share.skype.com - 23 days ago
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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 impossible to build real web chat etc solutions ...
techcrunch.com - 20 days ago
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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, ...
kara.allthingsd.com - 21 days ago
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kara.allthingsd.com —
According to several sources close to the situation,
a deal to settle the Skype imbroglio is likely...
to be announced around the time the markets open tomorrow. While the massive agreement is not yet officially signed–which will settle ...
(more)
I Love the Smell of Settlement in the Morning: Skype ...
nytimes.com - 22 days ago
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nytimes.com —
SAN FRANCISCO The bitter battle over the
future of the Internet calling service Skype appears to...
be nearing an end. A resolution of the litigation surrounding the service, which is owned by eBay , could be announced as soon as this week, according ...
(more)
End to a Fight Over Skype May Be Near
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Skype For Linux Going (Almost) Open Source [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... 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 near future and make the UI source code available to the community at large. This should help to speed up the development process and enhance support for the myriad of Linux distros,” a spokesperson told us.
On the Skype blog, a spokesperson writes:
Yes, there’s an open source version of Linux client ...
Skype For Linux Is Opening Up
Mashable! —
... The news has continued to spread, so Skype representatives have posted an entry on the Skype for Linux blog clarifying the situation. Sort of. Without going into too much detail, Skype says that an open source version of the Linux client is being developed. This is not the same thing as the Skype code itself becoming open source. ...
Skype plays footsie with open source
Open Source —
As I wrote earlier today, when something goes open source we should ask how.
So in contrast with Yahoo’s open sourcing of Traffic Server, let’s talk about Skype’s “open source” move.
Yahoo was trying to build value from community. Skype is trying an embrace and extend strategy like that of Blackboard.
To its credit Skype is being frank on that.
Yes, there’s an open source version of Linux client being developed. This will be a part of larger offering, but we ...
Skype Announces Open Source Client for Linux
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... that an open source version of the Linux client is currently under development in a blog post by Stanislav Karchebny. “There's an open source version of Linux client being developed. This will be a part of a larger offering, but we can't tell you much about that right now," wrote Karchebny. ...
Skype to open-source far too little
The Open Road —
... over the weekend. If only. While Skype has acknowledged an interest in making its Linux client open-source, this may not mean very much in practice. ...
Murphy's Law: What is Skype Up To?
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... These are all far-off ideas. Some could even be ideas that only exist in a dreamy haze. Skype is promising a "larger offering" to come centered on its open-source Linux GUI announcement. When that big thing happens, do give me a ring. ...
Is There Room for Microsoft at the Linux Table?
LinuxInsider —
... as well. When Skype blogger Berkus confirmed the story , the excitement really took off. The good news just keeps on coming! Reality Bites Redmond Over at ...
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