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Skype For Linux Going (Almost) Open Source [GigaOM]
gigaom.com - 11/3/2009
Skype For Linux Going (Almost) Open Source [GigaOM]
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Digg and Slashdot were abuzz earlier this morning with the news that Skype was going to go open source. The buzz was based on a post on a French blog by Olivier Faurax. The news is true and false at the same time. “It is our intention to make Skype for Linux an open source app in the ...
Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
techcrunch.com - 25 days ago
Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
— techcrunch.com — Last month Skype was in talks to acquire VoIP startup Gizmo5 . It was a perfect backup... plan in case all that IP litigation didn’t work out. – Gizmo5’s SIP infrastructure could theoretically replace Skype’s proprietary P2P ... (more) Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5

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share.skype.com - 11/2/2009
Skype open source
— share.skype.com — Hopefully this will make headless Skype on Linux possible. This has been too long in development on... your end. It seriously limits how Skype is used, especially on the chat front. Without at least a headless client and later on server API's, it's ... (more) Skype open source

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Confirmed: Skype Founders Settle With eBay And Others, Get 14% Stake In Skype, Not 10%
techcrunch.com - 28 days ago
Confirmed: Skype Founders Settle With eBay And Others, Get 14% Stake In Skype, Not 10%
— techcrunch.com — eBay has just announced that it has reached a settlement with the founders of Skype , clearing... the way for the sale of the Internet communication company to a consortium formed by private equity firm Silver Lake Partners , Andreessen Horowitz and ... (more) Confirmed: Skype Founders Settle With eBay And Others, ...

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GigaOM Network — Skype for Linux going (almost) open source. The UI will be open, but not the core. Open source identity: Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson. In this Q&A, he discusses the history of Rails and where it's headed. 5 open source billing systems to watch. AgileBill and others take care of payment processing, invoicing, and more. Web Open Font Format gets backing from Mozilla. It's an effort to bring advanced typography to the ...

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OStatic blogs — Skype for Linux going (almost) open source. The UI will be open, but not the core. Open source identity: Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson. In this Q&A, he discusses the history of Rails and where it's headed. 5 open source billing systems to watch. AgileBill and others take care of payment processing, invoicing, and more. Web Open Font Format gets backing from Mozilla. It's an effort to bring advanced typography to the web in a much better way. ...

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