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Skype For Linux To Be Open-Sourced "In the Nearest Future"
rysiek writes "Seems like there might be a revolution in the works, as far as VoIP software for Linux is concerned. After mailing Skype support about Skype providing Mandriva RPM packages, Olivier Faurax got an answer which suggests that the Linux Skype client will be open-sourced. After asking for verification of whether that was the case, the tech support answer claimed it is going to happen, and that it's supposed to happen 'in the nearest future.' Now, this probably only means the client (the underlying protocol will probably be handled by a binary-only library), but even if that's the case, it seems like there is still reason to celebrate."
You can do that without Skype's source code. There are plenty of SIP clients out there and in fact an entire PBX system for Linux that includes the ability to war dial and use text to speech scripts on calls already.
I'd almost wager someone has already written an asterisk script to order for them.
Persistent Volume manager for Kubernetes - https://github.com/dwimsey/openshift-pvmanager
The open source parts are open source (shocking!), just like an open source frontend on top of closed source libraries still is an open source frontend.
Is the full driver then open source, no. Is full Skype open source, no. But is the driver glue open source, yes. Is the frontend open source, yes.
First, I'm not an employee of Mandriva. I didn't ask for anything other than an official skype RPM for Mandriva, on the skype download page or on the Mandriva repositories (in "non-free"). There's nothing to do with icons or trademark. As english is not my native language, I asked for clarification when reading "part of the opensource community". The answer is "will become open source in the nearest future." If you don't trust my language skills, just read the "blockquote tag" answers from the tech support. I only copy/pasted.