available on linux anyhow (such as multi person video chatting). Skype is also very easy and comfortable to configure. I've been trying to find a good opensource replacement on linux for years now:( > 3. Will Microsoft also drop support for Skype on non-Microsoft smartphone OSs > (iOS, android, etc.)? > Probably, it seems that they are aiming for xbox/new windows mobile phones. Ely > -- > Nadav Har'El | Wednesday, May 11 2011, 7 Iyyar 5771 > [email protected] > |----------------------------------------- > Phone +972-523-790466, ICQ 13349191 |Don't accept your dog's admiration as > http://nadav.harel.org.il |conclusive evidence that you're wonderful > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
