Re: Without SKYPE?
On Thu 02 May 2013 at 16:22:55 -0400, staticsafe wrote:
> On 5/2/2013 16:14, Brian wrote:
> > On Thu 02 May 2013 at 15:28:08 -0400, staticsafe wrote:
> >
> >> On 5/2/2013 15:24, Brian wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I did. How does it allow someone not running the *Skype spoftware* to
> >>> conect with the Skype network?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> It doesn't. The Skype protocol is proprietary.
> >
> > Really! :)
> >
> > So XMPP isn't in the picture?
> >
> >
>
>
> Not if you want to talk to users on the Skype network.
>
> To reiterate:
> Only the official Skype client provided by Skype can be used to
> communicate with other Skype clients. XMPP is a separate protocol.
We are in agreement. If you want to get in touch with somone on the
Skype network then the Skype software has to be used somewhere along the
line. In terms of Free software this is unfortunate - but such is life.
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