No one forces you to use it.
Skype is not a router it makes use of the application layer.
You can write your own application that will do the same if you are so
upset.
Closed source is legitimate.
A company using closed source to create a monopoly by disallowing other
companies to use
(effectively) the only available infrastructure is not legitimate.
As you know, you can still create a different software then skype.
You don't need to develop on top of skype to reach the same effect.
ergo legitimate use of closed source.
ergo the example of Microsoft is not the same here and no Linux user got
burnt by not using skype
there are numerous others that can do the same. the only difference of skype
to others is that
if you are in some office or some isp that don't provide a real ip(which is
not really done anymore
since no one will pay for this) and also your other friend have the same
problem then you have a problem
other then that many applications match skype ability to call another user.
Regards,
tzahi.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ilya Konstantinov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ilya
Konstantinov
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:01 PM
To: Linux-IL; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Fwd: FW: Skype for Linux
On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 04:12:26PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
> Considering they will have to start making money somehow at some point
> in order to keep from going under (it looks like the company is going
> after profit and not fun) they will have to add extra features for pay
> (such as answering machine, call router, etc.). If they make the
> protocol open then I don't think they will be able to do this, so I
> kind of understand why they keep it closed source.
>
> As much as I am pro open-source, you need think about their side of
> things also (they have to eat somehow ;-)
They can sell cocaine, for all I care. That too might help them to make ends
meet. Locking me out from communicating with my neighbor is not a legitimate
business which I can respect.
Sure they can make non-free answering machines and call routers with an open
protocol! They simply have to make theirs better. It can be just the same as
Internet routers, which mostly use open protocols.
P.S. Please note I'm not much of a free-software preacher. I'm talking about
this specific case since prohibition of interoperatibility is a thing Linux
users (ideological or not) got burnt by way too often.
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