Skype 5-way Calling Limit Cracked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday March 4, 2006 @04:11AM from the well-isn't-that-unsurprising dept.

BobPaul writes "It turns out when Skype limited 10 way calling to Intel Processors only it really was arbitrary! Maxxus has a patched version of Skype that allows 10-way calling regardless of the processor installed. There's also info about the patch: "The patch is the result of two phases: code analysis and design of the patch. The code analysis, or reverse engineering, reveals the relevant code block, which overrides Skype's limitation for Intel's dual-core CPUs. The patch design isolates the minimal set of instructions that need to be modified to cancel this limitation." Windows only so far."

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Maxxuss by LiNKz · 2006-03-04 04:44 · Score: 1, Redundant

Maxxuss is definitely making a name for himself (if it really is only one person). He is already heavily involved with removing Apple's restrictions on Mac OS X for Intel too.

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