Comments on: Skype will get an OpenSource client

By: Liens en vrac #14 | Pressenux

Liens en vrac #14 | Pressenux — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:27:41 +0000

[...] Skype, probablement le logiciel le plus utilisé pour le VoIP, pourra devenir open-source dans sa version destiné à GNU/Linux [ @Always Right] [...]

By: Stefano Forenza

Stefano Forenza — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:09 +0000

I don’t see that as ‘working for some company for free’. I see it as having a chance you didn’t have before.
It’s not that we are happy that the MSN protocol exists. But being able to use it allows us to interact with Windows people without problems. In other words, it’s a must have to convince people to switch to Linux.

As the number of features of a gtk client, I think we’ll just see skype accounts to be integrated in pidgin and empathy. Which would be pretty cool.

By: tomas

tomas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:57:59 +0000

Looks like the compony behind skype trying to save some money?
Anyway, from developers stand point: closed protocol? Work for some company for free? Nah.
From users stand point: Gtk client? Sounds good, but will it have at least 90% of useful features present in original client? Most probably not. Will it still be worth switching? No.