Skype For Linux To Be Open-Sourced "In the Nearest Future"

Posted by Soulskill on Monday November 2, 2009 @02:39AM from the more-or-less dept.

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."

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Nope, not here yet by AniVisual · 2009-11-02 02:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I must be in one of the wrong futures.
Re:Yay by dgr73 · 2009-11-02 02:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

and oh yeah.. i almost forgot the mandatory: First post! I have no life!
Re:Yay by Anonymous Coward · 2009-11-02 02:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

No - you did forget it
Re:Yay by Anonymous Coward · 2009-11-02 03:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Mod parent redundant, not offtopic.
haha! by Anonymous Coward · 2009-11-02 03:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

U got fuked!!!
1. Re:haha! by Anonymous Coward · 2009-11-02 04:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  U got fuked!!!